We are looking at a lot of rain in the forecast, so I thought why not celebrate the love of stories this week?  If the weather turns out to be sunny, there’s nothing like reading and crafting outside!

Today I’ll be sharing with you a story from one of my most favourite author and illustrators, Oliver Jeffers.  Every children’s book Oliver Jeffers has published I have read and loved.  His creativity is outstanding – have you seen this inspiring video he created?  Before reading today’s story, I highly recommend you watch it.  And if you don’t already, I’m sure you’ll love Jeffers as much as I do after watching it.

“The Incredible Book Eating Boy” is the story about a boy who loves books differently than you or I.  From the publisher:

“Like many children, Henry loves books. Though Henry doesn’t like to read books, he likes to eat them! But one day he feels sick to his stomach.  Can Henry find a way to enjoy books without using his teeth?”

Find today’s story here:

What did you think?  I do not recommend eating books but reading them will definitely make you smarter!  There’s a reason Dr. Seuss said,

“The more that you read, the more things you will know.  The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” 

Here’s to reading and reading and eating… whoops!

😉 Mme Zibin