Plantzilla

When Mortimer's parents allow him to bring home Mr. Lester's seemingly innocent classroom plant for vacation, he finds that when you give a living thing love, you just don't know where it will lead!

Publishers Weekly

A class plant develops a taste for meat. "Nolen delivers another picture book with a far-out premise and plenty of heart," PW said in a starred review. "Catrow's exuberant vine of a plant creeps and curls from spread to spread, like an exotic jungle creature." Ages 5-8. (Aug.) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

DAVID CATROW is a political cartoonist and the illustrator of many popular books for children, including the Book Sense 76 Top Ten selection Don't Take Your Snake for a Stroll by Karin Ireland. He lives in Springfield, Ohio.