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But Ferdie uses his own imagination to create dessert Viola joins him and then helps him with his fighter ship leaving the ravioli forgotten Young creates a delightful narrative showing how something ordinary like carrots and broccoli can be woven into a clever and elaborative imaginative fantasy It is illustrated using colourful paper cut outs to show the fantasy world and simple black and white drawings with a lot of white space showing the realistic world As the imaginative fantasy adventure unfolds the colourful illustrations expand to fill the page and become smaller each time they return to the table to repeat again The sequential visual narrative has many things to notice and observe both about how the fantasy world is The ending was a bit unexpected as the ravioli was left uneaten by Ferdie diverging from the initial predictable pattern of fantasy adventure encouraging him to try different foods This story is relatable for many children who have had to be convinced to try or eat foods they dislike or believe to dislike as well as the adult caregivers who have had to try to convince their children to eat It is a story that shows us how imagination can engage us Students could be invited to create elaborate fantasies to convince others to try a particular food 9781554982950 Fabulous Not the ending I expected.

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Viola makes lunch for her younger brother Ferdie Ferdie would rather be playing and his sister convinces him to come eat by promising to help him after He dislikes what is for lunch and his sister is able to convince him to try each thing by creatively telling him how dinosaurs like broccoli and aliens love carrots but then struggles through her imaginative tale of the flashlight light fish to persuade him to eat the remaining ravioli As he does not finish his food Viola reminds him there will be no dessert but one that s much authentic and satisfying Remember Viola is a big sister not a parent btw I m sure they re not alone it s likely something like Mom s at the office and Dad s in his studio or something I will continue to look for by the author artist 9781554982950 Viola made supper then had to convince her brother to eat so she made up stories about dinosaurs and aliens Cute story with a great ending Nicely illustrated 9781554982950 A Few Blocks is better 9781554982950 If only getting a kid to eat was as easy as spouting facts 9781554982950 Shortlisted for the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children s Picture Book Award and selected as an OLA Best Bet for 2012 It s time for Ferdie to eat lunch but he d much rather find the special part for his fighter ship When big sister Viola promises to help him he comes to the table But he finds broccoli on his plate and carrots Ever resourceful and imaginative Viola convinces Ferdie that dinosaurs ate broccoli to escape their fiercest predators and that carrots are just like the Orange Power Sticks that aliens eat for super vision Doesn t Ferdie want to be just like them Viola continues to persuade Ferdie to eat up but when her energy finally flags it s Ferdie s turn to create a wonderful surprise Just as in A Few Blocks an ordinary event seen through a child s eyes becomes an amazing adventure This time the children switch back and forth between the lunch table and the elaborate fantasy worlds they imagine shown in Cybele Young s intricate paper sculptures which she has created from paintings of the children s surroundings At the end of the story the world of the imagination and the everyday magically come together and Viola and Ferdie each enjoy a few bites A Few BitesCyb le Young is an award winning paper sculpture artist as well as an author and illustrator of childrens books Cyb le Young is an award winning paper sculpture artist as well as an author and illustrator of children s books site_link Useful at teatime A lovely book of sibling cooperation and care Lots of imagination here 9781554982950 Would have been much successful as an animated short Has the feeling of student work Beautiful and very detailed but not fully realized 9781554982950 Ferdie can t be bothered to eat his lunch but big sister Viola might be able to get the imaginative boy to tuck in. A few best men It seems like eat your food books are much less common than bedtime or potty books but this is a great one It s not just about eating lunch but about imagination and how to engage with the clever and sometimes manic minds of toddlers True Charlie Lola already tackled the issue quite famously in our house but this one does a very creative job of it 9781554982950 While this book didn t stand out to me as a great choice for a read aloud I do think that it had a great message and storyline This book shows the relationship between an older sister and her younger brother which I think would be useful in connecting with some children 9781554982950 no 07 13 17 Thu 9781554982950 .