Ogres! Ogres! Ogres!: A Feasting Frenzy from A to Z

by Nicholas Heller

Nicholas Heller and Jos. A. Smith invite you to the basement where twenty-six mischievous (and very hungry) ogres are eating their way through the alphabet. Expecting something formal? Be forewarned! Munching, nibbling, consuming, gobbling, imbibing, juicing, lapping, and wolfing were never so much fun. The offbeat, clever text simmers when read aloud, and the silly pictures--featuring gleeful ogres in all shapes and sizes--add more than a dash of flavor to an alphabet book that savors messy euphoria.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published September 28, 1999

Reviews

[Kimberly]

A fun and unique alphabet book. Follow along as you spy on ogres eating silly things. Each sentence includes three words pertaining to its featured letter. The sentences also ends in a word hinting at which letter comes next. Example, " Odelle opens olives to get the pimentos." My four year old got a good chuckle over the illustrations and funny names. I love that it introduces young readers to some different culinary terms that you don't typically see in children's books: anchovy, flambeed, hummus, kumquats, quiche, and vichyssoise. Definitely a cute, quick read.

[Maggie Davis]

After reading Ogres Ogres Ogres, I found that this book is an excellent book for young students to read. This book checks off the elements of literature such as alliteration. This book also starts from the beginning of the alphabet to the end of the alphabet by naming ogres from A-Z. Each pages starts with a letter but uses alliteration and leads to the next letter of the alphabet. The images on each page shows hidden clues for the next page. I love how the author and illustrator were able to correlate the text and images to allow the reader to identify the deeper meaning behind them. The hidden figures throughout the background of the pages are some famous artworks that the illustrator brought it. Not only does this allow the students be fully indulged in the book, but it challenges their brains to be looking for more than one element of literature. As an activity for the students, I would like to have them write alliteration for each letter of the alphabet. This will take a few days, but i would like to compile a book for them to read of their hard work.

[Diane]

The letters of the alphabet are represented by as assortment of ogres devouring all sorts of foods. From Abednego, who adores anchovy butter, to Zuleika, who zips zealously through her asparagus.

Great pictures.

[Elijah Johnson]

Ogres! Ogres! Ogres!: A Feasting Frenzy from A to Z is a good book to teach students patterns which are everywhere in the book. There are patterned clothes as well as alliteration in almost every sentence. Along with other literary patterns, the book also teaches the alphabet from A to Z.

[Becca Hall]

This would be a difficult book for little kids to read because of how difficult the words are! But it would definitely help them with vocabulary from A to Z!

[Katie Little]

This is a great read! It can help teach rhyming and patterns. Great for the classroom.

[Jaycee Omohundro]

A good book for students to read to start recognizing patterns!

[Olivia Brown]

This book has a lot of alliteration. Many patterns can be found in this book.

[Rachel]

(ABC Book) I thought there were a lot of inconsistencies in this book, and a lot of things that confused me. The beginning and ending (where a boy anc girl look down at the ogres eating) didn't really seem to fit the rest of the story, and I don't really understand why there were classic pieces of art hidden in some of the illustrations.

[Sherry Thornberry]

The illustrations in this book are very entertaining. There are 26 ogres, who are in alphabetical order, eating a menagerie of weird foods whose beginning letter corresponds with the place in the alphabet. This book would also be good to introduce and expand vocabulary. It also has a good deal of humor that would appeal to young children. 28 pages. 32 pages.

[Ruth Ann]

An alphabet book with alliteration, lots of food, and famous hidden works of art too! The ogres in the basement are entertaining and the text always hints at the next letter of the alphabet yet to appear.

[Adrielle]

More interesting than your average ABC book. Some clever points, some funny things, and lots to look at in the artwork.

**also it's worth mentioning that out of a stack of about 20 books from the library Ogres! is the one the kids are bringing to me once or twice a day to read again.**

[Deborah]

Clever alphabet book with a twist. Thanks, Joe Anson, for telling me about it.

[Lenore]

James loves this book! The pictures are fabulous. Best of all I found this at local used book store!!

[The Brothers]

A charming alphabet book where alliterative ogres feast on foods, passing on to the next letter with each food / ogre.

Delightful illustrations.

[Prplpckl]

Excellent abc book! Great vocabulary.

[Karen]

I thought this book was rather clever and visually witty. My first grade son agreed.