The Boy Who Ate America

This illustrated children's picture book told in perfect rhyme teaches children and adults that acquiring things won't bring us lasting peace and happiness. Rather, the only way to be truly fulfilled is to feed our souls by feasting upon "the Word."

Nevada on Tuesday with gold-dollar jelly,
Arizona, New Mexico snug in his belly.
Now Texas took two days 'cause it was gigantic!
Then 'Bama and Georgia to reach the Atlantic.
He sprinkled Virginia all over the coast,
Then swallowed New York like a cinnamon toast.
He had Boston with beans and Houston with ham
Salt Lake City with Jell-O and L.A. with Spam.
He noshed on Seattle and chewed on Duluth,
(after getting the Space Needle out of his tooth)
He munched on the Redwoods like chips and some dip,
Then washed it all down with the ol' Mississip . . .
In a raft with his mom and nothing to do,
He still felt so hungry, and GUILTY now, too!
Water and water was all he could see.
He still wasn't full. What else could there be?
"Son, maybe your body's not hungry a bit,"
She said, wiping part of Detroit from his lip.
"We're all hungry, son," she tried to imbue.
"Your body needs food, but your soul needs some, too."