Obadiah loves to eat. He will eat almost anything. He especially loves oatmeal...even uncooked oatmeal. Obadiah likes to experiment with different and unusual combinations of foods like putting ice cream on his oatmeal or peanut butter with scrambled eggs. When Obadiah finds what he thinks is oatmeal in a jar under the sink, he eats it. It was rat poison and it makes him sick. He vows to ask his mother before eating anything he is unsure of. This story is adapted from the author's own childhood experience. She, too, ate rat poison by accident. Obadiah's name makes the long "o" sound. Can you think of other words that begin like Obadiah's name? He has a special song and he loves to play sounding games.