I'm a little torn on this one, I'll be honest. The illustrations are wonderful, of that there is no doubt, it's the story itself that I can't quite decide on. This is a story for *some* kids. You'll have to read it and make a judgement call on whether you think it would actually give your child nightmares or not (even if parents do end up saving the day). I actually wasn't completely crazy about the parents saving the day. I would've liked to see the kids step up and find courage to face down the monster. Leaving it at a 3 because I'm not quite sure where it falls overall for me.

I received a free ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I went back and forth on this one. There are aspects that I liked and some that I didn't like. I think kids will enjoy the photos and the story. I just thought some of it was a little too over top for young readers.

This book was fun until the end. It’s meant to be a horror story for children and I think it does so very well. Nothing too scary, just a spine tingling story to get the nerves jumping just a bit. I didn’t love the end where the storytelling felt flat but the lead up was good, the illustrations are good, and I think kids will enjoy it.

This has to be one of the most uneven picture books I've ever read. The illustrations are really cute... but they're paired with a horrid aesthetic, bad writing, and a really questionable premise.

This is one of those books where you really need to know your kids. If they like to be scared, they might like this. If they don't, they might end up terrified. It's not the pictures that are the problem, really; the monster is more comical than menacing. But the text--which continually tells children that they're going to be eaten--is rather disturbing. It's almost like this was written by someone completely clueless about kids' fears. (Having the parents pop out to save the day may be too little, too late.)

I mentioned the aesthetic earlier, and I have to mention it again because it's just so bad. The pictures themselves are fine, but the decision to outline and emboss the text... I mean, what were they thinking? I found it very hard to read. The writing itself is also pretty terrible from a technical point of view. Besides the sentence fragments, there's also the repeated use of "it's" for the possessive. (This is elementary-school level grammar, people. Come on.)

I wouldn't mind checking out the illustrator's other work. But I have no desire to actually read anything else by the author.

I requested this book for my daughter. She has been looking for books that have a bit of a scary feel to it. She is 10 years old so when I told her about this one she said yes. It was not what either one of us were expecting. It says that it is for middle grade so I was expecting it to be a chapter book. It was a picture book. I am not saying that it was a bad book but it is more for a child that is younger.

Sounds scary, but this is a children's horror story. But, it is a story for little ones -- you know the ones you read to or early readers will enjoy. So this tells you it isn't too scary while keeping in mind some little ones might be a little scared to hear a story if they learn the monster is in the dark and eats children. Can you blame them? Nevertheless, it is easy to read with a nice repetition as in most books of this type. The illustrations were well done and work well for the story. This story is a nice book of description mostly with colorful illustrations. One illustration, which might be upsetting to some little ones shows the monster with bones after he ate a witch because you see her hat, but there is no blood. If you have a child already upset about sleeping in the dark this might not be the book for your child or your family as it mentions the monster arrives then. So it might not be a story for every child though I recommend it as it is worth considering because the reader knows if the child will handle it or not. One way to handle this book and reading it is to show pictures ahead of reading and explaining it is not real. It might be a great way to teach about real and pretend. I don't want to spoil the story, but let you know an ending message is the characters or children have special people to protect them from the monster. Perhaps if looking ahead for book as a Halloween scare this would fit your needs.

I like to eat children by Reagan Rothe.
I read this book to my children and they loved the colour and the story. Especially the end. They gave it 5*.

itle: I Like to Eat Children
Author: Reagan Rothe
Illustrator: Drew Rose
Publish Day: Oct. 4, 2014 — so available for purchase!
Publisher: Black Rose Writing
Review

If your young child likes spooky lite — this is a good one. It is available under Kindle Unlimited as well. I downloaded this through Netgalley, as I am auto approved with Black Rose Writing. I liked the cover so wanted to look at it. This would have fit perfectly with my students this school year. They liked anything and everything that would fit nicely under Halloween.

The illustrations in this story are “spooky” enough and silly that will help make the story seem too frightening. I mean, it IS about a spooky monster thing that likes to each children.

One excited note: one of the children is a wheel chair user. Overall this story was cute and perfect for the kiddos who like a little scary read. This is downloaded freely in exchange for an honest review.

I read this to my students. I really tried to make it sound spooky but the kind of gave up on it at the end. This had a cute premise but didn't really deliver with the story. The illustrations were cute, though!

Cute book! Great pictures, but it might scare the socks off the little ones! Not to worry, it has a happy ending! Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the chance to review!

A fun book for kids who love to read stories about monsters. I liked the fact that there's no superficial super hero, who comes to the rescue, but the parents who are the actually the primary guardians. New and Nice.

