num_pages: 32
description: The mouth-watering new book from acclaimed author illustrator, Oliver Jeffers. Henry loves books! but not like you and I. He loves to EAT books! This exciting new story follows the trials and tribulations of a boy with a voracious appetite for books. Henry discovers his unusual taste by mistake one day, and is soon swept up in his new-found passion -- gorging on every delicious book in sight! And better still, he realises that the more books he eats, the smarter he gets. Henry dreams of becoming the Incredible Book Eating Boy; the smartest boy in the world! But a book-eating diet isn't the healthiest of habits, as Henry soon finds out!
language: English
title: The Incredible Book Eating Boy
titlecomplete: The Incredible Book Eating Boy
genres: Picture Books, Fantasy, Kids, Food, Childrens, Humor, Storytime, Books About Books, Fiction, Juvenile
ratings_count: 7416
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Award
category: Irish Children's Book of the Year - Jnr
publisher: HarperCollins Childerns books