Field Mouse Fairy Lights: a little book with a big imagination
Children’s Book / Healthy Eating / Parenting
Date Published: 2/13/2024
Does your child refuse to try new foods?
Do they go off foods they used to like?
They don’t want to help with meal prep?
They become impossible at mealtimes and say they don’t like it before
seeing it.
Why are dinosaur-shaped nuggets so popular? They taste just the same as
normal nuggets, but they are shaped for fun.
If you put a sticker of your child’s favorite cartoon character on an
apple, they will want that apple, not the identical one next to it.
What if there was a fun game to play at mealtimes that also helps with
picky eating?
This book gives you just that. Imagine if you stood in the middle of the
kitchen and said in a funny voice, “I think Kiwi fruit looks like
troll boulders, and they’re all mine,” or “Brussels
Sprouts look like cannon balls, so tonight we’re eating like
pirates,” or “This rice looks just like snowflakes, can you
sprinkle the snowflakes on that plate for me?” Do you think
you’d have your child’s attention and possibly get a
giggle?
Children have amazing imaginations, so let’s use them to reduce the
stress around mealtimes and create a play environment.
Written by a Nutritionist and mum of two who has helped many children
overcome picky eating and families reconnect at mealtimes, this little book
takes you into a food fairytale. It encourages children and adults to come
up with their ideas of what food looks like to them.
Julie’s Review:This is a cute picture book for toddlers who are picky eaters. Each page shows a silly/fun/playful way to interpret food as something else, and not be intimidated by it being new. I enjoyed the illustrations and the fun ideas.
I do wish there was a little more commentary on what we can do with those foods. In our feeding therapy with my picky eater kid, we did a lot of 5 senses play with the foods to help with the intimidation of the new foods and reduce that gag reflex. Calling it something else that it resembles is just one first step.
About the Author
Social Media Links
Author: Emma Brown @emmajebbink
Author Photo Credit: Malo Photography (Instagram @malophotographyau)
Illustrator Credit: Sally Stephens (Instagram: @sals_animation)
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