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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2008
Gr 1-3 Mucumber is back in another epicurean pickle. This time he is late for lunch and the school cafeteria seems to have no food left. Then, the fearsome lunch lady gives him her very special dish: liver cake. Initially he's repulsed"It looked like an old bowling shoe/and smelled like rotten cheese"but his sister suggests it might not be liver, "it might be a SPLEEN!" When the boy reluctantly tries a bite of the cake, he is astonished to find it is delicious. Loehr's illustrations evoke a sense of chi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Mucumber McGee, arriving late for lunch, is forced to eat the Lunch Lady's alternative: Liver Cake. After much fr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More




