Who's Been Eating My Porridge?

by M. Christina Butler, Daniel Howarth (illustrator)

Little Bear hates porridge. Even with honey, berries and nuts, Little Bear wont eat his porridge. So every morning Mommy and Daddy set the porridge outside for Old Scary Bear, who loves porridge. And everyday, the porridge always gets eaten by someone Now Little Bear is convinced that there really is an Old Scary Bear who loves porridge. Then after spending the day with his Aunt, Uncle and cousins playing Scary Bear games Little Bear has a bad dream in which Old Scary Bear is chasing him through the woods! So the next morning Little Bear ate two bowls of porridge. And when he went outside to gather nuts, who was waiting for him?

Genres: Picture Books, Food, Childrens

28 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2004

About the author

M Christina Butler was born in Scarborough. She had an idyllic childhood in the country where she spent her weekends playing on a farm among the animals. Christina has worked as a nurse, a pre-school nursery supervisor, and a governor at her local primary school, as well as writing a number of children’s books. She now lives close to York.

Reviews

[Patricia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a really cute book. The illustrations are beautiful and the story is sweet. In the story, Little Bear doesn't want to eat his porridge. When Mommy Bear puts it out on a tree stump it disappears. Legend has it that Old Scary Bear got it. Day after day, the same thing happens. Then one night, Little Bear has a nightmare in which Old Scary Bear is chasing after him for his porridge. The next day, Little Bear eats all of his porridge. That afternoon, Little Bear and the rest of his family find out who Old Scary Bear really is. This book is an AR Level 3.8.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting sequel (or perhaps prequel) to "Goldilocks and the three bears," this story is about a little bear who doesn't like his porridge and the lengths his family goes to encouraging him to eat it. It's a fun tale, with softly drawn watercolor illustrations that are cute and go nicely with the story. Our girls enjoyed this book.

[Alexandria K · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this book a little bear named Little Bear does not like porridge so Mommy Bear, Little Bear, and Daddy Bear put the porridge on an old stump for Old Scary Bear, but Little Bear, Mommy Bear, and Daddy Bear figure out that Old Scary Bear isn't a Bear. They figure out that Old Scary Bear is just a bunch of animals who eat porridge.

[Tam · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't allow my child to say he hates things, especially if he hasn't tried it, so it's hard to read a book that uses words that aren't apropriate to use in our home. For that reason I didn't love this book for my 4-year-old.

[Samantha · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was so adorable!! I really enjoyed Little Bear. This book is wonderful to read to picky little eaters and readers. They just might learn a lesson or two from Old Scary Bear. =)

[Angie Munoz · Rating 2 out of 5]

The bear is a picky eater and does not want to try porridge. Children can learn that it is okay to get out of comfort zone. They might end up liking what they were afraid to try.

[Isobel · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good first read for young readers in key stage one. This book is good for this age range because it is full of repetitive phrases like who’s been eating my porridge and old scary bear.

[Marta · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think it was very funny:)

[SkyJames · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was good book