Benny loves Burgers.  In fact, he loves them so much that he eats nothing BUT burgers.  One day, his mother warns him that if he keeps eating so many burgers, he’ll turn into one-and one day, he does!

Witty rhymes and colorful illustrations are the main appeal of this simple story.  The illustrations are childish, but not simple or ineffective.  The sequence where Benny turns into a Burger is particularly clever.   Beginning readers will get a boost from the repetition as more and more people and animals chase poor Benny.  There are some minor problems with meter-some of the lines don’t quite scan when read aloud.  However, these are minor quibbles-this is a fun, if light, book that will make a great read aloud-and a really good introduction for a healthy eating unit.  

Grade Level:  ~Grade 2-3

Rating:  ✰✰✰ 1/2