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The Runaway Dinner

The Runaway Dinner

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  • Author：Allan Ahlberg
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Summary

Talk about fast food！ A hilarious， high-speed tale from the inimitable Allan Ahlberg — catch it if you can！

What happens if someone's dinner decides that， well， it doesn't want to be eaten？ For a hungry little boy named Banjo and a savory sausage named Melvin， it's a plight that can only result in a breathless escape — and what a chase it is！ Off speeds the sturdy sausage — leading fork， knife， and plate， chair and table， a handful of fries with various French names， and three fat little peas — out the door， down the street， and around the park， with poor Banjo taking up the rear。 Will the famished boy ever catch them？ And what （gulp） happens to Melvin if he does？ Allan Ahlberg is in his element with this fast and funny tale， while Bruce Ingman's kid-friendly illustrations add visual comedy to the chase。

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Reviews

Nadina ，

I really enjoyed Allan Ahlberg's collection of school poems in the "Please Mrs。 Butler" book， but I can't find myself enjoying this book （or the other books I have read by him today）。 The story was average， it felt very fast paced and just didn't feel there was much of a decent plot。 I really enjoyed Allan Ahlberg's collection of school poems in the "Please Mrs。 Butler" book， but I can't find myself enjoying this book （or the other books I have read by him today）。 The story was average， it felt very fast paced and just didn't feel there was much of a decent plot。 。。。more

November ，

I love this book。 It’s hilarious and fun and so enjoyable to read out loud。 “Don’t eat that it’s BEEN ON THE FLOOR！！！！” （That would have to be my favourite page。 Although the one that just says “ate him。” would be Hugh up too。 I really like the ending too， how the illustration shows something completely different to the words。 I think I was probably about 6 or 7 when I read it first。 My grandad Peter hadn’t died that long ago so it was nice to point him out in one of the pages， sat up nice and s I love this book。 It’s hilarious and fun and so enjoyable to read out loud。 “Don’t eat that it’s BEEN ON THE FLOOR！！！！” （That would have to be my favourite page。 Although the one that just says “ate him。” would be Hugh up too。 I really like the ending too， how the illustration shows something completely different to the words。 I think I was probably about 6 or 7 when I read it first。 My grandad Peter hadn’t died that long ago so it was nice to point him out in one of the pages， sat up nice and safe reading a newspaper。 It was comforting to me and even now it feels like he’s there。 。。。more

Katharine Stone ，

This was a funny story - I really enjoyed the personification of each of the runaway items

Louise Hare ，

I can't tell if the story's funny because it's so random or brilliantly creative， either way it works。 I can't tell if the story's funny because it's so random or brilliantly creative， either way it works。 。。。more

Syntha Green ，

Such a fun story， sadly oop

Kiyoko ，

we loved it。。。 zany and energetic。 It was fun to keep track of all the characters。

Dave ，

Told in a very peculiar style， like a rambling grandpa。 Uses an interesting technique of using black sketches of secondary details to make the primary action pop。Willing to kill off minor characters。 Manages to impart traditional femininity to park benches。

Diz ，

A boy sits down to dinner， and in response his dinner stands up to run away。 A chase ensues。 This story is written in a way that sounds like someone retelling a story。 Details change， forgotten things are added， and the narrator makes remarks along the way。 I really liked the sense of humor that this book has。 Overall， this is good fun for bedtime reading。

Lisa Sheehan ，

Very funny and great as a read aloud。 Kids are left laughing out loud at their favorite - and not so favorite foods running loose。

