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Burger Boy
Publisher: Andersen Press
Review
Benny is a young boy who loves burgers. In fact he eats nothing else. Then one day his mother's warning comes true - he turns into one.
Chased by a pack of hungry dogs, Benny escapes into a field only to be confronted by a herd of cows - who point out that Benny is made from... them! Finally, Benny ends up at a Burger Bar and is about to be eaten when his mother rescues him. After a diet of nothing but vegetables, Benny is saved, and turns back into a boy.
This is a timeless picture book but brought up to date with a genuine and topical issue for modern children - fast food. Prose and part-rhyme make this a lovely book to read aloud, and the illustrations by Mei Matsuoka are lively and bright.
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BookTrust Represents: Picture Books
BookTrust Represents is a three-year project created to promote children's authors and illustrators of colour. As part of the project we have put together booklists hightling some of our favourite picture books by authors and illustrators of colour.
