Wild Boars Cook [Hardcover]

Meg Rosoff (Author), Sophie Blackall (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up

THE BOARS ARE BACK! But watch out, because this time they’re not only bossy, selfish, and stinky, they’re hungry, too! If you thought Boris, Morris, Horace, and Doris already had bad manners, wait until you see them concoct a Massive Pudding. And if this pudding sounds horrible, the ingredients will leave you speechless!

Meg Rosoff and Sophie Blackall team up again to delightful results in this companion book about the beloved disgusting wild boars. The wild boars have established themselves as forces to be reckoned with, and this second installment will not disappoint—it’s laugh-out-loud funny!

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Starred Review. PreSchool-K—The four bossy, selfish, stinky boars are back, cooking up a Massive Pudding to satisfy their enormous hunger. Doris finds a recipe in the book she is eating and the others gleefully help her make it. When they stir it up and it doesn't look big enough to satisfy, they improvise, throwing in some of their favorite things (like a squid). When the pudding is baked, "do you think Boris and Morris and Horace and Doris sat with their hands folded and their napkins in their laps?" Not a chance! After finishing it off in 10 seconds flat, the boars are hungry again, but Doris saves the day—she finds a Massive Cookie recipe. These wonderful hijinks with the endearing boars are pictured in wildly imaginative illustrations, including endpapers that look like boar hair. Libraries should not miss out on this fun title, which is sure to be a popular choice for a food or manners-themed storytime.—Judith Constantinides, formerly at East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library, LA
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From Booklist

Those hellish, smelly wild boars, Horace, Boris, Morris, and Doris, return, and they are starving. Starving, I tell you! The only thing that can satisfy is a Massive Pudding. Messy, sticky, gooey, and chewy, it contains everything from bananas to squid. The boars bake, then devour. Alas, an hour later, they’re hungry once more. As in the previous book, Meet Wild Boars (2003), Rosoff’s tongue-in-cheek text and the full-throttle hilarity of Blackall’s illustrations are a perfect match. When the story has them stirring their creation, the art shows Doris whisking the batter with her tail, while the three boys wail and sob with hunger. A fine, funny read-aloud. Preschool-Grade 1. --Ilene Cooper

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR); 1st edition (September 2, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805075232
• ISBN-13: 978-0805075236
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 10.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,054,804 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Meg Rosoff was born in Boston, educated at Harvard and St Martin's College of Art, and worked in New York City for ten years before moving to London permanently in 1989. She worked in publishing, politics, PR and advertising until 2004, when she wrote her first novel, How I Live Now, which won the Guardian Children's fiction prize (UK), Michael L Printz prize (US), the Die Zeit children's book of the year (Germany) and was shortlisted for the Orange first novel award. Her second novel, Just in Case, won the 2007 Carnegie Medal. Meg's latest book is The Bride's Farewell. She lives in London with her husband, daughter and two very hairy dogs.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved it!, November 19, 2008

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R. Saeli "book junkie" (western new york state) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wild Boars Cook (Hardcover)

This book is GREAT! It is funny, it is gross in a way kids love and it even has a very, very subtle message to it but most of all it is laugh out loud good reading!

5.0 out of 5 stars Read it again!!, September 27, 2011

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DD67 "babyonahill" (Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wild Boars Cook (Hardcover)

I came across this little gem at a discount book store. My 3 and 4 year olds at my daycare laughed and giggled through the entire book. Then begged for me to read it again. Their favorite part was the squid in the pudding. great pictures add to this book.

First they measure out the ingredients. "Ten cups of sugarF!" shouts Morris. "Five hundred choclate-covered chocolates!" roars Boris.

"A gross of donuts," Squeals Horace.

(next Page)

"And lots and lots of broccoli1" shrieks Doris

Everbody stops and stared. Broccoli? In a Massive Pudding? "Sorry," Said Doris.

(Next Page)
It's too dry, sobbed boris.
It's too small, wailed Morris.
I'm hungry, HOwled Horace.
So Doris added one and a half puddles,
a bucket of squichy butter,
26 bananas,
and a squid.
Then started to whick brickly.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!, April 19, 2010

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This review is from: Wild Boars Cook (Hardcover)

My kids (2 and 4) absolutely love the Boars! The original (Meet Wild Boars) is still the favorite and best, but we love mixing it up a little (pardon the pun) with the Boar Cooks.