Tales for Very Picky Eaters

This book is absolutely hilarious! It breaks down into 5 easy chapters. Level 2/3 Reader. My boys, ages 5 and 7 LOVE this book! My youngest happens to be a very picky eater, so we thought this book might enlighten us. Josh Schneider does a great job of feeding into their imaginations. James (the little boy in the book), doesn't like certain foods. The first chapter is about broccoli. James' dad gives him other options which feed into the imagination...........quality mashed dirt by the finest French chefs and the best earthworms............gum chewed 1000 times by kids that have to brush with 3 special brushes ahead of time.............a sweaty sock work by a marathon runner that only ate apple and cinnamon for 3 months. This book is so creative! They also LOVE the tale of the LUMPY OATMEAL. It's a growing oatmeal that never stops growing. This book is very imaginative. He also has some other great books out there............BEDTIME MONSTERS......YOU'LL BE SORRY. If you have a picky eater, this is a great book for you.

What a clever story. I bought this book for my tutoring students (K - 5th grade), and I recommend it to them all the time. Please use the "Look Inside" feature to read a bit, and I'm sure you'll enjoy it too!

I have a 5 year old grandson who is a picky eater. I don't think this book will change his eating habits, but it made him laugh and think. This book is best read aloud by someone that can be as facetious as the Dad. My kids got it and the next day were able to discuss the troll that makes the smelly lasagna who used to work at the rat circus. This will make for many a great read.

My 7-year-old daughter is a picky eater, so I got this book for her hoping it would help her laugh at how silly pickiness is at times. I am a semi-picky eater myself, so I do understand that not everyone likes every food, but the father in this book came up with some really fun and creative ways to show his son what being picky can be like. Quite an enjoyable read and the pictures really help tell the story, too.

My six year old enjoys this book. It’s silly and fun. But, it did nothing to inspire him to become more adventurous with food.

My five year old granddaugher eats pasta with butter and butter with pasta. This book made her laugh and gives her some ideas about expanding her horizons.

TALES FOR VERY PICKY EATERS was purchased as a gift fot a grammer school library, It is very popular with both young readers and their teachers. It is the winner of the AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS 2012 THE MOST DISTINGUISHED BEGINNING READER BOOK.

Many kids have food issues and in this story there is no power play with parents, just calm humor that leads to a good result. Children will laugh and repeat the odd food choices offered.

nice surprising and funny book on a tricky subject. Has given us some added ideas to bring to the meal and table with our picky eater. Tempted to try on picky eater dad too...