I Eat Vegetables!

by Hannah Tofts, Hannah Tofts

A mixture of art, photography, and large, clear type introduces children to fruits and vegetables. Printed on heavy-duty card and hand-stitched to ensure maximum longevity, these stunning books go far beyond just naming familiar foods. Each spread shows the name of the food alongside a clear photograph against a dramatic painted background. Upon opening the full-page foldout to look inside the fruit or vegetable, kids can see which need to be peeled before eating and which have seeds, stones, pits, or other interesting things inside.

Genres: Food, Nutrition, Health, Science, Picture Books, Nonfiction, Language

24 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1998

Reviews

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

The excellent, real-life appearing illustrations, coupled with the interactive pages are what earned this book a five star rating. The back grounds are also wonderfully rendered, and compliment the pictures that they accompany perfectly. Short, sweet, and to the point, this book gives children an inside look into some healthy eating choices. This book would be an optimum choice to incorporate into a nutrition lesson, or a science project. The book gives you the basics to work with, and you can do the rest!


Learning Experience:
I would use this book as an aid in leading a group activity for 1st or second graders. I would bring a few examples of some of the vegetables from the book, and we would dissect them together, comparing the real life product to the illustrations in the book.

[Katlin Sims · Rating 4 out of 5]

I Eat Vegetables is a book about all sorts of vegetables. It has photographs of different vegetables and, when the flaps on the pages are lifted up on the vegetables, it looks like the vegetables are being peeled. Other flaps reveal seeds and various things about each vegetable. The vegetables lifted include cabbage, carrots, onion, corn, tomato, broccoli, peppers, and potatoes. This is a great book to help familiarize children with different types of vegetables and interesting facts about them.

This book could be placed over in the kitchen area of dramatic play as a sort of a guide to some of the plastic fruits and vegetables in the area. It could also help children to be more familiar with the names of the different fruits and vegetables that they see in the store with their parent's and what they would look like once they are cooked or otherwise prepared.

[Sterlande Altidor · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a good book to read to children. The pictures and words in this book are perfect. I think that this is a good book for parents to use in the kitchen to talk to their children about eating vegetables. This is a great way for children to learn about vegetables. The pictures about the vegetables will make it easier for parent to show to children. I highly recommend this book for parents with children who don’t like eating vegetable, because they could eat it in the book. It’s also a great way to teach them about the different colors of vegetables.

[Mariah Wright · Rating 3 out of 5]

I Eat Vegetables! Is a well represented book for young children to teach them the importance of eating vegetables. This book has lots of pictures and many colors. This is a great representation of a realistic input of what vegetables and fruit looks like. In the book the children can see what needs to be peeled and what has seeds or pits. Another learning aspect from this book is how the words are printed next to the vegetable or fruit. This gives the child two ways to interpret and recognize the food. This book is developmentally age appropriate.

[Brandice Harrison · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is another great book that teaches about Vegetables. This would be a great book to use when teaching about nutrition, and healthy foods to eat. The teacher can do so many different activities with this book as well. I would bring in real-life foods from this book to show the children while reading it. It is interactive and the pictures are real and go well with each background of each page. There can be science activities included with a healthy lesson plan and this can also be used for families at home teaching about healthy eating habits.

[Amita Singh · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is great aid to teach children about vegetables. Parents and teachers could use this book to talk to children about eating vegetables. This could be used to help children distinguish between natural and processed foods. The vibrant colors along with different ways shown to prepare food are bound to generate interest in kids for eating vegetables. This book can also be used to teach different colors of vegetables.

[Moore, Maureen · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book “I Eat Vegetables!” by Hannah Tofts is classified as non-fiction; it’s targeted audience is aimed at very young children. This book has full color pictures; a good book for introducing young children to colors and language using vegetables/the named parts of each vegetable. It’s a very simple picture book with few words and colorful photograph of each vegetable. This book is part of a series of books called “Things I Eat.”

[Leandra Cano · Rating 5 out of 5]

I highly recommend this book. It introduces children to vegetables , and the many different ways they are prepared. This helps children become more familiar with the fact that just because it may look different, it is still the same. it is also very bright and vibrant inviting children to explore through folded flaps.

[Lillian Hazzard · Rating 2 out of 5]

I believe this book is almost painfully straightforward for the pre-k classroom. The photographs show parts of various vegetables in a way that can build vocabulary, but this is something I would not use in whole group settings. This book is more-so a reference than a story and I would probably just place it in one of my centers.

