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Lisbon's Misadventures #1
I Don't Want to Eat Bugs
Bugs are for the birds! Lisbon is hungry and it’s hard to wait for dinner. When her animal friends try to help her find something tasty to eat, the real the problems begin! Join Lisbon on her funny misadventures. Each beautiful illustration is designed to inspire the imaginations of children. An activity page at the end of the book allows for more fun as they search for special items in the illustrations. This version of I Don’t Want to Eat Bugs has been designed specifically for ebook with a fixed layout and larger text for easy reading. While this is a great read-aloud book for parents, teachers, and other adults to share with children, we have chosen fonts that are similar to the way children form letters for easy recognition as they begin to read on their own. The print book is also available in 8.5” x 11” format. Author’s I Don’t Want to Eat Bugs was written for my daughter, who was two when I wrote this story and didn’t like salad, but now she’s four and a half and loves it—if I give her plenty of salad dressing! (But don’t worry—this isn’t a book about eating salad.) Of course birds, cats, and dogs have a very different idea of what's good to eat, but through this fun adventure, Lisbon learns there is also food meant just for her—and it's good, especially compared with all the offerings from her animal friends. My daughter and I privately call this book the "Ice Cream Story" (she LOVES ice cream so there had to be ice cream involved), and now whenever something funny happens, she says, "We should write a new ice cream story about that." And we have! I Don’t Want to Eat Bugs is the first book in a series called Lisbon’s Misadventures. Book 2, I Don't Want to Have Hot Toes, is now available, and Tim Petersen is hard at work creating the illustrations for the next two books. Tim is obviously a fabulous artist, and I’m excited to be working with him. You can sign up on my website to learn when the next book comes out ( Thank you and enjoy!
30 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 5, 2016
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Rachel Branton
32 books72 followersTeyla Rachel Branton grew up avidly reading science fiction and fantasy and watching Star Trek reruns with her large family. They lived on a little farm where she loved to visit the solitary cow and collect (and juggle) the eggs, usually making it back to the house with most of them intact. On that same farm she once owned thirty-three gerbils and eighteen cats, not a good mix, as it turns out. Teyla always had her nose in a book and daydreamed about someday creating her own worlds. She is now married, mostly grown up, and has seven kids, so life at her house can be very interesting (and loud), but writing keeps her sane. She thrives on the energy and daily amusement offered by her children, the semi-ordered chaos giving her a constant source of writing material. Grabbing any snatch of free time from her hectic life, Teyla writes novels full of mystery, romance, and imagination. She warns her children that if they don’t behave, they just might find themselves in her next book! She’s been known to wear pajamas all day when working on a deadline, and is often distracted enough to burn dinner. (Okay, pretty much 90% of the time.) A sign on her office door reads: DANGER. WRITER AT WORK. ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK. She loves writing fiction and traveling, and she hopes to write and travel a lot more. She also loves shooting guns, martial arts, and belly dancing. She has worked in the publishing business for over twenty years.
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January 4, 2018
Read this book for my son’s bedtime. Excellent read! Lisbon is hungry but dinner is not ready yet. So she goes outside and was introduced to different types of foods by different friends. A bird asked if she wanted to try out a bug and a cat asked her to take a bite of its yummy mouse. Through many choices, Lisbon goes home and eat what her mom gave her and realized what she loves to eat. Highly recommend this book for all kids! Got this ebook from Amazon.
February 1, 2018
What an adorable story!
Lisbon is hungry and when her mom she'd have to wait, she goes off in search of a snack. Her animal friends offer yummy treats to eat but most of what offer are, in fact, bugs. EWW! The ending is lovely and I agree with Lisbon.
A cute story with fun wording and colorful illustrations. Much better read to children than reading on your own.
My Rating: 5 stars
Lisbon is hungry and when her mom she'd have to wait, she goes off in search of a snack. Her animal friends offer yummy treats to eat but most of what offer are, in fact, bugs. EWW! The ending is lovely and I agree with Lisbon.
A cute story with fun wording and colorful illustrations. Much better read to children than reading on your own.
