Roser Bosch

What a delightful children's book!

Mark is a hungry boy. A /very/ hungry boy. No matter what or how much he eats his stomach is still rumbling. His voracious appetite is making him eat his family out of house and home, but he's not to be deterred. What's a boy to do? Well, his dog certainly knows. When he dreams of venturing through a magical landscape with Rex he's lead to a tree that gives him the power to turn anything his tongue touches into food. Brilliant! Or is it?

This is a very fun Midas Touch story where a kid gets more than he bargains for. The illustrations add to the playful nature of the story that's written with a definite lean towards being read aloud. It's a quick read, and definitely had me chuckling. The core message is sweet, and some little subplots offer more lessons to be learned that I wasn't really expecting out of the story.

All in all I'd definitely recommend it to anyone with young children, and I can imagine poring over the illustrations when I was younger. :)… (més)