Day 163: Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!

When I saw this book on the shelf at the library the other week, I just knew we had to read it.  How could I resist a silly sounding title like Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!?  One read through and I knew we had made a good choice.  Mr. McGreely has long dreamed of having a garden, so he is naturally quite excited about the prospect of eating his own yummy lettuce, carrots, peas, and tomatoes.  He gets to work planting, thrilled to watch his garden grow.  But as the sun goes down and the moon comes up, three crafty little bunnies are eager to taste Mr. McGreely's vegetables, too.  "Tippy - tippy - tippy, pat!  Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!"  Furious that his veggies have been nibbled in the night, Mr. McGreely plants a wire fence around his garden.  Surely that will keep the bunnies away.  Or will it?  Each night, the bunnies manage to sneak their way into the garden, and each day, Mr. McGreely devises a more elaborate plan to try to keep them out.  My son was consumed by fits of giggles the first time we read about the silly bunnies' antics, and now he and my daughter can't wait to shout out, "Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!" each time they succeed in breaking into Mr. McGreely's garden.  The ending is quite cute and clever, and the build up of the story and repetition of certain phrases throughout makes it a fun read aloud for all ages.  I was even able to use this book as a way to convince my kids to munch some fresh vegetables, too!  We've been having fun reading this story this summer, especially after making a trip to our local farmers market.  We hope you love it as much as we do.  Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!