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Lunch Board book – March 15, 1998

by Denise Fleming (Author, Illustrator)

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It's time for lunch, and one little mouse is famished! In fact, he's so hungry that once he starts eating, he can't stop. He sinks his teeth into a crisp white turnip, gobbles up some orange carrots, devours an ear of yellow corn, then tosses back some tender green peas. He's full, but this mouse keeps on munching until his bulging belly won't hold another bite.

Parents will see their own toddlers in this perky tale, and toddlers won't get enough of the gregarious little mouse. They'll proudly identify the colors of his (and their) favorite foods, and enjoy guessing what fruit or vegetable he'll eat next. Color-savvy readers are sure to spot the rainbow contained in the background pages-- and almost everyone will agree that this is one book about colors that makes the plain old primaries look positively pale!

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Age Range: 4 - 7 years
Grade Level: Preschool - 2
Lexile Measure: 40L (What's this?)

Board book: 32 pages
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR); Brdbk edition (March 15, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0805056963
ISBN-13: 978-0805056969
Product Dimensions: 4.9 x 0.6 x 6.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #537,841 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #286 in Books > Children's Books > Early Learning > Basic Concepts > Words
- #392 in Books > Children's Books > Early Learning > Basic Concepts > Colors
- #1100 in Books > Children's Books > Animals > Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs & Squirrels

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An exciting book about a hungry mouse.

By A Customer on October 23, 1998

Format: Hardcover

Designing handmade paper by drying multiple layers of boldly colored pulp shaped by hand-cut stencils allows Fleming to create an extravagant feast of appealing fruits and vegetables for one small gray mouse. Contrasting brilliantly colored fruits and vegetables with a black-and-white checked tablecloth, Fleming adds exhilaration to her illustrations. Large, black print (consistently placed on each page) forms short words making this storybook an ideal choice for a pre-reader. A hungry Mouse begins this story by crawling onto the checked tablecloth and jumping excitedly at the food he sees. Fleming allows the viewer to see only the top of one white vegetable. The text on this page reads, "he ate a crisp white--". The viewer is able to guess what Mouse is going to eat by using the two adjectives that Fleming gives and the part of the vegetable made visible on the page. Excited, the viewer turns the page and on the left discovers that the "crisp white" vegetable is an immense turnip. On the right, the text reads, "tasty orange--" and there is a hint of the next vegetable that Mouse sees. A distinct pattern and predictability entices the viewer to turn the page setting an appropriate pace and encouraging the left-to-right flow. Parents will be drawn in by the unique artistic work and appealing choice of food while at the same time, the bold pictures and guessing games will make this book a favorite among listeners and emergent readers.

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a very hungry mouse

By D. Lowery on October 25, 2001

Format: Board book

This is one hungry mouse--he eats everything in sight with abandon. By the end of the book, he's covered in all the remnants from what he eaten, leaving a very obvious trail to his home. This is a delightfully fun book to read, but I would recommend it for a 2-4 child; because each page leaves the reader "hanging" on what is the next item the mouse will eat, it is best for a child who can understand more complex concepts.
Again, Fleming has rendered a beautiful, if a bit abstract, visual feast for baby and parent alike. This is a fun book to add to one's library.

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HOW MUCH CAN A MOUSE EAT?

By A Customer on December 13, 2000

Format: Paperback

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You will never see a cheekier mouse than the little fella starring in "Lunch". That bright pink nose going "SNIFF, SNIFF". Those gorgeous bucked teeth and that great long tail.
The big bold typeface of the words is matched by the bright and cheerful colors in the pictures.
The links between the pages is very cleverly done. You have to guess what is next on the menu. You only get to see part of the fruit or vegetables and a few descriptive adjectives, before you turn the page and get the answer. Then you see our little friend chomping his way through his feast.
He works his way through turnips, carrots, corn, peas, berries, grapes, apples and watermelon. The more he eats the bigger mess he makes. There are spills all over the table cloth and all over himself.
After all that food it's time for a nap. He leaves a technicolor trail of debris on the way back to his hole.
A little while later, that nose emerges from the hole again "SNIFF, SNIFF". It's dinnertime! A funny thing has happened. All the mess is cleaned up and no doubt the table has been restocked with goodies. Kids really love these circular stories.
The funniest part of the book is found on the very back page. Here we get a color-coded picture of our grey, furry friend with arrows identifying all the telltale food remnants that are stuck on him from his nose to his tail.
A fun book for everyone.
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sniff snifff

By E. R. Bird HALL OF FAMETOP 500 REVIEWER on March 21, 2004

Format: Paperback

Books about colors sometimes can be overwhelmingly successful. Not a lot of the time, it's true, but sometimes. Reading the cover flap for "Lunch", the book had this to say (about itself), "this is one book about colors that makes the plain old primaries look positively pale". Hrmph, said I. We shall see. So I flipped through this picture book, preparing to read the same old same old. And the fact of the matter is, the book flap was absolutely right. This book has the two elements absolutely necessary to becoming successful. It's amazing to look at and it's funny as all get out.
A small mouse sniffs curiously out of his hole. His little arms reach yearningly off to the side. The little mouse is very hungry. So he climbs up the nearest black and white checked tablecloth and proceeds to eat every beautifully colored fruit and vegetable he sees. Beginning with a purple turnip, moving onto an orange carrot, yellow corn, etc. As the little mouse eats (and his aplomb and enthusiasm is highly addictive) he covers himself more and more with particles of the foods he's just devoured. By the end of the story the author includes a picture of the now completely multi-colored mouse with helpful notations as to what each item on his person is. On his tail are green peas, for example. Reading the artist's statement, I didn't realize right off the bat that just as the mousey's food items change color, so too does the background of each and every scene. Additionally, the tablecloth itself is a calming black and white, ably setting off the mouse and his gluttonous rampage.
When you first hear how artist Denise Fleming went about creating the pictures for this book your initial reaction is something along the lines of, "Whaaaa?". Why go to all that bother and work?Read more ›

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My daughter loves it.

Published 1 month ago by BevD

Simple and easy

Awesome book simple easy very educational. Made for younger children. I would say two to four would be perfect. Thank you

Published 21 months ago by mike Fair

wonderful bedtime read for little ones!!!

This is one of our favorite bedtime books. I do an excited mouse voice for the names of the fruits & veggies and then munching noises and my son loves it. Read more

Published on May 13, 2013 by Ginger Milewski

The kids love it

This is one of those books that your children will want to read over and over. It instills positive self esteem because they will learn what comes next and be able to guess before... Read more

Published on January 13, 2013 by Kathy B.

Lunch is Great!

Bought this book for my preschoolers and they absolutely loved it. The art work is wonderful- lots of bright colors. The book was just what I ordered.

Published on December 23, 2012 by Sara

Mouse is a little too rat-like

The mouse is not cute, it looks a little like a rat with that buck tooth sticking out. You would not want that creature climbing on your dinner table eating your parsnips,... Read more

Published on June 13, 2012 by ACats

got it too late

This book is a good book. However, my daughter is 3 and was bored with it. She loves the Hungry Caterpillar and it is much too similar. Read more

Published on September 28, 2010 by jjrev

great sequencing

This book is spectacular for children to recall food items mouse eats. Not only building on recall, the children can sequence items. Read more

Published on July 20, 2009 by Lone Star

Excellent - Exactally what I wanted

This book is beautiful, exciting for the children, and following it up with an art project for them to paint their favorite fruit or vegetable helped solidify the story.

Published on April 7, 2009 by KS_Mommie

Yum.

This book is perfect for teaching about color, description, and, best of all, good food. The bright images are larger-than-life picnic bits and the writing makes it all good enough... Read more

Published on September 24, 2008 by Emily J. Morris

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