Food Fight! By Carol Diggory Shields, illustrated by Doreen Gay-Kassel 2002
This story reveals the antics of the inhabitants of our refrigerators when the lights go out. The play on words are absolutely hilarious so you won’t mind reading it over and over, which is the request you will get from your child. The evening in the kitchen starts out jovial enough, but then takes a turn for the worse when the tuna fish have the nerve to tell the garlic “You stink!” The dramatic expression on each food or container really begins to take shape, and the puns come at a fast pace.
“The rice got steamed and popped the corn, “Chill out, you guys,” The ice cubes warned. But the punch kept punching, and the cream got whipped, the chips threw the crackers in the guacamole dip.”
The clay artwork by Kassel adds to the humor of the text perfectly. After reading this story you may be opening you refrigerator at lightning speed in the morning to see if any food is scurrying back to it’s place.
Appropriate for ages 4-8
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