Don't Eat Me! the Almost True Story of Belladonna by Finney, Kate

Don't Eat Me! the Almost True Story of Belladonna

From award-winning illustrator Esmé Shapiro and debut talent Kate Finney comes the unforgettable story of Belladonna, a...
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Author: Kate Finney
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Don't Eat Me! the Almost True Story of Belladonna by Finney, Kate

Don't Eat Me! the Almost True Story of Belladonna

$30.87

Don't Eat Me! the Almost True Story of Belladonna

$30.87
Author: Kate Finney
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
From award-winning illustrator Esmé Shapiro and debut talent Kate Finney comes the unforgettable story of Belladonna, a spunky, beautiful plant who must learn to survive--even though she can't flee from those who want to devour her!

Everyone in the forest knows about Belladonna--that tall, beautiful plant whose berries are so delicious that they're forever being gobbled up. Day after day, poor Belladonna is nibbled at until there's almost nothing left of her. But unlike the animals who can leap, climb, or fly away, Belladonna, being a plant, is firmly rooted in place. So what's a plant to do to survive?

This is the story of how Belladonna learns to harness her own chemical powers to protect herself and her descendants . . . and how she learns from a great cast of plant and animal characters--culminating in a dandy pheasant--that no one ever survives alone.

This one-of-a-kind picture book is gorgeously illustrated by Esmé Shapiro with wit and humor, and has an astonishingly epic framing that carries Belladonna across eons into her final, powerful form!

Author: Kate Finney
Publisher: Enchanted Lion
Published: 10/21/2025
Pages: 56
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781592704347
Audience: Ages 9-12


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/30/2025
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2025
School Library Journal 08/15/2025 pg. 1
Booklist 09/01/2025

About the Author
Kate Finney grew up among familiar trees on the outskirts of Philadelphia. She is the recipient of Vassar's Ann E. Imbrie Prize for Excellence in Fiction Writing. She splits her time between Brooklyn and an island in Maine. Esmé Shapiro grew up in Laurel Canyon, California, and Ontario, Canada, and is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. Her previous picture books include Ooko, which was nominated for a Governor General's Literary Award in 2016. Shapiro also illustrated Yak and Dove by Kyo Maclear, Eliza: The Story of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton by Margaret McNamara, and A Garden of Creatures by Sheila Heti. Shapiro lives in the Hudson Valley with her husband, Daniel, and their two dogs.

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