Pleased to Eat You

Name: Pleased to Eat You
Author: Johanna Gohmann
ISBN: 9781532133633

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

Book 3

by Johanna Gohmann

Electric Zombie; Calico Chapter Books

Reading Level 3-4 LP · Mild · Physical Ages 9-12 Matched Page-Turner

The text is written at a 3rd grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material. Its HootRating code, LP, means mild content, mostly physical.

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About This Book

Fab and his friends are excited when their new neighbor Zee joins their rock band, bringing fresh energy after a big festival. But when Zee starts acting strangely and hanging out with older kids, Fab and Lola set out to uncover the mystery behind his behavior. Their adventure leads them to question if their band will make it to the Halloween parade performance after all.

Themes

Friendship AdventureMusic

Quick Assessment

This is a Level 3-4 book with mild content intensity. Content themes include mild peril. Written for readers ages 9-12.

Why we rated Pleased to Eat You LP (Mild)

Pleased to Eat You is written at a Level 3-4 reading level across 112 pages (approximately 7,600 words). Reading-wise, most kids in grade 5 and up can manage Pleased to Eat You on their own; younger readers can enjoy it with a parent or teacher reading along.

Read aloud, Pleased to Eat You takes about 51 minutes, which fits within a single read-aloud session.

We rate Pleased to Eat You as LP (Mild, mostly physical) because the content sits in the "Mild" range — mild conflict — the kind a child encounters in normal play and sibling life. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly mild; no single dimension stands out as a concern.

Specific content flags noted by reviewers: Mild Peril.

Thematically, Pleased to Eat You explores friendship, adventure, and music — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.

Good fit for

✓ Children in the Ages 9-12 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
✓ Reluctant readers who need fast-paced, hook-heavy stories to stay engaged.
✓ Kids drawn to stories about friendship, adventure, music.
✓ Readers who fall hard for one book and want a long series to live in — there are 3 more books in the Electric Zombie; Calico Chapter Books series.

Maybe not for

! Readers looking for something heavier — this is a gentle, low-stakes story by design.

For Parents

Content Intensity

LP · Mild · Physical

Emotional

Gentle

Physical

Mild ←

Social

Gentle

Thematic

Gentle

Reading the HootRating code: the first letter is the content intensity (C = Gentle · L = Mild · M = Moderate · I = Intense · V = Very Intense); the second, when there is one, is the kind of content that drives it (E = Emotional · P = Physical · S = Social · T = Thematic). Reading level and age range are rated separately. How we rate

Light conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.