Winner of Kate Greenaway Medal 2001 (UK).

Quirky imagination and wry humour make this a wonderful book * Time Out * A fun look at fussy eating * Mother and baby.co.uk * [Child] brings an eclecticism and freshness to her work that appeals directly to children * Financial Times * Only Lauren Child could come up with an idea as successfully wacky as this -- Nicholas Tucker * The Independent * Teatime will never be the same again after this glorious book by the Smarties Prize-winning author * Daily Mail * Brilliant design and a delight to share * Guide to Literary Resources * A brilliantly designed book from cover, typography and illustration to endpapers and will amuse all those fussy eaters out there * Literacy & Learning * A fresh and very funny picture book * Bookseller * Your offspring will be drawn in by the off-the-wall visuals that mix line drawings and patterns with photographs, creating a world that is absolutely grounded in reality yet also wildly imaginative * The Guardian * A wonderful corrective for picky eaters * The Sunday Times * Brilliant design and a delight to share * NLA Guide to Literary Resources * One of my favourite books for children...The story is compelling and the pictures enchanting, but the typography is not what you would expect. The letters vary in shape and size, some lines are straight and others meander across the page. Young children love this; those who cannot yet read pick out the letters; those who can, love the variation and delight at being able to cope with it. -- Sue Walker * Books For Keeps * A paean to the early resistance years that are toddlerdom * The Guardian * A mischievous wit and cunning simplicity which, although it may have baffled some traditionalists, is still instantly embraced and understood by children * Books For Keeps * A fun look at the problem of fussy eating * motherandbaby.co.uk * A superb book to make you laugh out loud * Bookseller * So good, it's exhilarating * Independent * Brilliant * Sunday Telegraph *

Lauren Child MBE is a multi award-winning author and current Children's Laureate, whose books are known and loved the world over. She is the creator of many much-loved characters, including Charlie and Lola, Clarice Bean and Ruby Redfort. Since her first book was published in 1999, Lauren has sold over six million books in 19 languages worldwide. Her many awards include the prestigious Kate Greenaway Prize for I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato, the Nestle Gold Book Award for That Pesky Rat and the Nestle Bronze Book Award for Beware of the Storybook Wolves. Lauren loves designing and making things and finds it exciting to see her drawings turned into objects. Other favourite things include the cinema, TV matinees, small Italian cars, handbags, cardigans, travelling and being picked up from the airport.