Little Green Donkey
Age 3+
Picture Storybooks
From the creator of That Fruit is Mine! comes a laugh-out-loud cautionary tale, sure to resonate with all picky eaters and their parents!
Little Donkey LOVES eating grass – it’s just so sweet, and crunchy, and juicy! His pillow is even made from grass so that he can roll over in the morning and eat his own bed. “Why don’t you try some other food?” suggests his desperate mum, putting on a juggling display of colourful fruit as a way to entice her little one to eat something new. But Little Donkey sees no need. Until, that is, he catches a glimpse of his reflection…
Creators
Anuska Allepuz studied Fine Arts at the University of Salamanca in Spain and the Academia di Belle Arti di Carrara in Italy, before undertaking postgraduate illustration courses at EINA, Barcelona and the Cambridge School of Art. A rising talent in the world of illustration, Anuska has been highly commended in the Macmillan Prize for Children’s Illustration, shortlisted for the 2012 and 2014 AOI awards, and has had her work exhibited at the Bologna Book Fair. She is the author-illustrator of That Fruit is Mine! Originally from Madrid, Anuska now lives in Cambridge.
Find her online at anuskaallepuz.com and on Instagram as @anuskaallepuz.
Reviews
Throughout, Allepuz’s colorful illustrations augment the text’s humor, especially in a spread akin to a centerfold that shows Little Donkey’s alarm at being all green, head-to-hoof. A good pick even for picky readers.
Kirkus Reviews
Allepuz delivers a humorous take on a topic that’s quite common, while depicting an adorable donkey in pastel illustrations. Help picky eaters reflect on the consequences of poor diets, discuss nutrition, and highlight favorite foods in a fun way.
Booklist
Employing vibrant mixed media illustrations and an exuberant, single-minded protagonist, Allepuz (That Fruit Is Mine!) presents a comic cautionary tale for picky eaters…The bright, silly humor of Allepuz’s gleeful gourmand will leave even the fussiest eaters giggling.
Publishers Weekly
Allepuz’s text and illustrations combine to highlight the sweet ridiculousness of embracing one choice to the exclusion of others.
School Library Journal Online
Featured/recommended in an article, ‘Check It Out: Go green with this week’s titles’
The Columbian
