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Gregory The Terrible Eater
Gregory, the Terrible Eater, wants orange juice and eggs for breakfast. His parents are terribly upset!
Why can't Gregory eat striped ties and violins, like the rest of the goats?
Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey have entered into the spirit of Mitchell Sharmat's upside-down, turned-around world with bold, wacky, expressive illustrations. The trio's exuberant collaboration provo
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Published
September 1st 1989
by Scholastic Paperbacks
(first published 1980)
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Little Gregory really wants healthy fruits a veggies, but his parents insist that he eat junk like every other goat. Oh the irony!
Of course goats and pigs don't really want to eat crap, that's just what people give them because they are our slaves. Left to their own devices they will have healthy and balanced diets.
It's also kind of effed up how Gregory is just fine until his parents enact a plan to make him conform, and then develops an eating disorder and obesity problem, but it isn't at all...more
Of course goats and pigs don't really want to eat crap, that's just what people give them because they are our slaves. Left to their own devices they will have healthy and balanced diets.
It's also kind of effed up how Gregory is just fine until his parents enact a plan to make him conform, and then develops an eating disorder and obesity problem, but it isn't at all...more
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Gregory is a goat and he only likes healthy real food. His parents are concerned that he's not eating pants, or tins, or wax paper and so they take him to the doctor. The doctor suggests they introduce new foods to him gradually and they do and it works. But then Gregory starts over eating and eating only 'junk food' and his parents have to solve a whole new problem. This book helps children learn about eating right and eating the right portions of different things. It also helps to show them th...more
Author: Mitchell Sharmat
Grade Level: 1-3
Content: Needs of animal, goat. Provides difference between healthy foods and junk food according to a goat. Food on covers of book are clearly labeled for easy identification allowing children to make connections.
This book is set up as a story. It's about a goat that only wants to eat human food instead of household objects. He is taken to the doctor, and prescribed to eat a combination of items. Ends up loving all types of food and learns the valuable l...more
Grade Level: 1-3
Content: Needs of animal, goat. Provides difference between healthy foods and junk food according to a goat. Food on covers of book are clearly labeled for easy identification allowing children to make connections.
This book is set up as a story. It's about a goat that only wants to eat human food instead of household objects. He is taken to the doctor, and prescribed to eat a combination of items. Ends up loving all types of food and learns the valuable l...more
This book is about a goat, not just any ordinary goat, a goat who wants to eat fruit, vegetables and fishies. Well, I bet you guys out there have eaten these foods so you probably know what he's eating, right. His parents eat junk like coats, pants, tin cans, ice cream boxes, you know, all that kind of stuff. Oh, and don't forget, tires, yeah.
In the book you will see a little goat called Gregory. Remember that now.
My favorite part is the end of the book because Gregory, well, you remember his...more
In the book you will see a little goat called Gregory. Remember that now.
My favorite part is the end of the book because Gregory, well, you remember his...more
The pictures were decent, the story was better. About a little goat named Gregory who just won't eat his tires and rubber boots for dinner. Instead he wants fruits and veggies and meat. His parents are exasperated with him. This is a good story for any child, but especially one who is a bad eater. My kids all loved it, but my 5 yr old, who is a notoriously bad eater, liked it the best. If you're having the kids read it, it's probably somewhere between a level 2 and 3. A good solid story that wil...more
“Gregory, the Terrible Eater” is a fantastic book from the mind of Mitchell Sharmat along with illustrations by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey and it is about how a young goat named Gregory refuses to eat the junk from the junkyard that his parents tried to feed him. “Gregory, the Terrible Eater” is the perfect book for parents who want a solution to help their children stop being picky eaters.
Mitchell Sharmat has done an excellent job at writing a story about how a young goat refuses to eat the...more
Mitchell Sharmat has done an excellent job at writing a story about how a young goat refuses to eat the...more
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[from mama] a Little long for a bedtime story, but surprisingly, Quinn really got into this book. We read it nightly for nearly two weeks.
"Well, I think this is a meal fit for a goat," said Mother Goat as she chewed on an old shoe.
"It certainly is, said father Goat, as he ate a shirt, buttons and all. " I don't know why you're such a fussy eater, Gregory."
"I'm not fussy," said Gregory. "I just want fruits, vegetables, eggs, fish, bread and butter. Good stuff like that."
"Well, I think this is a meal fit for a goat," said Mother Goat as she chewed on an old shoe.
"It certainly is, said father Goat, as he ate a shirt, buttons and all. " I don't know why you're such a fussy eater, Gregory."
"I'm not fussy," said Gregory. "I just want fruits, vegetables, eggs, fish, bread and butter. Good stuff like that."
Why do we love this book? Family favorite. Well, we love the illustrations, Aruego/Dewey. But another one of those odd, thin plot lines, and what seems to be a moral conclusion, but really is fairly unclear: eat healthy food with junk food mixed in until you like healthy food? Maybe it is just because it is a funny play on picky eating. And also, the parents are lovely and caring, ultimately. There is some gender bias (mom's sewing basket, dad's tools...)
Funny, but I would actually *not* share it with a picky eater. First, it might backfire the way it does for Gregory, as he goes through a stage where he 'eats like a pig.' Second, it might backfire because playing the old 'reverse psychology' trick is dangerous and a fussy child might become even more fussy & contrary. And of course, it's a fancy, goats really do eat healthy vegetables & grains when given a chance.
