Little green donkey by Anuska Allepuz

 First, let us take a moment to consider that the Spanish title of this book is "El Burrito Verde." I find that adorable.

Little donkey loves grass. She is never going to eat anything but grass, no matter how hard her mom coaxes her to try other things! But too much grass turns little donkey... green! Can she hide her new skin tone from her mom? Or will she have to, *shudder* try something new? And what if she likes it?

This goofy story has bright, cheerful colors, not just in little donkey's skin, as she goes from brown to green to orange (yep, she finds out she likes carrots). Her mom is every parent trying to get a picky eater to just TRY something else! A trio of silly little mice follow little donkey in the background and the deadpan delivery of the story adds plenty of humor for older listeners.

The publisher's description describes the little donkey with male pronouns, but the story is in first person and there's actually no indication of gender at all. So I made her female, because so many picture book animals automatically devolve to male.

Verdict: I wouldn't read this to kids young enough to believe that they'll turn green, orange, etc. from eating too many of those foods, but for kids old enough to get the joke this is definitely a fun read. It would fit in well as a tongue-in-cheek story on the importance of moderation and trying new things as well.

ISBN: 9781536209372; Published July 2020 by Candlewick; Review copy provided by the publisher; Donated to the library; Featured in our first virtual storytime of the fall.