當冰箱裡只剩一條冷冷的熱狗，而你很餓很餓很餓的時候，你會怎麼辦？正餓著肚子的小男孩Mucumber Mcgee，決定把熱狗吃掉。當他開心地吃到一半，姊姊驚恐地告訴他說，熱狗是肉做的，沒有煮過不能吃，這樣他會因為吃進細菌而死掉！好難過的Mucumber，只好哭著爬到床上去等死……
本書有著可以朗朗上口的韻文，以及與一般童書不同的黑暗色調風格，但故事其實有著令大小朋友發噱的結尾，且具有教育意義。本書為作者第一部童書作品，被喜愛他作品的讀者譽為21世紀的Edward Gorey！
Where the rain falls and the wind howls, little Mucumber's stomach growls.
But what can he do when there's nothing to chew, like apples or crackers or porridge or stew?
But wait—a hot dog!—albeit quite old . . . and wrinkled and lumpy and lonely and cold.
We all know it's true—food is better when new.
But if you were that hungry, what would you do?
作者簡介
Patrick Loehr
was born on the high seas. He was raised on a diet of purple string cheese. He grew up to oversee serious business. He spends his spare time making pictures of weirdness. He lives in a tree house down by the brook. Thank you for reading his first children's book.
