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40 pp.
| Simon |
September, 2004 |
TradeISBN 0-689-85159-6$15.95
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Jack E. Davis.
"Hey! I'm dying here for a couple of CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CUPS, OKAY?!" A boy's outspoken sweet tooth constantly gets him in trouble until he bravely defies it by cutting out sugar and giving it "the carrot." The tooth's hilarious ranting, illustrated with comically grotesque caricatures, has great read-aloud potential.