Feast for 10

This counting book portrays an experience familiar to many children: a family shopping for, cooking, and finally eating dinner. The counting actually helps create anticipation as we see the the tasty ingredients first purchased, then prepared. The book uses both numerical and word representations of numbers and counts to ten twice, reinforcing the counting concept.

What I liked most about this book was the subtext not directly related to the numbers. We see a family joyfully preparing a healthy meal together (the kids help) and sitting down to eat together. Moreover, there is some sharing of the work traditionally assigned only to mothers. The mother does do the shopping and most of the cooking, but the father holds the baby and show more recycles the cans--a small step, but something. The numbers are clearly represented, the illustrations are easy to count and cheerful. This book is appropriate for ages 2 to 6. show less

This is a really wonderful concept book featuring an African-American family that prepares a meal starting with a trip to the grocery store. The book will introduce children to food, numbers, and a traditional family of brown faces. Perfect for read alouds, flannel board stories, and a story & craft. Some health conscious parents might object to the mother frying the chicken, but aside from that, there is nothing objectionable abou this book.

Feast For 10 written by Cathryn Falwell is a wonderful book for beginner readers. It teaches readers to count from one to ten in a way that relates to everyday life. The illustrations make it easy for children to follow along. This book features an African American family that goes to the grocery store and then goes home to make food for the family. This is an amazing book to help future scholars learn to read, count and identify various objects such as greens, pumpkins, chairs, and more. ALA Booklist also says that it is “A joyful celebration of family and food.” Overall I recommend this book for new readers.

I just found this in a Little Free Library and it is fantastic. A warm, happy family, shopping and cooking together, eating wholesomely. Counting up to 10 and back down to 1 again to emphasize the theme.

A Black family shops for and prepares a meal. The illustrations really emphasize the people and their interactions with each other.

Pick this one up for the awesome illustrations and then enjoy the story. This is a counting book that counts up to 10 and back down again all within the course of preparing for and serving dinner. Wonderful illustrations. Nice to see an extended family all sitting down to a meal together.

Feast For 10 by Cathryn Farwell is the story of a family preparing to cook up a feast. Counting from one to ten, the story begins in a grocery store and continues on to the family's home.

Personal Reaction
I enjoyed the simplicity of this book. And felt most children would be able to relate because they have either cooked or shopped with their families. This book offers multiculturalism as the family is African American and is a fun way to incorporate numbers or counting.

Classroom extention
1. Have children create a grocery list for their favorite meal.
2. Collage of food they cut from various magazines.
3. Trip a local grocery store.