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Namioka, Lensey

The Hungriest Boy in the World

32 pp. | Holiday | March, 2001 | Trade ISBN 0-8234-1542-2 $$16.95
(2) K-3 Illustrated by Aki Sogabe. In this story set in a Japanese fishing village, young Jiro is suddenly hungry all the time, and his family wonders what's gotten into him. Eventually, they learn that what's gotten into him, literally, is a monster: Jiro has inadvertently swallowed the Hunger Monster. The tale's comic drama is apparent in the close-up views of characters' tragic expressions, exaggerated like those of traditional kabuki actors.
Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2001

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