Oliver's Milk Shake (Hardcover)

Ages 3-6. Oliver is not an adventurous eater, as children found out in Oliver's Vegetables (1995) and Oliver's Fruit Salad (1998). In this new book, his aunt jumps to the conclusion that he doesn't like milk, perhaps because her own daughter is so outspoken on the subject or because she sees Oliver drinking orange soda for breakfast. An object lesson is just the thing for these milk-haters, so off they go to a farm for fresh ingredients to make milk shakes. Lively farm animals and the round-faced children tumble across the pages as the aunt drives homes her point. Wholesome milk and blueberries make the most "yummy scrummy fruity frothy icy nicy tip-top tasty dreamy creamy milk shake" ever. The vivid art adds a sensual feel to the text, and in a completely childlike conclusion, Oliver explains the real reason he had orange soda for breakfast--he'd used up the milk on his cornflakes. REVWR