D.W. the Picky Eater (D. W. Series)

D.W. is notorious for being a difficult child. This time, her family is unable to take her to any restaurants with them because she doesn't eat anything. D.W. especially hates spinach. But, when Grandma Thora's birthday dinner comes up, will D.W. give up her comfort zone to be well-behaved for one night? This book is perfect for those little terrors we are SO familiar with. ;)

Growing up as a child, this was one of my favorite books. I had not read it until one of my Kindergarteners asked me to read it to them, and I found myself enjoying it just as much as I did when I was a kid. The characters are familiar since they're from the PBS Kids show "Arthur", but are still relatable whether you've seen the show or not. DW is an extremely picky eater, however by the end of the book, ends up liking a new food. Children are often exposed to new things or have pre-set opinions at this age, however this book challenges the reader to try new things because you may just end up liking it. The pictures are very detailed and fun to look at, especially the page with the restaurant menu that had items like "Little Bo Beep Pot show more Pie" and "Three Pigs in a Blanket". The entire story is realistic, and the end has a funny twist. This is definitely a book that I will have in my future classroom. show less

D.W. the Picky Eater tells the story of D.W., a stubborn toddler who is a picky eater and refuses to try any new foods, especially anything with spinach. When she learns her family is going to a new restaurant for her grandma's birthday, and that she will have to try something new if she wants to go, D.W. becomes nervous and hesitant. In time she warms up to the idea, goes to the restaurant and finds something new that she likes. In the end, D.W. learns that sometimes trying new things can result in something good. This book was really well written and illustrated, and does a good job of introducing children to the idea of trying something out of their comfort zone. The writing specifically is very relateable to children, as it explains show more topics such as food dislikes and maturity levels from a child's perspective and has characters that many young elementary school children can identify with. The illustrations are very colorful and include a lot of action images that are fun for children look at as they go through the story. show less

Summary: D.W. is a very picky eater and is caught not eating her lunch and dinner on multiple occasions. Once at a friends house too she barely ate her food that was served for dinner. At dinner with her family she threw a tantrum when there was spinach in her salad because she did not want to try it. Her family began going out to dinner without her and making her stay home with a babysitter alone. When it was her Grandma Thora's birthday she decided she was ready to go with the rest of the family and she would try something on the menu. She ordered poet pie and ate the whole thing. The waiter later told her there was spinach inside the pot pie, yet she still ate the whole thing.

Evaluation/Argument: As a child I remember reading this show more book over and over again with my siblings. We loved this book and loved seeing D.W.'s reactions to the different foods. Even today I love the illustrations throughout the book. For example, the illustrations on page 2 show all of the different foods that D.W. says she does not like. I love the way that the author used these foods to display around D.W.. This was one of my favorite books in the D.W. series.
The central message of this book is to be open and willing to try new foods, even if you do not think you will like them. You do not know if you like the food or not until you try it. D.W. learned this after eating the pot pie and later realizing that she loved the food. show less

This is such a cute book with a good story line about how you can miss our if you don't try to new things, like food. Children should be able to relate with a similar experience that happened to them.

I love this book, because sometimes i'm a picky eater and I hate Spinach.

Super cute book! This book is about D.W and how she is a finicky eater. It talks about manners and appropriate behaviors. Could be used with Kindergarten to teach manners and how to behave.