I am not sure exactly what I like more, the story of the illustrations. But saying that, they need to change the cover and put the anteaters on there. The cover is kind of bland and uninteresting, but the minute you open the pages you are wowed. I loved this rhyming argument between anteaters. It feels a bit like modern seuss and an ode to Green Eggs and ham. Love it. Want a hard copy. ( )

I Don't Like to Eat Ants by J.T.K. Belle is a book I requested from NetGalley and the review is voluntary. What an adorable story! Both the cute rhyming story and the fantastic art work just made me want to smile! The underlying message of trying other foods is there but not so much that the age this book is for will find forceful. It is really delightful! Especially the fact the author used ants as the favorite food for his friend. The main anteater is trying to convince him to try new foods but the other one loves to eat his ants. ( )

I totally like reading this book as my inner-child remembers at around 9 ½ years old reading Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss in 1960, which taught my inner-child to try eating certain vegetable which it hated to eat before. This book by JTK Belle subliminally teaches its young readers the same lesson. The rhyming scheme which the book contains besides capturing and holding the attention of its readers, reminds this adult reviewer of the rhyming scheme used by Dr. Seuss.

Children need to be taught to be willing to try doing and eating things they’ve never done before as it will widen their perspective of the world around them. This book might prove to effective in having parents learn the same willingness so they can use their doing something new as an example for their children.

Given this, I’m happy to give the 5 STARS it has earned from this reviewer.

PS I actually won this KINDLE copy of the book through the giveaway the author had on GoodReads. ( )

Two anteaters argue about the pros and cons of an all-ant diet in this clever take on picky eating. On anteater insists their kind should only eat ants. The other loves a variety of foods - just not ants. In rhyming, lyrical text that is such fun for reading aloud, this is sure to become a story time favorite for preschoolers! ( )