The Old Man Who Loved Cheese

Garrison Keillor shows a great sense of humor, great rhythm in this odd tale. Let me first warn you though, read it to yourself first once, before trying to read it aloud to a child. If you are not familiar with gourmet cheeses you will be completely tounge tied. My husband and I both love it, our 4 sons have all loved it, as have any friends who have sat on our couch reading it to their children. The detail in some of the illustrations catches the eye of the slightly more sophisticated readers, while still appealing to the little ones. I would say, for oral reading, due to the number of foreign words that this is for the adult to read to the child.

In true Garrison Keillor fashion, this book spins a tale about a man totally obsessed with his love for cheese. Keillor is so good at poetry. I learned how to pronounce many an odd-named cheese from this book. It's got a couple of mildly objectionable lines in it, but otherwise is just perfect. My kids just love this book during our reading time. It's fun to read aloud!

This book is great for those little boys (or girls) that like "gross" stories. The story, told in a great rhyme, is about a man who eats only cheese in various icky forms, with great adjectives describing the cheeses.