All Food Is Good Food

by Molli Jackson Ehlert, Fanny Liem (Illustrator)

Overview

From noodles to salad, from congee to pancakes, from dim sum to pizza, author Molli Jackson Ehlert and illustrator Fanny Liem embrace food of all types in this fun and inclusive picture book.

All food is good food. Food fuels your day, nourishes your body, and excites your taste buds. Sweet or salty? Spicy or sour? Tried and true favorites or a food you’ve never tried before? There’s room for all of it on your plate, and whatever makes you feel good is what’s right for you.

Prepare for your mouth to water!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250854452
Publisher:	Feiwel & Friends
Publication date:	08/13/2024
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.70(w) x 11.30(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	AD480L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Molli Jackson Ehlert grew up in Miami, Florida where she fell in love with cooking, animals, and helping others. Having grown up in a larger body, Molli knows first hand the disrespect and lack of acceptance people face when they are seen as "different". Currently residing in West Orange, New Jersey, Molli is a mother to an active toddler she hopes will grow up with an open mind and an open heart. She is the author of Everybody Has a Body.

Fanny Liem is an illustrator born and raised in Indonesia. When she is not drawing, you can find her watching movies and/or listening to country music.

Editorial Reviews

"An uplifting ode to food’s tastes, functions, and varieties...In addition to being a delightful contrast to the cadre of books that yuck someone else’s yum, this affirming title resists diet culture...A recipe for success." -Kirkus

"A refreshing and fun perspective about food that encourages children to see food neutrally."

-School Library Journal

From the Publisher

08/30/2024

PreS—A positive introduction to food's role and function in human lives, this celebration features a wide assortment of delectable eats. Although light on facts, Ehlert describes how tummies rumbling are "your body saying, 'feed me'" and that food provides energy and purpose. Liem's brightly colored illustrations depict intergenerational characters with different body sizes, moving from vignettes to full-bleed spreads. In one vignette, a girl has potato chips as she creates art; tacos, salad, pizza, sushi, dumplings, cake, and more cover tables at a celebration in a full-bleed spread. A smorgasbord of food is beautifully rendered, validating "all food is delicious" as tastes like sweet, sour, spicy, and salty are briefly explored. The role of fats, protein, and sugars are effectively explained in a double-page layout that reveals the simplified X-ray of a boy kicking a soccer ball. The source of food, "from the ground" or the store, and its ability to "connect you to the world" and family are vibrantly depicted. Back matter includes an FAQ about food neutrality and Intuitive Eating for parents, which is the basis for the concept "all food is good food," but the lack of any bibliography or source notes is a drawback. VERDICT A refreshing and fun perspective about food that encourages children to see food neutrally. Recommended.—Rachel Zuffa

School Library Journal

2024-05-04
An uplifting ode to food’s tastes, functions, and varieties.

A child’s tummy rumbles one morning: “That’s your body saying, ‘Feed me!’” Subsequent spreads feature children engaged in various activities while snacking. A juice box gives a child energy to ride a scooter. Chips fuel doodling. A plate of cookies sits beside a youngster who gazes through a microscope. “All food has a purpose,” whether giving us “energy to wake up” or “strength to do hard things.” Best of all, food is yummy and will “make your taste buds sing.” Ehlert digs even deeper into food’s effects on the body as she briefly explains the functions of fats, carbs, proteins, and sugar. Short snippets about where food comes from and depictions of various mealtimes close out this smorgasbord of informational foodie fun. In addition to being a delightful contrast to the cadre of books that yuck someone else’s yum, this affirming title resists diet culture. A section of FAQs for grown-ups explains the concept of intuitive eating (listening to our body’s signals and eating the foods we’re craving) and the importance of food neutrality (not ascribing moral judgments such as unhealthy to food). The sheer variety of foods included in the colorful, cheerful illustrations is like a delicious sampler platter. A child with a cochlear implant, wheelchair users, and a youngster with a prosthetic arm round out the diverse cast.

A recipe for success. (Picture book. 4-8)

Kirkus Reviews