How difficult is it to make children eat their food? Through Sarah Hayes’ story book “Eat up, Gemma”, readers will find many examples of this familiar situation. A baby girl named Gemma has a hard time eating her food. She constantly throws it on the floor even when her family advises her not to do that. One day, her brother has a clever idea. Can he motivate Gemma to eat up?
Gemma is a toddler who refuses to eat her breakfast. Although the entire family encourages her to eat, she chooses to throw it away. Every occasion is good for Gemma to get rid of eating. At the groceries’, the same reaction stands when a man offers her some fruits. At dinner, Gemma won’t eat a thing. It seems that Gemma prefers mashing, throwing, and sharing her food rather than eating it. No matters what kind of food: fruits, cookies or pizza, Gemma will reject it. One day, she is inspired to eat while looking at a lady’s hat. Her big brother comes across with a great and creative idea; Gemma would eat if he imitates the lady’s hat with real fruits.
“Eat up, Gemma” is a great story told through Gemma’s brother point of view. Along With the colourful pictures drawn by Jan Ormerod, even children that don’t read yet will understand the story and love it. I highly recommend this book; it is a suitable tool to show the importance of family support when encouraging eating. Parents will find “Eat up, Gemma” very useful. As Gemma’s big brother does with the fruits, the book may inspire them to use imagination and motivate children to eat.
Anahí Laprovitta
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