Lunch

Charming little book ripe (lol) for discussing the benefits of eating a wide variety of fruits and vegetables instead of always the same. Fun anticipation with the color on one page and finding out the actually type of food on the next page.

Lunch is one of those wonderful board books that really take advantage of the small format rather than being a miniaturized (or worse, abridged) picture book. Mouse cheerfully munches his way through a rainbow of fruits and vegetables making this both a good book about colors and a book to talk about food we like. We were reasonably tired of reading this by age 3 or so but it has been rediscovered by the emerging reader.

It's time for lunch, and one little mouse is famished! In fact, he's so hungry that once he starts eating, he can't stop. He sinks his teeth into a crisp white turnip, gobbles up some orange carrots, devours an ear of yellow corn, then tosses back some tender green peas. He's full, but this mouse keeps on munching until his bulging belly won't hold another bite. Children will proudly identify the colors of his (and their) favorite foods, and enjoy guessing what fruit or vegetable he'll eat next.

The author uses vivid adjectives describing the food making it sound very appetizing to kids. This book could be used to help teach children their colors and healthy eating habits. I really didn't like the illustrations in the book it was done with water color and I feel like it was a little jumbled.

This hungry mouse eats his way through the kitchen. Full of color and an array of fruits and vegetables, it's a fun read for young children.

A bright book with only two sentences throughout the entire book! Great example of how elongated sentences can stretch through a picture book. This would be a good book to read early in the year so students can practice doing formula or "copy-cat" books. (Easy to imitate) Notice strong adjectives.

I really enjoyed the artwork in this book. I think it would be terrific for teaching prediction in a classroom because it is so simple and structured in a way that would make the lesson relatively easy for young children to understand. It is also a great book for teaching children their colors.