Being kidnapped is not as thrilling as one plucky girl had hoped. Her big, ugly villain turns out to be an ordinary child cruncher. What a disappointment! Instead of taking her on all sorts of adventures, he only wants to eat her up. Luckily, she knows just what to do.
Related: Early Years (ages 2-6), Fantasy, Netherlands, Picture Book
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- ISBN: 9781590786352
- Author:
Stein, Mathilde
- Illustrator:
Van Hout, Mies
- Published: 2008, Lemniscaat
- Themes: Adventure, father and daughter, Imagination, independence, triumph
- Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Fantasy, Netherlands, Picture Book
- No. of pages: 24
The Child Cruncher
After reading the story Child Cruncher, my kindergartners mentioned two things that were important to the little girl: The first was that she said goodbye to her dad; the second thing was that she wants to have fun. The little girl wanted an adventure so bad that she was willing the Child Cruncher to come to her; she even had a celebration for him in his cave. The little girl wanted to play games with the Child Cruncher, but he did not want to play with her, so she left the cave. My students really enjoyed the story.