My Rating: 5 stars
April 25, 2021
This is a children's book that I read to my twin boys. I have to say they found this book so funny. I loved that it pull my boys into the story. They kept saying "No, do eat that". I found the story cute and funny. Also, it shows kids that different things eats different things. I also found the pictures really cute. If you are looking for a cute and funny story to read to your kids then this is the book for you. I also think it is a great book to read during spring because you can look for birds eating bugs after reading this book. (*)
July 7, 2019
I'm not sure if I like this one or not. It's a very simple story about a little girl who gets hungry. Dinner's coming, but she just can't wait. Various animals suggest things for her to eat, but none of them--from bugs to mice to hedgehogs--sound that appealing. Eventually, she decides she wants ice cream. But her mom makes her eat dinner first, and she realizes that her favourite foods aren't the same things animals like at all.
I'm not sure exactly what the point or the message is supposed to be. There's no problem that Lisbon really needs to solve; all she has to do is wait for dinner. And I shuddered at the page where she was holding the live mouse; that's a great way to catch diseases if she happens to be bitten. I'm just not sure what the takeaway from this is supposed to be. If it's about patience, then it could've been clearer. I also don't really understand the point of the "find the hidden objects" bit at the end. What parent is going to want to sit around while their child tries to find 18 frogs and 31 black bugs (among other things)?
But... the illustrations are sort of cute. Lisbon's facial expressions are amusing, even though she's a bit of a funny-looking kid. (All the humans look kind of odd. I guess it's just the particular style used here.)
So... I'm not really sure how to rate this. Do I think it's an okay picture book? Yes. Do I think it will keep some kids engaged with the story? Yes. Would I want to read it again? Not particularly. I think that's the issue I'm having with this one; while it was fine for a quick read, there's really nothing in it that would make me want to reread it.
I'm not sure exactly what the point or the message is supposed to be. There's no problem that Lisbon really needs to solve; all she has to do is wait for dinner. And I shuddered at the page where she was holding the live mouse; that's a great way to catch diseases if she happens to be bitten. I'm just not sure what the takeaway from this is supposed to be. If it's about patience, then it could've been clearer. I also don't really understand the point of the "find the hidden objects" bit at the end. What parent is going to want to sit around while their child tries to find 18 frogs and 31 black bugs (among other things)?
But... the illustrations are sort of cute. Lisbon's facial expressions are amusing, even though she's a bit of a funny-looking kid. (All the humans look kind of odd. I guess it's just the particular style used here.)
So... I'm not really sure how to rate this. Do I think it's an okay picture book? Yes. Do I think it will keep some kids engaged with the story? Yes. Would I want to read it again? Not particularly. I think that's the issue I'm having with this one; while it was fine for a quick read, there's really nothing in it that would make me want to reread it.
July 1, 2018
I Don't Want to Eat Bugs is absolutely adorable!
The art style in this book is more cartoon-y than "artsy", but it stands out really well! That gives it a unique feature that really stands out, in my opinion. While that may turn some readers away, the details in this book were fantastic! Just on the first page - the stuffed animals were breathtaking and almost real (in a cartoon sense). I really liked the style!
There is NOT a rhyming scheme, which is a really nice change! This story is just a story! It let's the words flow whatever way the author desired, instead of trying to stick to a rhyming scheme.
I thought the adventure Lisbon (our main character) goes on is really cute. The bird, cat and dog were all cute companions for Lisbon to learn from. The lesson about eating the food that is made for you (and not just random bugs and mice... do kids do that?) was something I haven't seen for a long time!
The final pages where it has a little activity was also an incredible touch! I always liked having activities in the book as a kid to make the book more fun, so seeing the activity page warms my heart. The activity itself is finding certain items in the storybook, if anyone is curious.
I think this book is adorable! I might have pushed the idea or theme behind the book a little more, but it was still fun and cute!
Four out of five stars!
I found this book on Bookbub!