Sophia Lawrence ，

All of Banjo’s food and utensils ran away and as they are given names along the way new items join them to continue the chase， some peas are eaten and some fries get lost， also once everyone is happy and back home and Banjo sits down to eat Plum Pudding it all runs away on the last page。 As every item finds a new home or is eaten when banjo finally catches up to Melvin his mom says that it been on the floor and he can’t eat it now。 The book shows all kinds of pieces of a meal that is more than j All of Banjo’s food and utensils ran away and as they are given names along the way new items join them to continue the chase， some peas are eaten and some fries get lost， also once everyone is happy and back home and Banjo sits down to eat Plum Pudding it all runs away on the last page。 As every item finds a new home or is eaten when banjo finally catches up to Melvin his mom says that it been on the floor and he can’t eat it now。 The book shows all kinds of pieces of a meal that is more than just the traditional "gingerbread man" which makes this book even funnier for kids。 The age appropriateness for this book is kindergarten to 2nd grade。 I could possibly use this book in the classroom because I actually think that it is more humorous than the original gingerbread man story。 The difference isn't huge between the UK and the original story， but it could be fun to diagram what students believe to be the differences and what they notice。 I enjoyed this book because of how many more elements it used in dinner than just one item and students could enjoy that too。 。。。more

Rada ，

This is a darling book written in a very express style。 Rachel and I both really liked it。

Abigail ，

An anthropomorphic sausage named Melvin makes a break for his freedom in this rather surreal picture-book adventure from Allan Ahlberg and Bruce Ingman， followed in short order by: the fork， the knife， the plate， the table and chair， three fat peas （named Peter， Percival and Paul）， four baby carrots （Caroline， Clara， Camilla and Christabel）， and a handful of fries （all French， of course）。 Pursuing this string of unconventional runaways is a hungry boy named Banjo Cannon， Banjo's cat， Mildred， th An anthropomorphic sausage named Melvin makes a break for his freedom in this rather surreal picture-book adventure from Allan Ahlberg and Bruce Ingman， followed in short order by: the fork， the knife， the plate， the table and chair， three fat peas （named Peter， Percival and Paul）， four baby carrots （Caroline， Clara， Camilla and Christabel）， and a handful of fries （all French， of course）。 Pursuing this string of unconventional runaways is a hungry boy named Banjo Cannon， Banjo's cat， Mildred， the neighbor's dog （pursuing Mildred， really）， and Banjo's parents。 Many mishaps （or not， depending upon one's perspective） ensue。 Will Banjo catch his sausage？ Will Melvin be eaten？ Read and find out。。。Like some other reviewers， I had mixed feelings about The Runaway Dinner， which has a zany， madcap sense of fun that will appeal to some， and leave others cold。 The acrylic illustrations， done by Bruce Ingman， are also likely to appeal， or not， as the case may be。 Truthfully， this was one I appreciated more than enjoyed - the artwork just isn't to my taste， and the story， while hilarious upon occasion， was rather uneven。 Still， I think children who enjoy the bizarre and offbeat will like it， particularly if they have a fondness for "pursuit tales" （think The Gingerbread Man， and the like）。 。。。more

Busy Mummy ，

Just read this to my youngest aged 5 for the first time with his brothers aged 9 and 12。 Still， my eldest two enjoy the story as much as the first time they heard it。 This is an energetic and fast paced， perfect read aloud book。 That matches the fast food chase of the storyline。 My son found it hilarious when the sausage suddenly runs off poor little Banjos plate with the rest of his dinner in pursuit。 Also， naming all the carrots， French fries and peas adds to the fun of this enjoyable read。 Wo Just read this to my youngest aged 5 for the first time with his brothers aged 9 and 12。 Still， my eldest two enjoy the story as much as the first time they heard it。 This is an energetic and fast paced， perfect read aloud book。 That matches the fast food chase of the storyline。 My son found it hilarious when the sausage suddenly runs off poor little Banjos plate with the rest of his dinner in pursuit。 Also， naming all the carrots， French fries and peas adds to the fun of this enjoyable read。 Would make a great literacy lesson for children to write their own version of what happened next， as a sequel to the book。 Overall， a brilliant book and I highly recommend ‘The Pencil’ which is another great read by Allan Ahlberg。 。。。more

