Eat Your Superpowers!: How Colorful Foods Keep You Healthy and Strong

by Toni Buzzeo, Serge Bloch (Illustrator)

Overview

Twenty-five different foods, grouped by color, are nutritionally decoded in this reference book for the preschool set.

From grapes to beets and oatmeal to cashews, this reference book highlights and explains the benefits of 25 fruits, vegetables, nuts, and grains, each grouped into color categories and presented with the mind and body benefits they offer. Carefully crafted one-sentence explanations from author Toni Buzzeo provide the perfect amount of information for the preschool audience, and illustrator Serge Bloch’s charming and humorous art make this an entertaining and uniquely appetizing reference book of food facts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593522950
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	04/04/2023
Pages:	80
Sales rank:	507,668
Product dimensions:	6.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.51(d)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Toni Buzzeo has authored twenty-eight picture books for children, including the 2013 Caldecott Honor Book and New York Times bestseller One Cool Friend, illustrated by David Small. She publishes both fiction and nonfiction. Endlessly enthusiastic, Toni draws on her career experiences as an elementary school librarian in crafting her books and speaking with audiences of children in schools and libraries. Toni lives in Arlington, Massachusetts, just downstairs from her two lovable grandchildren (endless sources of inspiration!) and their devoted parents. For more information about Toni and her books, visit www.tonibuzzeo.com.

Serge Bloch is an internationally renowned artist, illustrator, and author whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The WSJ, Time Magazine, as well as in over one hundred books for children and adults. He was previously the art director of Bayard Jeunesse, one of France’s largest children’s publishers. Serge is the winner of multiple awards, including the Society of Illustrators’ Gold Medal and the Bologna Ragazzi Award for Nonfiction. He lives with his wife in Paris and New York.

Editorial Reviews

"Colorful foods are good for us! This is simple, entertaining, and effective." —Kirkus

"An engaging look at how various foods help keep our brains and bodies strong." (STARRED REVIEW) —Booklist

From the Publisher

2022-12-24
Colorful foods are good for us!

Using a wide variety of foods engagingly organized by color, this title introduces healthy eating, showing 25 fruits, vegetables, nuts, and grains that can keep us “strong, healthy, smart, and full of energy.” The clean design will make this easy to share even with preschool readers and listeners. Each spread introduces a single food set against a plain white background. The name, in bold capital letters in the appropriate color, introduces a short sentence explaining what the food does for our bodies. “KIWIS help your brain think quickly and clearly.” The name of the important nutrient is listed below in much smaller letters, in this case vitamin C. Each food is illustrated with a photograph enhanced with Bloch’s personifying additions. Dancing Brussels sprouts, bespectacled grapes, and an eggplant wearing a surgical mask are just a few of the amusing illustrations. The urinating blueberry will especially delight the intended audience. For picky or allergic eaters, the author even suggests food alternatives that can serve the same healthy purposes; both figs and broccoli, for example, help keep your bones strong. A chart labels a child’s body with the foods that nourish each part or process. Buzzeo’s long experience in writing for young readers shows. This is simple, entertaining, and effective. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

Nutrition for the nursery and early elementary school set. (Informational picture book. 3-7)

Kirkus Reviews