This book gave me a real sense of déjà vu, as I’ve seen many other stories that point out what various animal eat. The ending was a refreshing change, as was information at the end about the various animals.

Possible Objectionable Material:
Can’t think of anything.

Who Might Like This Book:
Those who are interested in the animal world and what various species eat.

Thank you, NetGalley, for the ARC. This book also reviewed at http://biblioquacious.blogspot.com/2017/08/a-panoply-of-picturebooks.html., Amazon, Goodreads, and Librarything.

I love this book and so did my kiddos. Great illustrations and a story that the girls enjoyed.

This is my kind of nonfiction book! I can read it aloud at story time, it’s educational and it’s fun! Perfect.

Don't you love it when the ending of a book is not what you expected.
I think when children read this or have it read to them they will be delighted by the surprise at the end. It will be something they look forward to every time they hear the story.

Porcupine's Picnic is a delightful story and a learning experience all in one. I learnt a thing or two about what different animals eat, to start with I never you that a porcupine ate clover. He was also a very giving animal, always offering to share his food with others but learning that not everyone eats the same as him,.

At the rear of the book the author talks about what animals eat what, breaking the sections into herbivores,, carnivores and omnivores. The author has included many different animals from all over the world in the book which is delightful in itself, teaching children about what animals look like from the illustrations and what their called from the text,.

The illustrator has done a beautiful job of the illustrations. Porcupine amazes me, his quills are amazing. The expression on his fave when ostrich eats pebbles is priceless and it ads to the very endearing nature of the character.

My least favourite element of the book is the length, I kept wondering when it was going to get to the end,. I think it would have been the perfect type of book for a toddler group or individual if it had been shorter. While I believe that picture books can be read by anyone I would recommend ages three up and up would enjoy this story,.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book.

Porcupine is going on a picnic! He packs a basket full of clover and settles into a perfect spot. Nearby animals ask to join him, and bring their own food: koala loves his eucalyptus, squireel enjoys his acorns, and giraffe nibbles on his leaves. When Tiger shows up, though, the picnic comes to a very quick end!

This is a cute introduction to different animals and what they eat. An explanation at the end of the book introduces readers to herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores, and points out which animals from the story belong to which group. The digital art is very cute, and the reptitive pattern of the story - animal asks to join, Porcupine offers clover, animal declines and eats his or her own food - will appeal to younger readers, who can predict what will happen next. The story does tend to go on a bit long, at 40 pages, and could have used a few less animals; I worry about younger readers' interest as the story proceeds. This would be a good flannel story candidate: create animals and foods, and invite storytime audiences to match the animal with the food on the flannel board, or even make up a worksheet and/or memory game to hand out after the story. An additional purchase for animal collections.