Spud's First Day Surprise
About
Salty's cousin Spud moves to Munchytown, but his first day in school gets off to a rough start thanks to Candybar! Spud runs away, but soon discovers something special hidden deep inside the lonesome forest.
Praise for this book
Nancy captured my interest immediately and I'm a grandmother of 5. I have shared her books with the children at a local Sunday School and the kids REALLY enjoy them! The illustrations are also 5 star. The characters make me smile every time I think about them. It is a definite read to children. The underlying healthy eating message is a REAL plus! Well worth the price of the book.
Spud's First Day Surprise, the third book in the Chompy and the Munchy Bunch series, has familiar characters from the first two books and introduces a few new ones -- primarily, the insecure and sometimes awkward Spud. Readers will immediately feel sympathy or empathy for poor Spud and then anger at the resident bully, Candybar. Author Nancy Beaule, accompanied by the expressive illustrations by Lauren Goldstein (also illustrator of book 2, Search for the Hidden Treasure), does an excellent job of evoking emotions out of readers.
Also excellent are Beaule's descriptions. From lighthearted to embarrassed and frightening to safe, the moods of the characters and the tones of the settings are easily imagined. Her use of figurative language and short sentences will keep young readers engaged. Repeat readers may find a giggle (I did!) that Chompy the carrot eats carrot cake! (He's a cannibal! Ha!)