Henry loves books more than almost anything in the world, but he does not read them like a normal person. Instead, Henry loves to eat them! He discovers his bizarre talent quite by accident, but soon he is munching on storybooks, gobbling up dictionaries, and devouring thick encyclopedias. To his amazement, Henry realizes that every time he swallows a book, all the information inside it goes straight to his brain. The more pages he chomps, the smarter he becomes. He dreams of eating enough library books to become the absolute smartest boy on the entire planet. But eventually, treating literature like a buffet begins to cause some serious problems. His stomach hurts, and all the facts in his head start getting jumbled together into a confusing mess. You will laugh at Henry's ridiculous appetite and follow along as he tries to find a much healthier way to digest a good story.