Can I Eat That?
- Subject
- Cooking & Food
- Age
- 3-5 years
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 40
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press
- Size
- 21.3 cm × 29.2 cm
- ISBN
- 9780714871400
A whimsical–yet factual–series of questions and answers about the things we eat... and don't eat!
Food critic Joshua David Stein whets the appetite of young readers with a wondrous and informative approach to talking about food. This humorous, stylized and entirely unexpected set of food facts will engage both good eaters and resisters alike. With questions both practical ("Can you eat a sea urchin?") and playful ("Do eggs grow on eggplants?"), this read-aloud text offers young children facts to share and the subtle encouragement to taste something new! Food and textile illustrator Julia Rothman brings an authenticity to the text that Stein has written from the heart, for his own three year-old and for pre-schoolers everywhere.
Created for ages 3-5 years
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What reviewers said
"This wonderfully stylish, funny and informative book will whet the appetites of young gastronomes and fussy eaters alike."
"It's a book for both dubious and curious eaters that also cleverly explores the foibles of the English language. Illustrations by Julia Rothman entertain the kids while unexpected turns of phrase keep adults guessing"
"Bright, whimsical illustrations... The book has a lot of fun with language."
"Tasty... Stein’s clever words and tight phrasing are put to good effect alongside Rothman's colourful illustrations"
"Adorable and hilarious"
"An absolute beauty of a children's book... Can I Eat That? Is a wonderfully playful look at all things both edible and indigestible, and how confusing the names of our foodstuffs can be"
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