Edgar, Allan, and Poe, and the Tell-Tale Beets

This clever take-off on Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Tell-Tale Heart" is sure to resonate with picky eaters and grand gourmands alike! It all began with the beets. The revoltingly red beets that drove Edgar, Allan, and Poe to do the horrendously horrible thing that they did. Their mother has one unbreakable rule: “No dessert until you finish your dinner.” But how can Edgar, Allan, and Poe possibly clear their plates when there are Brussels sprouts to be swallowed, liver to be chewed, and worst of all, beets to be bitten?

There must be a way to get rid of dinner, without having to gobble up this foul food. Perhaps the loose floorboard under Poe's chair is the answer! But just as the parade of delicious desserts begins, the hidden food starts to grow ... and starts to smell … it’s going to blow ... their cover!

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Awards and Reviews:

"Rompella's humorous spin on Poe's "The Telltale Heart" ... takes aim at kids ages 4-8. Whereas the floorboards in the original tale conceal the cut-up body of a murdered man, the three young boys here use this hiding place for Brussels sprouts, beets and other yucky things so Mom will let them have dessert!" – L.A. Times, September 2009

"This engaging picture book works on several levels. For the youngest audience, it's an imaginative, suspense-filled and hilarious tale of dinnertime high jinks ... For an older audience who may recognize (or be introduced to) its inspiration—the classic short story, "The Beating of the Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe—there's the chance to enjoy this clever takeoff that shows guilt and consequences in such a witty way ... the alluring language will delight: "The beets slipped into the hole with a splosh ... The soup spattered and the squash squished." The story is rich in repetition, alliteration and onomatopoeia punctuated by the rising rhythm of the offending foods, "the beating of the beets!" This is a picture book for everyone. Highly recommended." – CM: Canadian Review of Materials, September 2009

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