Nadine Bernard Westcott, ed. and illustrator
New York: Orchard Books, 1994
63 pp., 56 poems
age 4 and up
Interests: food, poetry, eating, gross stuff
A collection of funny poems about eating by various poets, including Ogden Nash, Jack Prelutsky, and many others. Includes sections on eating food we like, eating food we don’t like, table manners, eating too much. Warning: there are some prime grossout poems here, which will absolutely DELIGHT children from about the age 4 and up.
The only poem I wish she hadn’t included is “Fatty, Fatty, Boom-a-latty”. Those who, like me, are trying to squelch name-calling in your household may want to skip this page if you can.
Rarest Kind of Best 