Your comments are greatly appreciated by authors, illustrators, and this blogger. I also post my reviews on Goodreads, and w hen available on, Amazon.ca, and Chapters.Indigo. Tara writes the 7 ATE 9 series of picture books from Little Brown, illustrated by Ross MacDonald. Instead, she writes stories for children featuring quirky characters and hilarious happenings. You can find 7 Ate 9: The Untold Story by Tara Lazar on my BUY THE BOOK page. These are all things Tara Lazar has never been. Young readers are sure to enjoy 7 Ate 9: The Untold Story.

Tara Lazar has cleverly written a book for children that is full of puns, plays on words, and humour. I realize we JUST had a Simply 7 interview with Tara not too long ago, but its already time for another 1. In a surprising and funny conclusion, Private I cleverly solves the mystery of missing 9 and 7, reminding the adult reader a little of Sherlock Holmes. Simply 7 interview with Tara Lazar7 Ate 9. The reader must pay attention to the illustrations to not miss the added humour. The bold, creative illustrations by Ross MacDonald (a Canadian now living in the US) are perfectly suited to the story and visually add to the puns. 7 Ate 9 (Volume 1) Hardcover Picture Book, by Tara Lazar (Author), Ross MacDonald (Cover Art, Illustrator) 207 ratings Book 1 of 2: Private I See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 11.99 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 18.99 16 Used from 18.88 17 New from 17.76 Paperback 23.39 7 Used from 9.55 1 New from 23. She’d heard that 7 ate 9, and she drops a scoop of ice-cream onto Private I’s pie that’s shaped like the number π – which is the mathematical pi.Īs you can easily figure out from what little I have said – not wanting to give away the whole story – there are many puns and word plays in this funny picture book 7 Ate 9: The Untold Story. (No, I didn’t mean to type pie.) The waitress, whose name is B, has the scoop. Private I goes to the café for a slice of pi. That fact doesn’t console 6 and he fears his days are numbered as both 7 and 9 seem to be missing! Private I pointed out that 7 is always after him – as in 5, 6, 7. He has heard that 7 Ate 9, and he is scared 7 would soon be after him. Private I is asked by the number 6 to help him. And how can it not be, having been written by Tara Lazar? My rating: Entertaining story filled with puns and humourħ Ate 9: The Untold Storyis a very entertaining story.

7 Ate 9 by Tara Lazar