Vegetables

by Sara Anderson

It is not true that toddlers don't like vegetables at least, it won't be true after leafing through this delectable board book. Faster than the pages are turned, youngsters will gobble their celery and carrots! In her uniquely graphic drawings, Sara Anderson conveys through her brilliant use of color the ripeness of a tomato, the elegance of an eggplant. Exactly matching the kinds vegetables to be found in the kitchen and on the table, this book will inspire young children to count, classify, identify, add to their vocabularies, and enlarge their repertoires of favorite foods.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Food

32 pages, Board Book

First published August 16, 2007

About the author

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Reviews

[Chrissi Guarnieri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple and aesthetically pleasing book to read about vegetables. Vegetable names are written in both English and Spanish, and my son gave the book four stars for the pictures and his interest in seeing the Spanish version of different vegetables. Perfect book to show babies and toddlers images of common and unique vegetables.
Baby Toddler

[Joan Arbogast · Rating 5 out of 5]

One word per most pages, yet a delightful introduction to vegetables!

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely love this book and its companion book, Fruit.

There are so many kids' books that subtly or not-so-subtly promote junk food that to find one teaching about healthy food that is also actually a good book is awesome.

I love the art style--artsy enough to be art, but realistic enough to familiarize the kid with different vegetables (well, okay, even though some of them are technically fruit like tomatoes).

I like the simplicity and the rhymes.

And I like it that the vegetables have a jam session at the end. I made up a song to go with it, which was probably a mistake, because now Lily wants me to sing it even when Paul is reading it to her.

[Samantha]

Vegetable storytime

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Along with the companion book, Fruit, these are my twin toddlers favorite books right now and I don't mind reading them over and over. It's not often you find a board book that has been laid out so thoughtfully and artistically. I would happily frame the pictures and hang them on my walls if I could find the prints. The color schemes, texture, shading, and details of each illustration make them very artistic compositions. I think you can learn a lot about art by studying the illustrations.

The rolling verse is lovely too. Very well written. I think my family has the whole thing memorized now. This is the perfect kind of book for a baby/toddler that is just beginning to say a lot of words and looking for labels for everything. They can't handle lots of words on a page but one word that clearly labels the image above it is perfect.

I've also noticed these books inspire my kids to eat more produce. Yea!

All this makes this a classic in our home.

[Karawan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this book. The illustrations are in nice bold colors and it covers both really common vegetables (carrots, corn, potato) and some that small children are less likely to have tried (rhubarb, yam). The text is mostly just the names of the vegetables, with a few extra words added in to keep it rhyming.

I checked it out because we bought a farm share this summer to get our family eating a wider variety of vegetables. I wanted the book to reinforce the names of some of the different foods Gavin gets to try out. Unfortunately the book doesn't seem to hold his interest for long, no matter how much I like it myself. But I keep sneaking it into the rotation anyway and hoping it will stick one day, much like parents have to sneak the vegetables into their kids' meals.

[Lori · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Vegetables" By Sara Anderson is a nice board book featuring bold illustrations of vegetables labeled with its corresponding name. The vegetables are lightly detailed giving the illustrations a true to life feeling.

This is a simple vocabulary building book that is appropriate for babies through preschool. However, though the vegetables are bright, the background is various darkly tinted bold colors making the overall appearance dull. It did not capture the interest of my baby (or myself). A good one to rent from the library, but I will not purchase it for my collection. For a similar, more appealing title, I recommend Lois Ehlert's "Eating the Alphabet."

[Meredith · Rating 2 out of 5]

Although many of the illustrations leave something to be desired, and the conclusion "Vegetables jam!" is rather puzzling, this book does do a fantastic job of inducing children to less common vegetables such as eggplant, asparagus, radishes, cauliflower, and beets.

[Katherine Parker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful illustrations. I would recommend this for people who don't like horrible cartoony or pastel pictures in children's books.

[Jennifer Brinkmeyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

A comprehensive vegetable guide for children. I don't think it needed to rhyme. The final line, "vegetables jam," (as in, a vegetable party) felt forced.

[Jill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fabulous, bold, contrasting colors make this a great concept book for kids.