Review: Wacky Hi-jinks and Clever Characters
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 5, 2014
I am always on the lookout for new and upcoming authors in all areas, but the most fun to see are independent children's books written with unique voices like that of Kyle Fuhrer.  I have purchased his other book featuring Smallfridge, The Magical Imagination of Smallfridge The Leap of Space; and I am impressed with his unique style and offbeat characters.Good Food Gone Bad is a great read along story, and Bethany Tallack really delivers in the way of quirky illustrations.  Our school had a snow day this week and one of my nieces came to stay with me while her parents went to work.  We read Good Food Gone Bad together, and it helped inspire her to want to make a healthy lunch with me.  She is 5 years old, so I had her draw me the foods she wanted to eat in a “recipe” for me to follow.  The illustrations and story in this cute little book really inspired her, I think it is because the story line and pictures are so accessible to a child of her age.  We ended up having banana smoothies and celery sticks with peanut butter we made ourselves, BTW.  Fun was had by all, and I think she may have actually learned something about good food choices.