Who Ate Steve?
Illustrated by Kate Hindley
With audio narrated by Richard Ayoade
Published by Nosy Crow
June 2024
Welcome, everyone, to this extremely interesting book about size.
Marcel is a bird. He is big.
Steve is a worm, and he is . . . Wait a minute!
Steve has DISAPPEARED!
Does Marcel know something about it? And can he be persuaded to return that poor worm
RIGHT NOW?!
Use the QR code on the back of the book to access narration by Richard Ayoade!
A hilariously quirky mini mystery reminiscent of Jon Klassen's classic I Want My Hat Back.
From bestselling, award-winning artist Kate Hindley, who won the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award and Oscar's Book Prize in 2021.
Ingenious, original and VERY funny, this picture book is full of surprises.
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Reviews For Who Ate Steve?
"Ok, so this might be the funniest book we’ve read this year. We absolutely roared with laughter the first time we read it, and continue to do so every time we read!"
"What starts of as a story about size takes an unexpected and humorously dark turn when Marcel the bird eats Steve the worm. I think the reason it’s given my son such a giggle is that it reminds him of how adults might speak to him when he’s causing mischief! It’s a real joy to read aloud.
"If I could hand out prizes to the books that I read, this would most definitely win the award for my favourite title of 2024. This a picture book that is crying out to be read. Very funny throughout, this is a book that littlies will absolutely love as they cheer for Steve as he tries to evade his fate. Full of charming details such as the worm’s hat and jaunty neckerchief, Kate Hindley’s fabulous illustrations bring Susannah Lloyd’s hilarious text brilliantly to life right up until the surprise ending, making this one of those stories that children will demand an immediate rereading of as well as returning to it over and over again.."
"We have yet to meet a Susannah Lloyd book we didn’t love and we won’t be starting with Steve’s ill fated tale! Beginning like a lesson in size, the story soon descended into panto style shouts of “HE’S THERE!” from the Book Clubbers as Marcel the bird finds himself peckish and Steve the worm finds himself in a snack sized predicament! As the humour continues throughout, the Book Clubbers howled, chastised Marcel, warned Steve and quickly got to grips with a common garden food pyramid! We absolutely LOVED the ending and it never gets old, even on the 78th read through!!!
Bentley Heath Primary Book Club
"All we can say is this is the book of the year."
Heron Books
"Laugh out loud. Perfect for children who love creepy crawlers!"
The Kids Bookstagrammer
"Susannah Lloyd is the queen of writing funny books for kids! We’ve loved every single one of her stories and this one is our new favourite. It can’t fail to make kids (and adults) laugh of loud and the hilarious illustrations accompany the text perfectly! What a joyful book to read out loud!"
"This is probably the funniest book I’ve read in a long time. .Susannah Lloyd has really captured the comedy and horror of the situation. Kate Hindley’s illustrations are simply brilliant. Perfectly accompanying the text, the facial expressions are hilarious (particularly Marcel’s). And I just LOVE the ending. Sublime."
"Attention! Attention! Gather round!! I have a new favourite picture book, and it’s this gem.
This is hilariously fun to read out loud and I can’t imagine any one not having a great time doing so!! Love love love."
"This book has had my children laughing and laughing! The text is brilliantly engaging and perfect for reading aloud and creating dramatic pauses. There’s a twist in the tale too which will have everyone gasping! Illustrations are packed with witty personality and the font and text layout works perfectly to help with theatrical voicing and creating lots of giggles."
"A new interactive, laugh-out-loud book . Children will be shouting at the book as you turn each page and then shocked by the surprise ending. It's written beautifully, by @susannah_lloyd, with humorous language that is so easy to read, it will make even the straightest-laced reader into a comedian. And the illustrations by @hindleyillos complement the comedy and silliness perfectly. This is the perfect book for the end-of-the-day story at school and I guarantee your children will request it again and again.
"Will have little ones hooked and eager to turn each page to see what happens next. This has been a favourite at bedtime recently. Share and enjoy for giggles."
"A hilarious tale that’s perfect for reading aloud, with giggles guaranteed from the very first page."
"This is a fabulous book! A wonderfully tongue-in-cheek use of teacher-style phrases are used. The illustrations are just wonderful. The range of expressions their faces show are incredible, allowing the reader to seemingly beat the teacher in understanding/ predicting what is going on. The ending is just purrr-fect, leaving readers to either create their own sequel or decide whether they think Marcel got his just desserts! Brilliant fun!"