We Don’t Eat Our Classmates

Penelope Rex is nervous. Soon it will be her first day of school. She doesn’t know what her classmates will be like or how many teeth they will have. But she is prepared with a new backpack and a lunchbox full of sandwiches. When she gets to school, her classmates are all children! And they are delicious. But her teacher makes her spit them all out. Penelope wants to make friends with the children, but they are afraid of her. It isn’t until something happens to Penelope so she knows how they feel that everything changes.

Once in a great while, one runs across a picture book that is so charming and funny and sweet that it is destined to become an instant classic. This could be that book. Author and illustrator Ryan T. Higgins will enchant youngsters and adults alike with this amazing little tome. Run, don’t walk, to the nearest bookstore and get your hands on a copy of this one. You may want to get an extra copy as this is a book that will be read over and over and over. Don’t miss it.