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Eat Pete Kindle Edition

by Michael Rex (Author, Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 118 ratings
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From the creator of Goodnight Goon, a laugh-out-loud friendship story that perfectly captures the high and low moments of a typical playdate!

Pete couldn't be more thrilled when a monster shows up in his bedroom. Now Pete has someone to play with! And the hungry monster couldn't be more thrilled to be there, either. Now he can . . . EAT PETE!

But Pete has other ideas. And they are all good fun and quite distracting--things like playing cars and pirates. Well, we all know the course of playing together nicely never did run smoothly. So how much longer will the monster have to wait before he can . . . EAT PETE?
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  1. Reading age
    2 - 5 years
  2. Print length
    32 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    Preschool - Kindergarten
  5. Lexile measure
    AD430L
  6. Publisher
    Nancy Paulsen Books
  7. Publication date
    August 14, 2018
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    Not Enabled
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  10. Enhanced typesetting
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  12. ISBN-13
    978-1524738808
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Editorial Reviews

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“Rex smartly teases out the will-he, won't-he just long enough. . . . Little readers will be briefly flabbergasted and quite giggly. Rex's clean-lined cartoons are beautifully paced. . . . A silly and surprising picture book that will quickly join regular rotation.”—Kirkus Reviews

“The hairy, snaggletoothed, horned monster who appears at Pete’s window isn’t some misunderstood creature in search of a friend, the kind of character that’s a fixture in so many children’s books. Nope, this monster has one goal in mind: ‘EAT PETE!’ . . . Readers should enjoy this clever tale from Rex (Goodnight Goon) about impulse control and its surprisingly sympathetic monster.”—Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Michael Rex has written and illustrated over twenty children's books, including With Any Luck, I'll Drive a Truck, the New York Times #1 bestseller Goodnight Goon, The Runaway Mummy, Truck Duck, and the Fangbone series. He has a master's degree in visual arts education (K-12) and worked as a New York City art teacher for four years. He visits schools across the country, and has appeared on The Celebrity Apprentice as a guest illustrator. He lives in Leonia, New Jersey, with his wife and their two sons.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B077LW4ZR9
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Nancy Paulsen Books (August 14, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 14, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 45701 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Not enabled
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 118 ratings

Customer reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars
4.8 out of 5
118 global ratings

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Stacey L. Vanhouten
5.0 out of 5 stars Friendship. Monsters. Inappropriate Actions.
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2023
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What a gem of a picture book about friendship and what it looks like and means for us. Great for a young audience. Read aloud hilarity with repeated phrase. Enjoy.
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Katy
5.0 out of 5 stars Another favorite by Michael Rex
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2020
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We are huge Michael Rex fans. “Goodnight Goon” was gifted to us when our son was born and since then we have read it hundreds (I am not exaggerating) times. We then found “Runaway Mummy” which was also read non stop. Most recently we found “Going on a Goon Hunt” which yet again won over our creepy family. We had to order “Eat Pete” and we were not let down. It is such a hilarious little story. The first time we read it my husband and I were falling over laughing. Our son has added this to list of favorites and so have we.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I fell in love with this book the first time I found it :-)
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2023
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I absolutely fell in love with this book the first time I found it, which was actually at a yard sale. I bought it at the yard sale and read it to my grandkids for a million times. They loved always saying Eat Pete in a monster's voice! It always brought lots of giggles. :-) eventually, the book ended up lost and everybody liked it so much, that I decided I needed to buy it again. I have another whole set of grandkids that never got to hear the story and I can't wait to read it to them also. They're going to love it!
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Miriam Cruz
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for monster loving kids!
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2018
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My 3-year-old daughter loves this book! I can easily read it in English or translate it in Spanish and she enjoys it every time. It is one of her favorite books that keeps her captivated the whole time we are reading it. Love it!
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madpallascat
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny book
Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2018
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What do you do when you see a monster looking through your window? You invite him to play cars with you. Or at least Pete, the little boy, does. The monster and Pete race and crash cars, dig for treasure, sword fight, and play blocks. But does the monster really want to play? Or does he want to do something else?!

This book has an adorable (and hilarious) ending that kids (PreK-2nd) will love
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Britt
5.0 out of 5 stars Cute short story about friendship, illustrations are adorable
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2020
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Such a cute book, **spoiler** as a warning that the monster does in fact eat Pete (but spits him out later when he misses his friend) - my son (6yrs old) was a bit alarmed by this fact but still adored the book. Just FYI for those with sensitive natures.
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Terry Griffith
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun Story!
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2020
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I bought this book for my 3 year old grandson who heard this book read at a library class during Halloween. He LOVES this book! Several pages has “eat Pete” in the story and he loves to say “EAT PETE” when we read. It’s a very cute book I think most children will enjoy!
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Nicole Barnes
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, fun, fun
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2020
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Adorable story and so fun to read with little ones. There’s a pretty shocking “event” that always brings smiles.
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Natalie R
5.0 out of 5 stars On our second copy!
Reviewed in Canada on April 11, 2020
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A very sweet story. Our sons favorite and now on out second copy.
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Kate
4.0 out of 5 stars Cute story
Reviewed in Canada on June 30, 2019
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Cute story
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