PB & J Hooray!: Your Sandwich's Amazing Journey from Farm to Table

PreS-Gr 2—One of children's favorite lunches undergoes a complex process before its ingredients become a reality. Working backwards from the completed sandwich, families are shown purchasing the ingredients in the grocery store, the food being delivered to the store by trucks, made in factories, picked in fields, and grown from seeds. Each step is briefly reviewed through bright, angular illustrations, painting a colorful picture of this journey from seed to table. This cheerful overview summarizes the steps required in order to make this tasty food. "Bread in the bread aisle,/peanut butter stacked on shelves,/jars of jelly lined up in a row./Put in a shopping cart/pay on the way out. Carry into kitchens where sandwiches are made…./PB&J HOORAY!" Questions in bold font ask children to think about this process: "But where do the bakeries and factories get the ingredients to make the food?" Wide-eyed characters add a touch of whimsy to this informative overview. This engaging book gives a delicious inside look into this sandwich staple.—Meg Smith, Cumberland County Public Library, Fayetteville, NC