Frito Lay

Food Brands We Love

by Kaitlyn Duling

Grab a snack! This title is packed with the history of Frito Lay through narrative nonfiction, informative sidebars, Fun Facts, and more.

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

Published July 31, 2020

About the author

Kaitlyn Duling believes in the power of words to change hearts, minds, and ultimately—actions.

She is a graduate of the Program in Creative Writing at Knox College, where she studied poetry. An Illinoisan at heart, she currently resides in Boston, MA, where she has authored over one hundred books for children and teens. She loves to write, travel, and explore the city with her wife and friends.

She knows that knowledge of the past is the key to our future and wants to make sure that all children and families have access to high-quality information.

A Pushcart nominee, Best of the Net nominee, and winner of the Davenport Poetry Award, her poems have found homes in Denver Quarterly, Big Muddy, Ninth Letter, IDK Magazine, The Fourth River, and Wilde Magazine, among others.

Reviews

[MQR · Rating 3 out of 5]

Learned some interesting facts about the history of snacks. This book use presented with imaginary life characters. I suppose that that's to make it seem more interesting, but personally, I have always been very mentally and intellectually distracted by that narration method. This book was no exception to that. I was able to skip over it, though, there was little else to glean. I appreciate the research and the age appropriate approach for analytical evaluation ideas and for format review and also a list of suggested related reading. Otherwise, probably just two stars.

[Ellon · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars (I really liked it)

I'm actually surprised by how much I liked this book. I am a bit torn about all the '"children" introduced. I think it's trying to help the reader make connections but it's a little distracting.

Lots of great information about Frito Lay told in a child friendly way. I especially like the end pages where there are questions to extend the book and research tips!

[Layla · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very small book about potato chips. (Crisps) Iv been to the USA several times and love the Lays potato chips better then the U.K. crisps. Having read this little book, I found things out I didn’t know. Like Lays are called walkers crisps.

[Q · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was way more enthralled by this book for young readers than I was expecting to be. Great surface level information about Frito Lay for any aged reader. I especially enjoyed seeing how the company changed their brand name depending on which international market they were permeating. Fascinating.

[Juan M. Romero · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read book to nephew since he was asking about chips. Actually found some information I didn’t know about. 😀

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hey it was cute