Who’s been Eating My Porridge?

Text: M. Christina Butler

Illustrations: Daniel Howarth

Year: 2004

Publisher: Little Tiger Press, London

Age: 4 – 6 years

No. of Pages: 32

Book Type: Picture Book

ISBN: 978 1 85430 976 1

This book replays a scene that occurs in almost every household – a child who’s fussy about food and parents trying different means to get him to eat.

Little Bear doesn’t like to eat his porridge.  So Mummy Bear leaves his porridge on an old tree stump for Old Scary Bear.

The next day, his parents drizzle some honey on the porridge to entice Little Bear to eat. He doesn’t budge. So his porridge is left out again. This happens a few times and each time, Little Bear observes that his bowl is left empty. He’s now a little worried about Old Scary Bear and begins to eat his porridge.

The story ends happily, though. There isn’t anything scary at the end. :-) We loved the illustrations especially the cuddly-wuddly bears.

Excerpt

That night Little Bear had a bad dream. Old Scary Bear was chasing him through the woods.

“I want your porridge,” he growled. “It makes me big and strong!”