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The true and gory story of the food chain.

About the Author

Matty Long is an award-winning author and illustrator. He holds a first-class degree in Illustration and a Masters in Children's Book Illustration from the prestigious Cambridge School of Art. His debut picture book Super Happy Magic Forest was voted best new picture book of 2015 by a voting panel of 12,000 children, and was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize.

Reviews

*** Shortlisted for the Shropshire Bookfest Picture Book Award 2024 ***

***Longlisted for the SLA Information Book Award 2023***

"This delightful and very funny cartoon-style guide to food chains is a brilliant introduction to the concept, and gives young readers/listeners some simple facts about a range of animals and their eating habits, and the natural cycle of life."
*BookTrust*

"Long brings his trademark talents of deadpan comedy and hilarious, cartoon-style illustration to this wonderful walk on the wild side which explores the real-life, deadly facts of the food chain, and the animals, plants, and ecosystems that are found in the natural world around us. With a bug hunt activity to enjoy at the end of the book, Long's witty commentary, and fun, eye-catching artwork to win every child's heart, young readers will need little encouragement to join nature's chain gang on their journey of discovery!"
*Pam Norfolk, Lancashire Post*

"A slice of scientific learning served up in a deliciously funny manner that will surely have both children and adults chortling. Make that two slices - the final double spread provides additional buggy facts and the bug hunt activity page will likely send youngsters back to the start to track down the minibeasts in various stages of their life cycles. For this adult reviewer Who Ate All The Bugs is perhaps my favourite of Matty's picture books so far."
*Jill Bennett, Red Reading Hub*

"This contains all of Matty Long's characteristic comic book style illustrations and humour... Discovering the story of the food chain, it's a fantastic way of putting across this information... Fantastic!"
*Phoebe Demeger, Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) Librarian*

"We get a snail's eye view of the food chain in this brilliantly funny and informative cartoon-style examination of mini-beasts by the creator of the Super Happy Magic Forest books."
*Andrea Reece, LoveReading4Kids*

"Each page is packed full of bright, eye-catching, and humorous characterswith just the right amount of grossness for the intended younger audience. This wonderful book is a perfect mix of story and fact to keep readers entertained time after time."
*Books For Keeps*

"It explores ecosystems by combining non-fiction and activity elements with the story of a snail, who sets out to find who is responsible for, you guessed it, eating all the bugs. It's a book filled with humour and also has a worm that talks nothing but nonsense."
*Hythe Library, Hampshire County Council*

"This is a fantastic picture book about the harsh realities of the insect and mini-beast section of the food chain, as played out in your own back garden or local park... I love that most children can enjoy this book, and then go straight out to discover these creatures for themselves."
*Jenny Griffiths, The School Librarian*

"An excellent introduction to food chains; it will inform and entertain in equal measure."
*Sam Keeley, Just Imagine*