The art style in this book is more cartoon-y than "artsy", but it stands out really well! That gives it a unique feature that really stands out, in my opinion. While that may turn some readers away, the details in this book were fantastic! Just on the first page - the stuffed animals were breathtaking and almost real (in a cartoon sense). I really liked the style!
There is NOT a rhyming scheme, which is a really nice change! This story is just a story! It let's the words flow whatever way the author desired, instead of trying to stick to a rhyming scheme.
I thought the adventure Lisbon (our main character) goes on is really cute. The bird, cat and dog were all cute companions for Lisbon to learn from. The lesson about eating the food that is made for you (and not just random bugs and mice... do kids do that?) was something I haven't seen for a long time!
The final pages where it has a little activity was also an incredible touch! I always liked having activities in the book as a kid to make the book more fun, so seeing the activity page warms my heart. The activity itself is finding certain items in the storybook, if anyone is curious.
I think this book is adorable! I might have pushed the idea or theme behind the book a little more, but it was still fun and cute!
Four out of five stars!
I found this book on Bookbub!
January 13, 2018
Lisbon is hungry but dinner is not ready so her mother sends her outside to play until it is ready. Several animals offer her what they eat for dinner but Lisbon doesn't want bugs, a mouse, a hedgehog or dog food. This gives an adult reading this to a young child to discuss how animals eat different things from each other and people. She goes home and has a balanced meal with an ice cream cone for her treat. Again adults reading to young children can talk about good nutrition and expand the knowledge of the children. The illustrations were excellent and the writing easy for preschool age children to understand with a topic that interests them ~ eating.
April 3, 2022
Lovely ..
January 5, 2018
Clever and well written.
I thought this was a cute book. It has the perfect flow for beginner to mid way readers. I love the idea behind her adventure. The interaction with the characters and their meal choices is a clever way of teaching kids about different meals for humans and animals a like. I really enjoyed the illustrations. They are a bit quirky but seriously cute as well as eye catching . make sire you go to the end where the author challenges the reader to go back and find certain Illustrated items in a search. Loved that! Super cute book.
I thought this was a cute book. It has the perfect flow for beginner to mid way readers. I love the idea behind her adventure. The interaction with the characters and their meal choices is a clever way of teaching kids about different meals for humans and animals a like. I really enjoyed the illustrations. They are a bit quirky but seriously cute as well as eye catching . make sire you go to the end where the author challenges the reader to go back and find certain Illustrated items in a search. Loved that! Super cute book.
January 12, 2018
I Don’t Want to Eat Bugs By Rachel Branton and Tim Petersen
Children's colorful story of a girl and she is so hungry. Too hungry to wait for dinner.
She heads outside and some animals try to treat her to one of their favorite snacks...
What I like about this book is that you can see the lettering on the dark background making it easy to read.
She comes across many animals and their foods. She gets a surprise after dinner.
Love end where it asks you to find so many items on the pages you've just read. Other works by the author are highlighted at the end.
Children's colorful story of a girl and she is so hungry. Too hungry to wait for dinner.
She heads outside and some animals try to treat her to one of their favorite snacks...
What I like about this book is that you can see the lettering on the dark background making it easy to read.
She comes across many animals and their foods. She gets a surprise after dinner.
Love end where it asks you to find so many items on the pages you've just read. Other works by the author are highlighted at the end.
November 26, 2017
RECOMMENDED!
Recommend! My grandsons (4 and 5 years old) and I loved this fun story that shows what all of the different animal character's eat when they offered to share their food with the little girl while she waited for her dinner. This book is beautifully illustrated and intertaining to read, with a bonus activity at the end of the story. I will look forward to reading other children's books by this author.
Recommend! My grandsons (4 and 5 years old) and I loved this fun story that shows what all of the different animal character's eat when they offered to share their food with the little girl while she waited for her dinner. This book is beautifully illustrated and intertaining to read, with a bonus activity at the end of the story. I will look forward to reading other children's books by this author.
June 9, 2018
The illustrations are cute and fun. I only wish Lisbon wore shoes before she left the yard.
Things happen when you are chasing around with your best friend dog!
A cute story about being hungry and discovering what sort of dinner other creatures may enjoy.
