Richard Was a Picker

By Carolyn Beck and Ben Hodson

Richard picks his nose, until one day he discovers the perils of his habit. When his finger gets stuck up his nose, Richard panics. Then his nose sucks up his arm. Before he knows it, all of him slides up his nose. Richard has become a giant booger. He propels his booger-ball self out of his house. But as he rolls down the sidewalk things get worse, way worse. Soon the whole town is chasing after him and jabbing at him. Will Richard be poked to pieces? With some quick thinking and a little luck, Richard avoids a terrible end.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
• Release date: Oct 1, 2010
• ISBN: 9781554690893

Carolyn Beck

Carolyn Beck first learned about letters when she was five. Right away she liked them. They make interesting sounds, like the s-s-s-sneaky S, the punchy P and the bouncy B. And best of all, in bunches they make WORDS! (Carolyn also discovered numbers and liked them too, but that is another story.) Carolyn lives in Toronto, Ontario.

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Reviews for Richard Was a Picker

[salsabrarian · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

An odd cautionary tale in which nose-picking Richard finds his entire self sucked up into his nostrils and becoming a huge booger. Kids will shriek over the grosserie and rhyming stories are always a hit, but this didn't appeal to me personally.

[sullywriter_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

A nose picker's worst-case scenario. Plenty of grossness to keep readers entertained.