[Jada · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fun interactive book for children to familiarize themselves with different types of vegetables. They get to pull up flaps to see the seeds and insides of vegetables. I would use this book to talk about healthy eating. The pictures are of real vegetables so there's no room for imagination because it is hard facts about what they truly look like.

[Alishea Ramsey · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like how this book has photographs of different vegetables. When the flaps on the pages are lifted up on the vegetables, it looks like the vegetables are being peeled. Other flaps reveal seeds and various things about each vegetable. I love the uniqueness of the book. children can learn about health and nutrition.

[Jessica Javier · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is great for children to get introduces to vegetables. This book will let the child know the vegetables names. this book ha great pictures. this book has great color. this book come in a good size for children to see and read. this book is great for children to want to eat vegetables.

[Verna · Rating 5 out of 5]

This brightly illustrated book teaches children about fruits and vegetables. Each page introduces a different fruit or vegetable by name, next to a colorful picture of the fruit/vegetable and how to peel the fruit/vegetable. Can be used to teach health and nutrition.

[Tameka Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

The pictures and words are great. Me and my mama use it at the kitchen table to discuss vegetables while my toddler is eating. On the "corn" page, for example, I'll hand her a kernel of corn as if it were coming fresh off the page, and she gobble it up every time.

[Marisa Severin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is ideal for toddlers and pre k students. There are very little words and bright beautiful illustrations. It's a very good book to use for a science lesson and develop children's vocabulary.

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yumm veggies, real pictures of the veggies is the best so.kids can get an expectation of what each one should look like on your plate. Ir helps to show the little ones all the yummy veggies that are out there for them to try.

[Anita Marlin · Rating 4 out of 5]

it provides the real photograph picture with colorful background. It explains each part of the vegetables clearly, such as corn-on-the-cob, kernels, and silky hair. It teaches children how to describe the cutting part. It is a simple book for the young children to learn about the vegetables.

[Ndengo Bwanga · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book introduces children to fruits and vegetables. After reading this book, children will demonstrate knowledge about the importance of eating fruits and veggies. They will also name them. Good illustration, colorful and great for reading aloud.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This edition is made sturdy. It shows the vegetables and their parts or ways they are cut to be eaten. You can use this book to help inspire their young ones to eat healthy. The flaps add depth and fun.

[Jade · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good book to introduce children about eating vegetables. This book can make it fun and exciting to eat vegetables. I like how each vegetable was big and colorful. This is a great story to tell your school aged children to get them to eat their veggies!

[Cassie Hayes · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a great book to teach others about their vegetables. This book also has rich and pretty colors which attracts the eye of the reader. I also liked that fold-out pages inside the book. Those can grab attention too.

[Kierra Davis · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book introduces vegetables and young children should start early and eat healthy foods. It’s a great way for children to identify vegetables some they eat some they could try. The pictures make it even better for children to understand what vegetables look like

[Ashley Zuniga · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is more than just a vegetable book. It can be used as a tool to talk to children about the different type of colors. Additionally, it shows children different parts of a vegetable and how to cut one. The vocabulary is simple for children, it's used for them to know the basics.

[Mary Greer Thomas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very lively and colorful book. The pages are filled with beautiful fruit and can be used for practicing safe and healthy eating habits. This book could also lead into the general knowledge of science and how the vegetables are grown.

[Brianna Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is very encouraging in terms of getting kids to eat healthy. The life-like photos of real vegetables as well as the flip option to see the inside of each vegetable is very intriguing. This book will for-sure make you want to try any vegetable that you haven't.

[Kimberly Medley · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book a realistic image to all the vegetables and uses vibrant colors. This would be great book for parents to use if their child does not like to get their veggies. Parents can reference this book to their child as they help them cook something yummy in the kitchen.

[Trenea Martin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I Eat Vegetables is a great way to teach children about the different vegetables why it's important. The illustration is bright and colorful. The book is perfect to read if you have children who don't like vegetables.

[Grace Fischer · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like the big and bold pictures in this book. This would be such a good book to introduce healthy food and what goes in to our body that are nutritious. Children can have a discussion of what dishes could be made or what their favorites are.

[Chiquita wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I Eat Vegetable is a great book with many beautiful color images that can be introduced to babies and toddlers to teach them the world and how to realize images. In the classroom, this is a great lesson to teach students about vegetables and possibly grow your own garden.

[Manal Cheikh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice book. The pictures and words are great. Teacher can use this book to discuss every day vegetables, healthy food ,and colors.