Product Description

With a fresh cast of animal characters — and what they eat — the creative team of Marthe Jocelyn and Tom Slaughter has produced another work in their award-winning series for very young book and art lovers.

Marthe Jocelyn’s simple concept of matching creatures — familiar and unusual — with their favorite foods is brought to life by the sparkling colors and masterfully cut paper shapes of Tom Slaughter’s illustrations; a first taste of modern art. And the surprise final picture makes a satisfying dessert.

Previous titles have received acclaim from Japan to Denmark, from France to Mexico. Enhancing a child’s visual and verbal vocabulary, Eats makes a joyful addition to the collection.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #345268 in Books
• Published on: 2007-09-11
• Released on: 2007-09-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 24 pages

Review
Praise for One, Two, Three:

“… bold, simple, and striking….”
— School Library Journal

Praise for One Some Many:

“The paper-cut collages, reminiscent of artwork by Matisse, are notable for their brilliant colors, clean compositions, and strong, simple forms.…”
— Booklist

Praise for Over Under:

“… words, images, and opposites grab our attention and work their magic.”
— The Globe and Mail

Praise for ABC x 3:

“[ABCx3] does double duty as a brightly colored graphic art and a delightfully idiosyncratic ABC.… A love of language(s) could begin right here.”
— The Globe and Mail

About the Author
Marthe Jocelyn is an award-winning author and illustrator who worked for many years as a toy designer before turning her hand to writing. Her picture book, Hannah’s Collections, was shortlisted for a Governor General’s Literary Award for Illustration. She has created eight picture books, written six novels, one work of nonfiction for older readers, and edited two short story collections.

Tom Slaughter was born in New York City in 1955. He is an artist whose work has been exhibited in the United States, Europe, Japan and Canada. His prints are in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art. His most recent children’s book is ABC x 3: English, Español, Français. His first three books are available in Danish, French, Japanese, and Spanish language editions.

Customer Reviews

Cute concept, great graphics
This book has simple but entertaining illustrations - great for kids to age 2. My toddler likes picking out the words he knows, like apple and monkey, but I think an older child would be bored by the simplistic pictures and lack of words.

Great picture book for teaching concept of 'who eats what'.
This is a beautiful, full-color picture book that teaches association - in this case, the concept of 'what animal eats which food'. The paper cut illustrations are bold with simple text to convey the association, e.g. worm - apple, giraffe- leaves. This is not just great for babies and toddlers in teaching basic concepts, but also for younger preschoolers who can be asked to identify the letters forming the words, and spelling them out. A simple, yet beautiful picture book which can also be great for art appreciation.

A fun story line perfect for libraries teaching modern art and needing picturebook embellishment.
Marthe Jocelyn and Tom Slaughter's EATS presents an award-winning toy designer's story matching creatures with their favorite foods. Tom Slaughter's paper cut illustrations provide fine modern art embellishments to a fun story line perfect for libraries teaching modern art and needing picturebook embellishment.