#blogbookaday: We Don't Eat Our Classmates

Summary:  “It’s the first day of school for Penelope Rex, and she can’t wait to meet her classmates. But it’s hard to make human friends when they’re so darn delicious! That is, until Penelope gets a taste of her own medicine and finds she may not be at the top of the food chain after all. . . .” (Taken from Goodreads)

Review: Penelope is nervous about going to school and making friends, so when she walks into her classroom and all the students are children, she can’t help but eat them – they’re delicious! (Did I forget to mention Penelope’s a T-Rex?) But sadly, Penelope isn’t making friends because she keeps eating them. Soon Penelope understands what it’s like to be eaten and learns how to be a good friend. Because after all, children are delicious, but have friends is even better.

Personal Reaction: You know you’ve picked up a good picture book when it makes you laugh out loud while you’re reading it to yourself. I love Ryan’s work – his Mother Bruce books are just as funny as this one and so cute. You can’t help but smile when you read, “Ponies were Penelope’s favorite. Because ponies are delicious.” With adorable illustrations and an unexpected classroom pet that helps Penelope to see that eating her classmates is wrong, this book is sure to be a hit (and a perfect title to read for the first day of school!)

Title: We Don’t Eat Our Classmates
Author: Ryan T. Higgins
Illustrator: Ryan T. Higgins
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Publication Date: June 19, 2018

This is a new idea I’m trying on my blog this year that was inspired by @donalynbooks and @heisereads – to provide a brief review of a picture book every day of 2018. You’ll get a brief summary of the story, a review of the content, illustrations and theme, my personal reaction to the book and all the pertinent publication information! Enjoy!