What happens when the things we eat refuse to be eaten? Here are stories fit for ages 3-5 about foods and the things we eat fighting back.
Books
The Wompananny Witches Make One Mean Pizza by Jennie Palmer: When Anita and Winnifred Wompananny, kitchen witches, are frightened by some children, they unwittingly bake their bad feelings into a pizza that escapes the oven and goes barreling through town.
Danny McGee Drinks the Sea by Andy Stanton & Neal Layton: Frannie’s voracious little brother drinks up the ocean and begins eating everything in the world, from trees and mountains to the alphabet and the author writing their story, in a riotous tale that culminates in a surprise twist ending.
Ice Boy by Ezra Stein: Tired of helping others cool their drinks, Ice Boy proceeds to sneak out of the freezer and heads to the beach, where his edges begin to blur.
Flannelboard
Creepy Carrots, based on the book by Aaron Reynolds with illustrations by Peter Brown.
Film
The Gingerbread Man, the classic folktale retold by My Pingu TV
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