Cricket Azima: Everybody Eats Lunch

By JULIETTE ROSSANT Did you know that lunch in Spanish is almuerzo and in Mexico it is commonly eaten by schoolchildren at home at 2:00 pm? Cricket Azima's Everybody Eats Lunch (Glitterati 2008), a terrific cardboard book, introduces the character Pedro who eats four things for lunch: cactus salad, torta, caramel sandwich and mango. There is a cartoon illustration of each dish and under the flap a recipe. A child can check the hands on the clock, ask questions about Pedro, and try to make Pedro's lunch. Maybe the cactus salad is too much of a stretch – but the torta is essentially a chicken, refried pinto bean and Monterey Jack sandwich, which would be easy to make with an adult. Kids can read about what other children eat in Japan, Brazil, South Africa and Jamaica, learn how to say "hello" and "lunch" in other languages and older kids can read the recipes. All the meals end in fresh fruit and most of the recipes are low in fat and very healthy. There is even a map of the world in the front of the book to locate each child. Everybody Eats Lunch not only has fun content, but it comes with a nifty built in handle that makes it as much a toy as a book. The only caveat is that the flaps covering the recipes are not attached in any way and it may not be easy for little hands to put them back in their place over the recipes. Maybe there should be an adult version with more countries that covers breakfast and dinner, too! Previous articles: [Kids' Cookbook Reviews - complete] Technorati Tags: superchefblog, Juliette Rossant, super chef, celebrities, chefs, food, restaurants, cooking, branding, cuisine, blogging, food blogging --> back to Super Chef