And at the end there is a fun game!
Things happen when you are chasing around with your best friend dog!
A cute story about being hungry and discovering what sort of dinner other creatures may enjoy.
And at the end there is a fun game!
January 9, 2018
A little girl named Lisbon sits on the living room floor playing when her stomach begins to growl. She complains to her mother that she is hungry. Her mom tells her dinner is almost ready and suggests that she goes outside to play. Lisbon has conversations with a bird, a cat, and the dog next door. Each of them offers to share food with her, but a bug, mouse and dog food are not appealing choices. She meets a child with an ice cream cone who suggests she ask her mom for one. When Lisbon arrives home, her dinner is ready. What will she eat and how will her experiences affect her?
This book is a cute bedtime story for preschoolers or a read aloud for beginning readers. Children learn differences between human and animal food, and why good food choices are important.
This book is a cute bedtime story for preschoolers or a read aloud for beginning readers. Children learn differences between human and animal food, and why good food choices are important.
January 9, 2018
Any other book that I can read with my twin toddlers that doesn't have the words Goodnight or Moon in them I'm always game for. This was a pleasant read and I loved that it now makes my kids think differently about wanting to have rice, chicken and salad for dinner.
I enjoyed the other animals and showing my kids what they eat and why they find their food so yummy and why we should feel the same about our "human" food.
Next time they start getting fussy I'll be quick to remind them about Lisbon and her adventures.
I enjoyed the other animals and showing my kids what they eat and why they find their food so yummy and why we should feel the same about our "human" food.
Next time they start getting fussy I'll be quick to remind them about Lisbon and her adventures.
August 7, 2019
Short but very sweet.
I got this as a free ebook but hadn't looked at it since. I remembered it yesterday when my son had a nightmare and we needed something short and sweet to distract him from his bad dreams. This fit the bill perfectly.
The illustrations are eye catching and my son loved them. The story is charmingly nonsensical but relatable at the same time (especially to any hungry child who has had to wait for dinner). The story itself was quite short but overall, very sweet and my son went back to sleep with a smile on his face.
I got this as a free ebook but hadn't looked at it since. I remembered it yesterday when my son had a nightmare and we needed something short and sweet to distract him from his bad dreams. This fit the bill perfectly.
The illustrations are eye catching and my son loved them. The story is charmingly nonsensical but relatable at the same time (especially to any hungry child who has had to wait for dinner). The story itself was quite short but overall, very sweet and my son went back to sleep with a smile on his face.
January 3, 2018
What a fantastic and fun illustrated picture book for 2-7 years.
I liked this ebook and would hope that the kids in this age level will also find it even more fun to read yet. With a moral for kids who are picky eaters. For these reasons I wish to rate this as a five star ebook for kids. Also want to recommend it for those either ages 2-7 and or in grades P-2. I received this for free on BookBub, and in return, here is my honest review. Super Job Rachel & Tim! By Sunny.
I liked this ebook and would hope that the kids in this age level will also find it even more fun to read yet. With a moral for kids who are picky eaters. For these reasons I wish to rate this as a five star ebook for kids. Also want to recommend it for those either ages 2-7 and or in grades P-2. I received this for free on BookBub, and in return, here is my honest review. Super Job Rachel & Tim! By Sunny.
April 1, 2018
This is an cute and adorable picture book for children. The illustration of the story is awesome. Also on the kindle the picture book is setup in a way that you could zoom in if you wanted to even though it isn't required. The font size and text if perfect. There is also a bonus activity at the end for the children. The story is fun and entertaining with a great message. The art work by Tim is amazing.
January 3, 2018
Love rhis
I read this to my little ones (1&4) and they loved it! They found the thought of eating what the animals suggested both hilarious and gross. They also loved the idea of ice cream! I would recommend this book to any mama with picky eaters.
I read this to my little ones (1&4) and they loved it! They found the thought of eating what the animals suggested both hilarious and gross. They also loved the idea of ice cream! I would recommend this book to any mama with picky eaters.
