manwithanagenda's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
rjvrtiska's review
5.0
Fun flip of perspectives. Scott and I read this together for Cora’s 1st Grade classroom and they ate it up. It’s a good reminder of controling eating habits, too.
Mother Tongue Notes: The reading is a bit challenging for beginners because they can’t guess the story line. Also, the illustrations make some of the food difficult to identify. It’s easy to bring up cultural differences surrounding what we eat, while reading the book. There are several speakers, so it can be used easily in a shared reading setting.
Mother Tongue Notes: The reading is a bit challenging for beginners because they can’t guess the story line. Also, the illustrations make some of the food difficult to identify. It’s easy to bring up cultural differences surrounding what we eat, while reading the book. There are several speakers, so it can be used easily in a shared reading setting.
snowelf's review
4.0
I would rate this 3.5 stars if I could, but I'm really partial to illustrators [a:Ariane Dewey|5479|Ariane Dewey|http://www.goodreads.com/assets/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66-251a730d696018971ef4a443cdeaae05.jpg] and [a:José Aruego|5480|José Aruego|http://www.goodreads.com/assets/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66-251a730d696018971ef4a443cdeaae05.jpg], I like everything they touch. It's a really silly story, but it's good for a laugh, in the same vein as [b:Little Pea|507402|Little Pea|Amy Krouse Rosenthal|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348556860s/507402.jpg|495427] (although I believe Gregory came way before that one).
nikki_lit's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
uncle_remus's review against another edition
4.0
I liked it. But, I think it was a little bit long for the kid of age who would like this; their minds would wander. I thought that the ending was a bit, um, ordinary.
bookdingo's review against another edition
3.0
Gregory wants to eat yummy human food, and his parents tell him there's something wrong with him. They manage to get him to eat goat food (tires and clothing and boots) but then he starts to gorge on everything, so they feed him too much on purpose. Gregory gets sick and then opts to eat a balance of human food (fruits and veggies) and goat food (buttons and tin cans and such).
It's not a bad allegory for gradually easing children into eating healthy food, but I dunno about purposely feeding them too much junk.
It's not a bad allegory for gradually easing children into eating healthy food, but I dunno about purposely feeding them too much junk.
katieckb's review against another edition
4.0
This is a cute children’s picture book about Gregory who is a goat, and much to his parents dismay, he has a taste for human food like chicken, vegetables, and fruit. They would much prefer that he eat “proper” foods like tin cans, sweaters, and socks.
hsquared's review against another edition
4.0
Got a picky eater on your hands? This book about a goat who prefers vegetables to tin cans will be sure to induce giggling among the pickiest of eaters.
melissa_clark78's review against another edition
5.0
One of my favorite picture books from when I was a kid.
valerielong's review against another edition
5.0
This has always been one of my favorite children's books! I just love Gregory and his "terrible" eating habits. :) I loved the doctor's suggestion of compromise on the issue of food and doing things like slipping a shoelace in with his spaghetti. A wonderful book for kids of any age!