A counting book that features an African-American family shopping for food, preparing dinner, and sitting down to eat. Lively read-aloud text.
read full description
reviews
Dec 29, 2010
Shanna
rated it: 
Feast For 10 is a warm, rhythmic story about a family taking a trip to the grocery store and preparing a meal to enjoy together. Each page introduces a number with an action: "One cart into the grocery store/ Two pumpkins for pie/ Three chickens to fry..." and so on, counting up to ten twice.
The book has much to commend it: on a cultural level, the story features a large family, which is cheerfully cooperative and hardworking without being annoyingly sweet. The children pla More...
The book has much to commend it: on a cultural level, the story features a large family, which is cheerfully cooperative and hardworking without being annoyingly sweet. The children pla More...
Dec 31, 2008
Rakisha
rated it: 
This is a really wonderful concept book featuring an African-American family that prepares a meal starting with a trip to the grocery store. The book will introduce children to food, numbers, and a traditional family of brown faces. Perfect for read alouds, flannel board stories, and a story & craft. Some health conscious parents might object to the mother frying the chicken, but aside from that, there is nothing objectionable abou this book.
Oct 10, 2011
Claire
rated it:
This is another book that I often read to the children at Kumon. I like making this into an interactive book where I have the children say the number for me whenever I flip to the next page. I think the interaction makes the book more enjoyable for them. I enjoy the book because it's about family bonding and food; two very great things in life.
Jun 01, 2011
Jackie
rated it: 
This is a short story about an African-American family who cooperatively visits the grocery store and then prepares a meal together. The story begins with the number one, and each of the subsequent pages continues up to 10. This book provides many opportunities for rote counting practice as well as addition and subtraction of objects. (K-2)
Apr 25, 2011
Jeff
rated it:
Great book to teach counting to young children. The illustrations are bold, and keep the attention of the reader. The book sticks to the counting concept in a non-dumb, exploring way. Even I found myself taking the time to count on each page. Read this book to your kids, they will enjoy it!
Dec 02, 2010
Alyson (Kid Lit Frenzy)
rated it:
This counting book goes from one to 10 and depicits a family grocery shopping (1 cart, 2 pumpkins for pie, etc.) when it gets to 10 it starts over again and counts up but for the making the meal process. I almost wanted it to count backwards. Fun counting book and illustrations anyway.
May 20, 2009
Rebecca
rated it:
Another for food/family. From shopping to cooking to table. The counting format is very accessible, good reading level for newcomers, good detail to keep older kids interested. I like the art. (Though I wish there were more african-american foodie picture books about eating something besides pumpkin pie.)
Apr 21, 2010
Helping students recognize numbers through everyday occasions such as shopping and dinner. Feast for 10 is a great book for younger students who are having a difficult time remembering and recognizing numbers, or even just beginning to learn them.
Feb 22, 2010
Smizler
rated it:
Pick this one up for the awesome illustrations and then enjoy the story. This is a counting book that counts up to 10 and back down again all within the course of preparing for and serving dinner. Wonderful illustrations. Nice to see an extended family all sitting down to a meal together.
Nov 27, 2011
Joy
rated it:
Counting book about an African-American family going to the grocery store and preparing a feast. (The meal isn't described as Thanksgiving, but the story works well for a Thanksgiving storytime anyway.)
Apr 27, 2010
Christine
rated it:
This is a good book to use for a math lesson for younger children. Students can explore and recognize numbers as they are used in real-world situations, as in going grocery shopping and preparing dinner.
Sep 21, 2011
This is just a cute little short book to have in your classroom library. It shows African-American families and different family structures. It would be good to have for counting to ten.
Jan 24, 2010
Sandy
rated it: 
This very elementary counting book counts from 1 to 10 what it takes to feed a very hungry family of 10. The illustrations are definitely what makes this book worth reading.
Jul 07, 2010
Lindsey
rated it:
A good book to teach food, numbers, and discuss holiday feasts with ELLs. Very simple text with illustrations that clearly represent the story.
Feb 20, 2011
Heather
rated it:
We have always loved this really wonderful expression of family dinner time. It's also pretty health-conscious!!!
Sep 04, 2011
Paula
rated it:
Numbers from one to ten are used to tell how members of a family shop and work together to prepare a meal.
Aug 12, 2011
Theresa
rated it:
a short story emergent reader about how a family gets ready for dinner with shopping, and how they work together, a good math resource for counting to ten
Jul 08, 2008
Connie
rated it:
My nieces ask me to read this book to them often. It's a very fast book, suitable both for very young children and for slightly older ones. We love looking at various details - like the fact that "five kinds of beans" includes JELLY beans, or the fact that the baby sits on a lap at dinner. It's just a quick, sweet book.
Jan 29, 2012
Dec 06, 2011
Dec 04, 2011
