Chompy Has a Friend for Lunch: An Interactive Picture Book

by Mark Satterthwaite (Created by), Pedro Eboli (Created by)

Overview

Can kids and monsters become friends? Adorable monster Chompy REALLY wants to find out in this hilarious interactive picture book!

Hi! I'm Chompy! Thanks for having a playdate with me! Yes, I'm a monster. And monsters SOMETIMES eat people. But not me! I only want to be FRIENDS. And you're so FUN! Will you be my friend? But...what smells so delicious? GASP! Is it YOU? Uh oh...

Readers of all ages will enjoy this interactive, hilarious picture book featuring friendly monster Chompy! Give Chompy high-fives on fold-out pages. But what happens when Chompy smells something delicious...and the book becomes Chompy?! Will you let Chompy's fold-out tongue have a little lick of your elbow? What about a nibble of your nose? Keep turning the pages for a surprise ending...and a big fold-out hug from your newest monster friend!

Perfect for fans of There's a Monster at the End of this Book, Mo Willems' Pigeon books, the Who's in Your Book series, or the Don't Push the Button series, this silly and sweet picture book is sure to make reading time burst with giggles, squeals, and snuggles!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781338847062
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	08/01/2023
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.80(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	4 - 6 Years

About the Author

MARK SATTERTHWAITE is a Canadian writer and producer for television and film. He has developed shows for Nickelodeon, Disney, Netflix, Cartoon Network, and Amazon. Mark lives in Los Angeles with his wife and children.

PEDRO EBOLI is a Brazilian director, animator, character designer, and producer. He has created shows for Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, and Discovery Kids. Pedro lives in Los Angeles.

Editorial Reviews

"Hyperdramatic illustrations bring Chompy to life and add layers of laughter to this wonderfully interactive story. An endearing and over-the-top funny way to turn those scary monsters under the bed into friends." — Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2023-04-26
Here’s a chance to get up close and personal with a friendly monster!

Chompy, a multicolored monster with bulging eyes, a large mouth, and horns, is thrilled to have a play date with the reader. Unlike Chompy’s parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents, Chompy doesn’t eat people…right? That is the story's central question. Noticing that something smells great, Chompy realizes that it is the reader producing that wonderful aroma and nervously asks for a tiny lick of an elbow. A flap extends Chompy’s tongue for slurps. Uh-oh. The reader is delicious. What if the adorable monster does eat people? To test that theory, Chompy asks for a little “chomp” of the reader’s toe, pinky, or nose. Mouth open wide, Chompy takes a bite. After two spreads of the creature gagging and moaning, Chompy reveals that the reader tastes awful, “like sweat and sandboxes and boogers and dirty socks and all that gross human stuff.” Chompy is elated, though (being a human-eating monster makes it tough to have friends!) and asks the human reader for one last favor—a big hug. Flaps on both sides of the spread create a truly big Chompy hug. Hyperdramatic illustrations bring Chompy to life and add layers of laughter to this wonderfully interactive story. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

An endearing and over-the-top funny way to turn those scary monsters under the bed into friends. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews