The Kid’s Korner #33 ~ Good Egg And Bad Apple

Posted: January 2, 2019 in Children's books, reviews
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Welcome to The Kid’s Korner.

I decided to do this feature as I have so many great children’s books to share. From picture books, to books for beginning readers, to middle graders, I have plenty of fun ones.

Today I’m sharing another fun children’s book by Henry Herz.

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Good Egg And Bad Apple

Written by Henry Herz

Illustrations by Luke Graber

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Genre: Children’s Book

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My Review

Henry Herz uses fruit and vegetables sharing space in the refrigerator to show that bullying isn’t the best way to go and that, with a little bit of imagination and creative thinking, you can show someone the right path.

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An apple a day isn’t always a good thing. Especially when Bad Apple has a sidekick like Second Banana. They’ve got everyone in the fridge either running or hiding. Good Egg will have to come out of his shell to chill things out.

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It’s one foodie antic after another. The veggies get steamed up and the romaine wilts in fear. And Second Banana slips on his own peel.

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I may not be a youngster but I can tell when they will love a story. Good Egg and Bad Apple has a  bunch of adorable illustrations and veggie puns that make this lesson in bullying fun.

My reading experience included giggles and snorts.  And now I wonder what I’d see if I snuck a peek in my fridge. Would everything be getting along or would there be a mess to clean up.

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Synopsis

Not all the foods in the refrigerator get along like peas in a pod. The vegetables are steamed, and Bad Apple and Second Banana are the problem. Good Egg suggests his friends try different responses to these two bullies. They try hiding, then standing their ground. At first, Good Egg’s tactics don’t bear fruit. Only by using his noodle does Good Egg avoid getting scrambled and save his friends’ bacon. In this story told on two levels, young readers will be entertained by the hijinks of the anthropomorphic food characters and will appreciate the allegory about not letting one bad apple spoil the bunch. Adult readers are served plenty of food for thought with hilarious gastronomical idioms and puns. An author’s note explaining all the wordplay adds English language educational opportunities.

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Comments
  1. What a cute book. We don’t have any kids in the house, but I read children’s books once in a while, especially at Christmas. Kids’ books are always so imaginative.

    • fuonlyknew says:

      I have a lot of fun reading and sharing children’s books. Had to share some of the adorable illustrations in this one.

  2. What a fun idea! I miss reading kids books – my kids are teens now and getting them to read anything is sometimes a challenge.

  3. Great review and it sure is a cute story.
    sherry @ fundinmental

  4. Beware Of The Reader says:

    OMG this is so clever to give lessons to kids!

  5. This looks like it has some wonderful images to go along with its theme! I think it such a brilliant concept. Thanks for sharing it! 🙂

  6. Daniela Ark says:

    haha the illustrations are hilarious! 🙂

  7. StackingMy BookShelves says:

    This sounds like a fun book and I like that it has a meaning about bulling. Great Review!

    Mary

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