Night of the Veggie Monster
by George McClements

Release Date: 3rd Mar 2008
Publisher: Bloomsbury
ISBN: 978 0 7475 8904 4
RRP: £5.99

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I have it on authority that most parents at some point experience dinnertime tantrums and generally, loud, self-gratifying, inexplicably bad behaviour when their offspring are sat at the table ready for tea. Such a thing has frequently baffled me, but I am certain that it does happen, as many a stressed-out and bedraggled parent will testify.

So, it must come as a huge relief that this book claims it may be able to assist in circumventing such traumatic tea-time tragedies... I tested it out on a four year old (not being quite at that intellectual level myself), and unfortunately the understanding reached as far as “icky peas” and all interest was lost until the boy turned into a Veggie Monster, an idea which appealed greatly to this particular four year old, to the point where he was clunking around the place, pulling horrid facial expressions and making carnivorous noises and some rather heart-stopping squelching hand gestures. Perhaps others will have better luck – but I somehow doubt that realisation that the boy in the book eventually swallows the pea and finds it not that bad will actually materialise. Children, it seems, have an almost inherent dislike for all things green, healthy or just peas. Besides, if you’re honest, who among you grown-ups actually like peas? Something about the texture always put me off...

Night of the Veggie Monster is a fun but rather run-of-the-mill children’s book that will no more turn your children onto eating peas with relish than I will suddenly sprout wings and fly to the moon. It does have some Simpson-esque humour that will probably only be appreciated by adults, and although that might draw a smattering of amusement the first time, it will soon wear thin.

Save your money and just bribe your little one’s into eating their veg – it works better.

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