Das Buch ist sehr liebevoll gestaltet mit einfachen, aber schönen Zeichnungen und Zusatzinformationen (fun facts) am Ende.

The visuals of this book are amazing!! I think the colors and illustrations would immediately pull the reader in! I also loved the diversity in the story and the different food types that would provide a good teaching opportunity for any child who may not be familiar with them. Great book!

Noura is a watermelon addict. Morning, noon and night all she wants to eat is a large chunk of that awesome juicy red fruit. She refuses all other foods, no way, it's only watermelon for her. Her distraught parents try to encourage her to try other foods but stubborn Noura refuses. It's exclusively watermelon on her menu or else. Finally she throws a tantrum at the dinner table after another struggle of trying to get her to eat molokhiya, chicken and rice. Mama has had it and gets angry. She tells her daughter firmly that she must eat her molokhiya first then she can have her beloved watermelon.

That evening Noura sneaks into the kitchen and low and behold what does she find on the table? Yes... a big, beautiful watermelon and she wants to eat it all by herself? She sneaks the watermelon and rolls it under her bed to eat later when everyone is asleep and she can dine solo in perfect bliss.

Can Noura manage to pull off this watermelon caper? What will happen to her if she manages to eat the whole thing all by herself? What consequences of her devious deed just might turn her towards other wholesome foods to eat and save delicious watermelon for dessert purposes as Mama suggests?

Noura learns a wonderful life lesson about being a picky eater and not wanting to branch out and sample different foods. The foods in the story are from the Middle East culture so that is fun for kids to learn about. The book was originally published in Arabic and in the back are fun facts about watermelons. "Watermelon Madness" is a great pick to introduce kids to another culture and will be an asset in a classroom or elementary school library.

This was a really sweet read. ;-) Yea, you like that I just did that. LOL

Noura is a young girl that loves watermelon and want it more and more. I don't want to give away the outcome of the book, but I too wanted more. Cute story!!

There were many typos along the way. The story itself was ok but seemed very similar to many others out there. I didn’t like how the child was “sneaking” off food either. I did enjoy the pictures but not the overall story.

Noura is a little girl who loved watermelon. She loves it so much she only wants to eat watermelon, in fact she wants to curl up and live inside a watermelon. That night, she hides a watermelon under her bed. That night she has a dream, or maybe a nightmare about being trapped inside a watermelon and not being able to get out. She learns that too much of anything is not a good thing.

My grandson thought this book was pretty funny. He loves watermelon, but could not understand only wanting to eat one thing. He has a pretty healthy and diverse appetite, but not all children do. This would be a good story to share when a child only wants to eat one thing. The illustrations are large, bright and vibrant, which certainly grabs and holds the attention of the listener.

This is a story about a girl who loves to eat only watermelon. She dreams about a huge watermelon and it scares her. The illustrations were done very well and the story is fun for children.

The story of a girl who just wants to eat watermelon...and nothing else. A nice reminder for kids that a varied diet is important and that too much of one thing can be bad for you. Also opens for discussions about greed and why it's better to share. A few watermelon facts make a nice ending to this book.

My daughter aged 5 said she liked the story because the girl loved eating watermelon.
The pictures are lovely and story itself gives a moral.

Noura loves watermelon. She LOVES watermelon.

My daughter loves books about watermelons, so I was interested in reading this. This plotline is good and it kept my daughter's interest. It was a nice touch that the book included some cultural aspects as well, although I will say as a parent, it is pretty difficult to pronounce "molokhiya" if you are not familiar with that word! My daughter seemed confused at that part.

My daughter also enjoyed the bolded/emphasized parts ("bigger and bigger and bigger"!) The illustrations and bright colours used help make the story pop. I did feel that a couple sentences could have been added at the end - maybe a little more elaboration about how you can have too much of a good thing.

My daughter enjoyed this book. She really liked the descriptions. I would recommend for kids. The main character is very funny.

Noura wants to eat only watermelon. Her parents want her to have a more balanced diet.

I read this to my three year-old, and she loved both the simple story and expressive illustrations. I think it also helped that we had our first watermelon of the season this week, and she remembered how much she liked it. At any rate, she liked it so much she wanted me to read it again.

I liked the illustrations and the diverse family this book featured. We’ll definitely purchase our own copy.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an arc.

This book is really cute. Noura loves watermelon and would eat it all the time. But she does find out that it's too much. The illustrations were cute and the story was adorable and very relatable.. The ending was sort of abrupt though. All in all a cute summer read.

A beautiful and impeccably drawn tale about the danger of gluttony. I particularly was attracted to the gorgeous illustration style.

My son is a very picky eater and he really enjoyed this book. It's reminiscent of JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH and WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE. We liked the watermelon facts at the end and the great illustrations!

Noura only wants to eat watermelon. She refuses to eat anything else. One night she even sneaks a huge watermelon into her room with plans to eat it all by herself. But she has strange dreams with that watermelon under her bed.

The purpose of this story is obviously to encourage picky eaters to branch out a little more. Not that that is bad. It is a frequent issue with young children, and thus an appropriate topic for a picture book. Noura is an extremely picky eater. Her dreams in essence teach her that too much of a good thing isn't so good. What I liked best about this is the other foods that Noura's family encourages her to eat. They are almost all foods unique to the Middle East so many readers will get introduced to some new foods while readers with ties to the Middle East will see familiar foods they don't normally find in English picture books. I also liked the little facts about watermelon in the back of the book. A good choice if you're looking for a multicultural read or a lesson for a picky eater.

I received an ARC of this title from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

My nephew, when he was young, would only eat peanut butter sandwiches, for each meal. Drove his mother crazy. So, I sympathize with the parents in this book who try to get their daughter to eat something other than watermelon.

Here they are trying to tell her to eat something else, first, at least.

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Very short picture book, about the errors of always eating one thing, in this case, watermelon, where the child has a nightmare that she has eaten so much watermelon that she is going to explode.



Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

Cute story about a little girl who will only eat watermelon. Most of us parents have been there where your child is obsessed with one thing! My 4 year old asked to read it 3 times in a row so I'd say that''s a success. The illustrations are fantastic. #WatermelonMadness #NetGalley

Not much of a story... I can't even imagine it holding a small child's attention. Illustrations were cute. But I'll pass on it... Two stars as the illustrations were wonderful!

Noura loves watermelon so much she would curl up inside one and live in it... so she does! Hiding a watermelon under her bed one night so she won't have to share, she wakes up to find her bed is almost touching the ceiling because the watermelon has grown so large! Sliding down it, she finds a door in the side and lets herself in.
It doesn't take long for Noura to learn that some things - even your most favorite things! - are best in moderation. Fun and vibrant illustrations will capture the attention of young readers in this lighthearted tale on how to avoid tummy aches.
Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an ARC for review.