January 7, 2018
OK as a read-aloud with small kids. Silly story about the different things animals eat compared to people. Kids will think it is fun. I wasn’t that thrilled with the illustrations, for example the bird didn’t look anything like a bird while the dog looked almost hyper-realistic and a bit too large.
January 3, 2018
I love children's picture books and read as many as I can. This was an interesting subject, and I can see it appealing to kids and parents alike. Purely personal, but I didn't really like the way Lisbon was illustrated. The early pictures made her look slightly pregnant to me.
January 4, 2018
it's well illustrated and fun, but the more i learn about nutrition and the ethical and environmental impact of our food choices the less appropriate i find telling children that animal products are good for them
January 5, 2018
Excellent stpry
This story is fantastic. The wording, pictures and antics of Lisbon are priceless. Children will enjoy the story, but wait there is more... At the end of the book the author, Rachel Brenton gives you a chance to seek and find hidden items throughout the book.
This story is fantastic. The wording, pictures and antics of Lisbon are priceless. Children will enjoy the story, but wait there is more... At the end of the book the author, Rachel Brenton gives you a chance to seek and find hidden items throughout the book.
January 7, 2018
Cute story
Nice story about hungry little girl and all her creature friends offering to share their favorites with her. Then she decides her own food is best of all. Cute illustrations. Nice story for 3 or 4 year-old children.
Nice story about hungry little girl and all her creature friends offering to share their favorites with her. Then she decides her own food is best of all. Cute illustrations. Nice story for 3 or 4 year-old children.
January 9, 2018
Great story
I write enjoyed this story, as did my children. It's cute. Everyone wants Lisbon to try their favorite foods. Turns out she really likes her favorites, not the bird's, cat's, or dog's. The illustrations in this book are fantastic as well.
I write enjoyed this story, as did my children. It's cute. Everyone wants Lisbon to try their favorite foods. Turns out she really likes her favorites, not the bird's, cat's, or dog's. The illustrations in this book are fantastic as well.
January 12, 2018
This was a cute story about a girl who goes out to play while she is waiting for dinner. The different animals that live in the neighborhood all offer her things that she likes to eat. I thought the illustrations were cute. The story is short and for that reason, it would make a good bedtime story.
January 17, 2018
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Cute book. The illustrations were interesting and the story was humorous. Good intro into what various animals eat and personal preferences.
Cute book. The illustrations were interesting and the story was humorous. Good intro into what various animals eat and personal preferences.
February 1, 2018
Great read with kids
Loved this book. Often so disappointed by the flat stories or boring stories found. This was one both my 4 year old & I enjoyed with laugh out loud parts. Thanks.
Loved this book. Often so disappointed by the flat stories or boring stories found. This was one both my 4 year old & I enjoyed with laugh out loud parts. Thanks.
April 29, 2020
Lisbon is hungry, but her mother says dinner will be ready soon. Because she can't wait, she goes along with her animal friends to see what they are offering. Bugs! and yucky stuff ... not what she wants to eat at all.
Cute pictures.
Cute pictures.
March 6, 2018
An enjoyable tale.
Delightful, high quality images accompany this short story about a hungry little girl. Easy to read text. Towards the end there is a small activity included; example....how many mice did you see?
Delightful, high quality images accompany this short story about a hungry little girl. Easy to read text. Towards the end there is a small activity included; example....how many mice did you see?
April 28, 2018
A Happy Book
Let's take a walk with hungry Lisbon who can't wait to eat. On Lisbon's walk she meets several animals who try to keep her tummy from rumbling. What kind of food do they offer her? Will she eat it or wait for her people-food?
Let's take a walk with hungry Lisbon who can't wait to eat. On Lisbon's walk she meets several animals who try to keep her tummy from rumbling. What kind of food do they offer her? Will she eat it or wait for her people-food?
January 5, 2018
Cute!
Super cute little story! My kids loved it and want to read it again and again. The illustrations are fun and bubbly and very cute.
Super cute little story! My kids loved it and want to read it again and again. The illustrations are fun and bubbly and very cute.
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