FICTION

What's So Yummy?: All About Eating Well and Feeling Good

by Robie H. HARRIS
illus. by Nadine Bernard Westcott. 32p. Candlewick. Sept. 2014. Tr $15.99. ISBN 9780763636326. LC 2013955674.
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K-Gr 2—While the digital illustrations tell the story of a racially mixed family's active day (walking and cycling to the community garden, farmer's market, and grocery store before making lunch and preparing food for an afternoon picnic), text and speech bubbles from siblings Gus and Nellie provide the information about healthy foods and how they affect our bodies. Joined in all of the public settings with a multicultural background cast, smiles abound within and around the family unit, equating the act of making good food choices with family togetherness and fun. This genial positivism, along with the wide variety of featured foods (smartly labeled to provide new things to point out during repeat readings) makes for a fine resource for promoting a healthy lifestyle.—Joanna K. Fabicon, Los Angeles Public Library
The creators of What's in There? and Who Has What? introduce nutrition to the youngest set. The straightforward text covers healthy eating, personal preferences, allergies, and more, while speech bubbles and pictures show siblings Gus and Nellie's mixed-race family planning a picnic and visiting a farmer's market, community garden, grocery store, and park in their urban neighborhood. Sunny illustrations underscore the upbeat tone.
Reviewed by Joanna K. Fabicon , Jul 01, 2014

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