Hilary ，

I read this years ago， and found it again today in the library。 It's a really fun read about a boy who is eating his dinner when it runs away， followed by the cutlery， chair and table。 All the vegetables and just about everything mentioned in the story are given names。 We really enjoyed this when my daughter was small， she loves giving names to things， even our extensive collection of Britain's plastic animals are all named， and I've just realised that her musical instruments have names too and I read this years ago， and found it again today in the library。 It's a really fun read about a boy who is eating his dinner when it runs away， followed by the cutlery， chair and table。 All the vegetables and just about everything mentioned in the story are given names。 We really enjoyed this when my daughter was small， she loves giving names to things， even our extensive collection of Britain's plastic animals are all named， and I've just realised that her musical instruments have names too and she has always had the ability to feel sorry for almost anything， so inanimate objects gaining arms， faces and names really appealed to her。 I must see if she remembers this！ 。。。more

Aolund ，

Very enjoyable nonsense book。

Cliff Dyer ，

This book is a hoot。 The tale of a boy named Banjo， his mother and father， Mr， and Mrs。 （I think his mother is named Mr。， but I'm not entirely sure）， and a sausage named Melvin， who gets up from the table and runs off。Most importantly， it is fun to read out loud。 It uses language and rhythm in a way that propels the story along， and feels natural， yet completely unexpected in a narrative context。Example:"The peas as it happened， were all boys: Peter， Percival， and Paul。 And the carrots， all girl This book is a hoot。 The tale of a boy named Banjo， his mother and father， Mr， and Mrs。 （I think his mother is named Mr。， but I'm not entirely sure）， and a sausage named Melvin， who gets up from the table and runs off。Most importantly， it is fun to read out loud。 It uses language and rhythm in a way that propels the story along， and feels natural， yet completely unexpected in a narrative context。Example:"The peas as it happened， were all boys: Peter， Percival， and Paul。 And the carrots， all girls: Caroline， Clara， Camilla， and Christabel。 As for the fires， well， there really were too many to name all of them， though being French， of course， they had names like Francois， Fifi， and so forth。So that's it， the absolute truth， the complete picture--see？ Here they are， the whole lot of them， not forgetting Mildred the cat and Mr。 and Mrs。， and Bruce， the next door neighbor's dog--nearly *did* forget him， though he was chasing Mildred， actually--all racing down the road。"The asides are interrupted by other asides， the narrator engages the listener， the prose is as fast as the sausage chase， and the only way through the sentences is to keep moving until you are "quite out of puff， and the story settles to its close。" It begs to be read energetically and enthusiastically。 Our two year old loves it， and so do I。 。。。more

Molly Cluff （Library！） ，

This book was charming but a bit too texty for my taste。

Melki ，

It took me several pages to warm up to this one， but I ended up really enjoying the merry chase that ensues when Banjo's sausage， veggies， table， and chair take off out the door。 I particularly liked the last painting of Melvin the sausage and his new little friend。 A cute， though somewhat exhausting story。 It took me several pages to warm up to this one， but I ended up really enjoying the merry chase that ensues when Banjo's sausage， veggies， table， and chair take off out the door。 I particularly liked the last painting of Melvin the sausage and his new little friend。 A cute， though somewhat exhausting story。 。。。more

Kate ，

Exceedingly， awesomely silly。

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Kelly ，

Wow。。。I REALLY didn't like this book。 A boy named Banjo loves sausage。 His sausage's name is Melvin， and one day Melvin runs away， followed by the plate， the knife and fork， the table and the chair。 Way to willy-nilly of a story。 Wow。。。I REALLY didn't like this book。 A boy named Banjo loves sausage。 His sausage's name is Melvin， and one day Melvin runs away， followed by the plate， the knife and fork， the table and the chair。 Way to willy-nilly of a story。 。。。more

Darcie Saunier ，

This book is SO cute。 As I read it to myself， the voice I hear in my head is that of a fast-talking， nasal-sounding， sports announcer！ I love how every inanimate thing has a name because in my warped world they DO have names！ Lol！ Cute book！ Fun for a story time。

