Julius Anteater, Misunderstood

by Lynn Rowe Reed

All Julius wants is some ants for lunch. Just a quick bite. Just an ant. Or maybe fifteen. So why does he end up at school, in a car chase with police, and as the town hero? Join Julius in Lynn Rowe Reed's high energy, playful search for ants and understanding. Even the most ant-sy child will sit still for this one!

Hardcover

First published September 1, 2004

About the author

Lynn Rowe Reed is a prolific author/illustrator with twenty-five children’s books to her credit, thirteen of which she has both written and illustrated. Her books have been published by many New York publishers, including Random House, Disney, Farrar Straus Giroux, HarperCollins, Amazon/Two Lions, and Holiday House. Reed’s work, spanning nearly three decades, includes the illustrations for the hugely successful Punctuation Takes A Vacation.

Some of the recognition for her work includes a Children’s Choice Award, a School Library Journal starred review, a School Library Journal Best Book Award, a Bank Street College Best Book Award and a sparkling review from The New York Times!

Reed’s work from Pedro, His Perro and the Alphabet Sombrero was selected for a Best in Children’s Book Illustration show at the Museum of American Illustration in New York City.

Reviews

[Sarah A · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a fun story book for young readers about an anteater going on the hunt for ants. He sniffs them out in a boy's bedroom - the boy has an ant farm. He follows the boy to school and has various adventures before being celebrated as the hero of the story.
A delightful book about anteaters for young children. So glad I found this just when my daughter has picked to learn about anteaters as her special animal for a school project!

[Kristin Sprague · Rating 2 out of 5]

do anteaters really eat ants?

[Beverly · Rating 1 out of 5]

I did not like the illustrations at all.