Book about Gregory, a goat, who likes healthy human food. His parents want him to eat like a goat. They go to the doctor and find a way to get him to start liking trash but all of a sudden he starts to eat everything. Gregory gets s stomach ache and is back to normal. It's a fun book to read about staying true to who you are as a person. And also about what we should eat...the healthy food not the "trash."
The illustration in this book is kinda different. They are curly, but they look fun. I can use this book to teach children about their eating habit. At this young age, children are getting used to familiar food, and often refuse to try new thing. Reading this book helps children related to themselves. When they refuse to try new food, I can remind them of Gregory who tried new things, and he liked it.
Gregory the goat does not like typical goat food. He does not like tin cans and shoe leather. He does not like cardboard and old tires. He does like vegetables, milk, ice cream, vegetables and other healthy foods. His parents finally take him to the doctor. The doctor advises working a few items of normal goat food into his healthy food. It eventually works, but not completely.
This is a fun one for older kids at story time or a one on one read. Gregory, despite being a goat, does not eat everything, like his parents do. He wants disgusting things, like people food! What will his parents do? A great book for picky eaters and just generally amusing. I am a sucker for picture books starring dogs or goats. I read this one a million times as a kid. Get it? Kid?!
This is a wonderful book. It explores a goat Gregory and his terrible eating habbits. Which are by our standards healthy, from a goats point of view his eating habits are terrible. This is a fun book to explore animals with to learn about what goats eat. Mainly it is just fun book to pick up and read in your classroom to have a little fun so the kids can go,"EWWWW!"
This book teaches how to eat healthy food. Gregory the goat is the one who wanted to eat healthy but his parents wanted him to eat the junk in the yard. At the end of the story, after Gregory kept going against what his parents wanted him to eat, he finally made his parents eat healthier and they had family time by cooking together.
Jan 02, 2010
Dolly
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parents reading with their children
This is a fun tale about nutrition that takes an upside down viewpoint about what's good to eat. Gregory's parents have the typical problem of trying to get their son to try new foods and eat what they prepare for him. Only the "food" is inedible from our perspective, which makes for a humorous story. Our girls enjoyed this tale.
Feb 10, 2012
Victoria Dimmitt
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A cute short story about a goat who is caught between eating what he likes and what his parents want him to. Gregory quickly learns that eating too much of anything is not good, so he is able to eat some of what he likes and also make his parents happy. A good story for children to read to teach them about quanity control.
This would be a great book to read for kids who are picky eaters. I think this could benefit children who are having a hard time differentiating their favorite foods and how these foods can be balanced: a little bit of veggies, then sweets, bread, etc. It can be difficult for some children to figure out what they like best and the different foods they should eat, and this book is a good representation of that difficulty. It could also be fun to read while learning about different body systems, s...more
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This is a cute book about a goat that eats all the wrong food. This is a great book to show students that don't like to eat certain foods, it might help them understand that if they try it they might like it. I used this book to teach visualizing, but I don't think that it is the best tool for that.
Cute book! I need to expand my vocabulary to find another word for cute! But I think that most of my favorite chidren's picture books are cute.
And what a fun way to talk with your kids about eating habits without turning it into a lecture! Reverse psychology at its best.
And what a fun way to talk with your kids about eating habits without turning it into a lecture! Reverse psychology at its best.
Received from the doctor at Tommy's three-year check-up. As a picky eater, I find this book about a goat who refuses to eat cans and clothing highly amusing. A bot wordy for Tommy at this point, but I think he'll come to appreciate it.
Received from the doctor at Tommy's three-year check-up. As a picky eater, I find this book about a goat who refuses to eat cans and clothing highly amusing. A bot wordy for Tommy at this point, but I think he'll come to appreciate it.
Received from the doctor at Tommy's three-year check-up. As a picky eater, I find this book about a goat who refuses to eat cans and clothing highly amusing. A bot wordy for Tommy at this point, but I think he'll come to appreciate it.
Follow Gregory as he eats his way through the day, however Gregory is not your average goat. Gregory likes to eat healthy food like carrots and eggs, and his parents don't know why. A great read aloud for your picky eater.
reading rainbow- LeVar Burton, read this book to me as a child.... does it still count that i read it?!?
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Gregory would rather eat healthy by eating such foods as fruits and vegetables but his parents want him to be eat what goats eat like old shoes and tires. This book is funny and is sure to have the children entertained. The illustrations of this book are great and colorful.
No one wants to eat old shoes and tires and the book does a great job of making fruits and vegetables look appetizing to the readers.
No one wants to eat old shoes and tires and the book does a great job of making fruits and vegetables look appetizing to the readers.
Gregory is a goat. Wants to eat healthy food, but M&D eat junk. M&D slip junk into his food little by little so he gets used to eating it. May be OK for getting kids to try new foods little by little.
This book is great for science, teaching about health, and teaching students that they have a choice it what they want to eat... falls under the science standard Nutrition is essential to health
This is a funny book about Gregory. He actually eats what is good for you at first and his parents think it is awful. They finally get him to eat something bad and he starts to eat a lot.
Gregory's appetite is not as his parents would like. They try to transition him to the proper diet but it backfires and creates a new problem. I recommend this book for kindergarten-5th grades.
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