[.ca] More Pies! (ISBN 0779113632)

Amazon.ca:
Robert Munsch serves up more of his offbeat humour in More Pies, the story of a boy with an insatiable appetite. As with many of the bestselling author's picture books, the idea for More Pies! came from a young fan who, in this case, wrote him a "really nice letter" and consequently "got to be a character in this book." The concept is simple but rich in comic potential. Sam wakes up really hungry one morning. His accommodating mother permits him to devour three servings of breakfast, including a salad bowl full of cereal, four milkshakes, four stacks of pancakes, and a fried chicken. But when he demands seven more chickens, she orders him outdoors, exclaiming in the words of many a snacked-out parent, "Nothing more to eat until lunch!" With the casual aplomb so typical of Munsch's child characters, Sam decides to appease his cravings by taking a bus downtown and entering a pie-eating contest in Vancouver's Stanley Park. Needless to say, he eats his three beefy competitors (a firefighter, a lumberjack, and a construction worker) under the table. But even Sam can get too much of a good thing as he discovers when he returns home to find his mother baking him--you guessed it--more pies. Another of Munsch's collaborations with the zany illustrator Michael Martchenko, More Pies! offers all the predictable repetition, kid-pleasing exaggeration, and silly sound effects ("Chuka--Chuka--Chuka--CHOMP") that have made this Ontario storyteller a household name. Although the story is not nearly as satisfying as Munsch classics like The Paper Bag Princess or Thomas' Snowsuit, Munsch- hungry youngsters will undoubtedly lap this book up and beg for more. (Ages 3 to 7) --Lisa Alward

Wonderful Wonderful story:
I have my own daycare and this is one of the children's favorite stories to read. They love to participate with our reading activities and this book gives them just that opportunity. I would highly recommend this book to anyone. It is a fun story about a young boy who's appetite is endless. This is one of my favorite Robert Munsch stories that we own.

Another winner from Munsch/Martchenko:
Robert Munsch and Michael Martchenko are a winning team in childrens' books, and this is another one of their terrific partnerships. Munsch's well-paced tales coupled with Martchenko's vivid and funny artwork encourage preschoolers and young grade schoolers to reread their books many times over. This book features a very hungry little boy, his exasperated mom, and a pie-eating contest. My kids howled with laughter at how much Samuel tried to eat for breakfast. The pictures of Samuel out-chowing the three big men are terrific, and the look on his face when he returns home is even better. An outlandish tale in the tradition of Paul Bunyan for preschoolers, complete with a Babe-sized stomach ache, this is a rippin' good yarn. Stick in two thumbs, pull out two plums, and point them up, way up, for More Pies!