"Children will love joining in the story as the animals enter one by one to gobble up the baby's lunch." Nursery World "An amusing picture book for younger readers, ideal to read aloud or for children to read by themselves, as the words have a lovely rhythm and cadence. The full-page illustrations are bright and cheerful with lots of details to look at and talk about." -- Barbara Band The School Librarian "a charming reminder of a wonderful story" Armadillo "A great read-aloud-and-join-in story." Parents in Touch "Full on onomatopoeia, that children will love to join in with'" EYE

MARGARET MAHY, the bestselling and much-admired children's author who, sadly, died in 2012, wrote more than 200 books for children and is considered one of the outstanding children's writers of the twentieth century. She was given the Hans Christian Andersen medal, the highest international recognition granted for children's books, and also won the Carnegie Medal, twice. Her other picture books for Frances Lincoln include Dashing Dog, illustrated by Sarah Garland, and Down the Back of the Chair, Bubble Trouble and The Man from the Land of Fandango, all illustrated by Polly Dunbar. MARGARET CHAMBERLAIN is a respected bestselling illustrator of children's books. Her books for Frances Lincoln are Has Anyone Seen Jack?, Look Out He's Behind You, Tales from Grimm, My Two Grannies and My Two Grandads. She lives in Dorset.