I like to eat children is a book for children with a scary theme: a sharp clawed and sharp fanged creature that has eaten all of the other scary creatures who likes to eat children. The only thing that can save the children in this book are their parents. I'm torn on this. I deem it too scary for younger children but more fitting for older children.the story is simple and easy to understand but not necessarily one I would want to read to a small child before bed. I do like that the book shows parents saving the day/ night and scaring off the scary creature thus keeping the children safe. But again, I worry about nightmares. Of course, this book doesn't have to be read at night. The illustrations are fitting for the book. I actually thought they were good. I would advise for ages 8 or up.

Thank you to Black Rose Writing and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Guaranteed to produce scared children for days. I loved it but not sure a children's horror story is something I would intentionally seek out to read to my kids unless I didn't like them.

Does your kid like scary things but they're still definitely too young to watch all the scary movies that some of their friends are watching? I feel as though<i> I Like to Eat Children </i>by Reagan Rothe is pretty perfect for those kids. Granted, I have a friend who were watching horror movies back when she was only two years old (which I frankly find horrifying, but she loves it and looks back on the memories rather fondly, so there you go). This book has a perfect amount of scary for the kids that actually <i>want</i> to be scared. Of course, with that said, I would say if you have a timid child who doesn't particularly enjoy feeling scared...I'd probably not read it to them.

<i>I Like to Eat Children </i>is a pretty harmless tale about a monster who, as the title says, enjoys eating kids. He sets off on a journey to find his next meal and eventually determines the best way to get it is to find his way into their bedroom at night. It's this particular aspect that makes me say, frankly, that a child prone to feeling scared is not the sort of kid you want to read this book to. When it comes to be bedtime, they will get scared. And you definitely don't want this to be a bedtime story for those kids. That said, I can see some kids really enjoying this book. I can see some finding it hilarious. I can say, hands down, I will be buying it for that friend I mentioned above when she (if) has children of her own.

It's an adorable little book, really, with a sound resolution to the problem of the monster--though if he doesn't eat himself some kids, I wonder if he will go hungry?--has some cute and well-done artwork, and generally just was a lot of fun to read. But again, it's only for children with a specific personality type. Or maybe for kids who are a little older and less likely to believe in the scary monster that just might be coming to eat them.

<i>I was provided a free copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.</i>

What a cute story to share with younger children. The story had a good flow and the illustrations suited the story well and where appealing and colourful. The story had a nice conclusion and I could imagine sharing this book with others. This story has room to grow and would be a cute part of a series.

I Like to Eat Children by Reagan Rotheis a great kids book that I requested from NetGalley and the review is voluntary. This book has the parents as heroes! The story tells about a monsters and the different types saying they like to eat children. The art work is so cute! But it is nice to have the parents saving the day for once! Cute art and story!

I Like to Eat Children is an odd little book that might be frightening to small children. It would be pretty easy to get caught up in the scary nature of a big monster with dark green skin, who is scaly and slimy and full of oozing yellow bumps with a big red eye who pursues little people, if you were under 6 years old. The words are taken from the story and there are other vivid descriptions of a hideous creature looking to eat children!! With a parent’s guidance it might be interesting for young kids, although for a child that is easily frightened maybe not. The story is a traditional “monster under the bed” kind of story. My 3 year-old grandson is so not frightened of this kind of stuff, willing to hold a live tarantula in his hand and smile about it. I can not whole heartedly recommend for every child but would say a parent would know about his/her little one and whether this is appropriate. The story has, what seems to me to be, a singular message—“grown-ups and particularly family will protect you.” A good generalized message. #IlikeToEatChildren #NetGalley

This is a cute monster story for kids- but maybe too scary if you have a little one with a real fear of monsters lurking under the bed. I liked the illustrations, but the font color and style were really hard to read.

The best "scary" kids book I've seen in a long long while! Great colors on the pictures and as always I love the inclusive drawings! Only draw back was the purple font on the ebook a tad hard to read but I think it would look much better in print so doesn't effect rating.

I Like to Eat Children is a book aimed at middle grade children, by American xx, Reagan Rothe. It is illustrated by Drew Rose. All children know about the monster under the bed: he’s from their worst imaginations. Even when children check all the possible hiding places, they know he’s there when the lights go out. Rothe and Rose show us what he looks like, this ugly green monster who likes to eat children. And that could be the stuff of nightmares, if it wasn’t for mom and dad, who stop the monster in his tracks and send him on his way. (They have a secret weapon.)
The illustrations are outstanding: colourful and imaginative and a great enhancement to the text; the text itself has been mentioned in other reviews as lacking sufficient contrast with the background page colour, making it a little difficult to read, a valid criticism. A clever weapon against bedtime fears.
This unbiased review is from an uncorrected proof copy provided by NetGalley and Black Rose Publishing.