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Library Books Are Not for Eating!

Illustrated by Tom Booth
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A funny picture book about books . . . and eating them! Perfect for fans of We Don't Eat Our Classmates.

It's time for school, but Ms. Bronte has one small problem...she really loves eating books. (Did I mention she's also a dinosaur?) Math books, cookbooks, old books, new books—she just can't help herself. Will Ms. Bronte ever be able to curb her page-turning appetite, or will she continue chomping her way through a tasty book buffet? Open the fun peek-through cover of this lively picture book, and get ready for a story that will leave readers hungry for a second helping!

2021-2022 Pennsylvania Keystone to Reading Book Award Winner
Todd Tarpley is a picture-book author whose titles include Library Books Are Not for Eathing!; Beep! Beep! Go to Sleep!; Ten Tiny Toes; Three Grumpy Trucks; and How to Become a Knight (in Ten Easy Lessons). He lives with his family in New York. To learn more about him, visit toddtarpley.com, or follow him on Twitter at @toddtarpley. View titles by Todd Tarpley
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TOM BOOTH is the illustrator of several picture books, including Library Books Are Not for EatingDon't Blink!Don't Tell!, Derek Jeter Presents Night at the Stadium, Day at the Beach, and This is Christmas. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, one normal cat named Luna, and one highly unstable cat named Rory. Visit him at tom-booth.com and follow him on Instagram at @tomwilltell. View titles by Tom Booth

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A funny picture book about books . . . and eating them! Perfect for fans of We Don't Eat Our Classmates.

It's time for school, but Ms. Bronte has one small problem...she really loves eating books. (Did I mention she's also a dinosaur?) Math books, cookbooks, old books, new books—she just can't help herself. Will Ms. Bronte ever be able to curb her page-turning appetite, or will she continue chomping her way through a tasty book buffet? Open the fun peek-through cover of this lively picture book, and get ready for a story that will leave readers hungry for a second helping!

2021-2022 Pennsylvania Keystone to Reading Book Award Winner

Author

Todd Tarpley is a picture-book author whose titles include Library Books Are Not for Eathing!; Beep! Beep! Go to Sleep!; Ten Tiny Toes; Three Grumpy Trucks; and How to Become a Knight (in Ten Easy Lessons). He lives with his family in New York. To learn more about him, visit toddtarpley.com, or follow him on Twitter at @toddtarpley. View titles by Todd Tarpley
© Jeff Zorabedian
TOM BOOTH is the illustrator of several picture books, including Library Books Are Not for EatingDon't Blink!Don't Tell!, Derek Jeter Presents Night at the Stadium, Day at the Beach, and This is Christmas. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, one normal cat named Luna, and one highly unstable cat named Rory. Visit him at tom-booth.com and follow him on Instagram at @tomwilltell. View titles by Tom Booth

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