Cindy ，

My little boy loves this book！We adore and relish the silliness of it all。

Kelsi Watts ，

This book is so silly that it will have anyone laughing at it！ When a young boy's sausage runs away from his dinner， that is just the beginning。 Everything else starts to go as well。 Is he able to catch it so he can enjoy his dinner？ You'll have to read it to find out！ I give it a 5 out of 5。 This book is so silly that it will have anyone laughing at it！ When a young boy's sausage runs away from his dinner， that is just the beginning。 Everything else starts to go as well。 Is he able to catch it so he can enjoy his dinner？ You'll have to read it to find out！ I give it a 5 out of 5。 。。。more

Heather Gallagher ，

I think this story is loosely based on the Gingerbread Man but so much more fun！ Allan Ahlberg has been a perpetual favourite for me ever since discovering his wonderful Gaskitt series。 The story is about a little boy called Banjo who has a sausage for dinner every day。 One day， his sausage - Melvin， his name was - jumps right off the plate and runs away。 The boy gives chase and so do the peas， carrots and chips on his plate。 And so it goes with people and inanimate objects joining the chase。 Ev I think this story is loosely based on the Gingerbread Man but so much more fun！ Allan Ahlberg has been a perpetual favourite for me ever since discovering his wonderful Gaskitt series。 The story is about a little boy called Banjo who has a sausage for dinner every day。 One day， his sausage - Melvin， his name was - jumps right off the plate and runs away。 The boy gives chase and so do the peas， carrots and chips on his plate。 And so it goes with people and inanimate objects joining the chase。 Eventually， Banjo catches his sausage and is about to eat it when。。。well， sorry can't do spoilers。 Suffice to say this is a very entertaining little story and I think kids would really enjoy it。 。。。more

Bill ，

Silly。 The illustrations don't quite keep up with the quality of the text， however。 Silly。 The illustrations don't quite keep up with the quality of the text， however。 。。。more

Cory Day ，

Ellie gives it 5 stars！

Meg Jahns ，

This exciting book tells the very true story of the day a little boy’s dinner， a sausage， decided to run away。 Banjo， the little boy， chases his dinner all over town。 The table， utensils， neighborhood animals， and Banjo’s parents are all in on the chase。 Banjo finally catches his sausage， but his mother won’t let him eat it because it has been on the ground。 Banjo goes home to have dessert， only for his plum pie to run away too。 I think the main theme of this book is that sometimes our normal ro This exciting book tells the very true story of the day a little boy’s dinner， a sausage， decided to run away。 Banjo， the little boy， chases his dinner all over town。 The table， utensils， neighborhood animals， and Banjo’s parents are all in on the chase。 Banjo finally catches his sausage， but his mother won’t let him eat it because it has been on the ground。 Banjo goes home to have dessert， only for his plum pie to run away too。 I think the main theme of this book is that sometimes our normal routines can get shaken up， but this is sometimes what makes life fun。 I really enjoyed this book。 It was a very silly and fun story with bright and colorful illustrations。 The boy in the story was also a very picky eater， which I certainly identify with。 I would recommend this book because it is a lighthearted adventure centered on dinner time。 Perhaps this book could get picky eaters excited about meal times。 。。。more

Suzie ，

Our four year old loved this story and now asks at every meal what we would do if our food ran off our plates。

Ellen Tischendorf ，

Banjo， a hungry little boy， sat down to eat his dinner one day， when all of the sudden his sausage and the rest of his food and silverware ran away。 He chases his food all around town， as more people and animals also tag along。 In the end， he loses his dinner， so he goes home to eat his dessert， where it happens all over again with his plum pie running away。"The Runaway Dinner" is a quality picture book because of it's writing style and illustrations。 The characters were well developed and the Banjo， a hungry little boy， sat down to eat his dinner one day， when all of the sudden his sausage and the rest of his food and silverware ran away。 He chases his food all around town， as more people and animals also tag along。 In the end， he loses his dinner， so he goes home to eat his dessert， where it happens all over again with his plum pie running away。"The Runaway Dinner" is a quality picture book because of it's writing style and illustrations。 The characters were well developed and the use of personification made them relatable for the intended audience。 The author also used alliteration in naming the characters， for example， the peas were named Peter， Percival and Paul。 The illustrations match up with the words， and even add to the story by showing what the characters are doing that is not directly told in the story。 。。。more

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