Katja Reider » I Like You So Much I Could Eat You! « Illustrated by Sabine Kraushaar 3+, January 2008 24 pages, 24.0 x 26.5 cm ISBN 978-3-7855-5890-4 hardcover 9,90 € (D) Rights sold: Chinese, Slovenian, Turkish

Carly, the little crocodile is sad: He has a beautiful pond and all the time in the world to lie in the sun but he does not have any friends. Good advice comes from parrot Fred, who explains to him how easy it is to make friends. Carl begins to tell the animals around the pond how much he likes them. He writes a poem, bakes a cake, and sings a song. Unfortunately, he always includes "I like you so much, I could eat you". Clueless Carl ends up alone in his pond until he finally meets a new friend who does not flee at his words…Sabine Kraushaar's colourful illustrations and Katja Reider's witty text make this book a wonderful tale of finding the right person to be friends with.