FICTION

Eat Up, Little Donkey

by Rindert KROMHOUT
tr. from Dutch by Bill Nagelkerke. illus. by Annemarie van Haeringen. 20p. Gecko Press. 2013. Tr $14.95. ISBN 9781877579332.
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PreS-K—A look at both sides of a picky-eating battle. Mama is loving and patient with mischievous Little Donkey as he sticks out his tongue, topples his plate, and dances in his chair at lunchtime. However, when she packs up everything and begins to feed the rejected lunch to the ducks in the park, Little Donkey takes a sudden interest in his food. The clever, spare prose is complemented by the simple lines and brightly colored drawings. Fans of Little Donkey will embrace this tale, and it's also sure to draw in new readers. Though picky eating has been covered a number of times, this version is ideal for listeners too young for Lauren Child's I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato (Candlewick, 2000).—Rebecca Dash Donsky, New York Public Library
Reviewed by Rebecca Dash Donsky , Nov 01, 2013

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