Let's Eat

by Gyo Fujikawa

Identifies a variety of foods eaten by people and animals.

Genres: Childrens

16 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1975

About the author

Gyo Fujikawa was an American illustrator and children's book author. A prolific creator of more than 50 books for children, her work is regularly in reprint and has been translated into 17 languages and published in 22 countries. Her most popular books, Babies and Baby Animals, have sold over 1.7 million copies in the U.S. Fujikawa is recognized for being the earliest mainstream illustrator of picture books to include children of many races in her work, before it was politically correct to do so.

-Wikipedia

Reviews

[Hilary · Rating 3 out of 5]

A colourful picture book showing children and animals eating a wide variety of food stuffs. A nice book for the young to look through and talk about.

Read on open library.

[Freddie D · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gyo Fujikawa is one of my favourite illustrators of all time, so I was overjoyed to find a secondhand copy of this book. This book doesn't have a narrative and the text isn't revelatory or particularly exciting. But as with all Fujikawa's work, I have never seen more adorable, ethnically diverse little children and the pages are full of colour that evokes a soft warmth. The final scene, showcasing a birthday party, is particularly delightful. And to her credit, it truly hasn't aged at all (despite being originally published in 1975).

[Peacegal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very simple introduction to food eaten by people and various animals. There was a surprising range of different food highlighted, including things that may not be familiar to every American kid in 1975, like tortillas.

[Ashley Paulsen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book! So many great memories!! I love how it shows so many different foods!

[Frans Kempe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book about different foods

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have a version of this from my childhood that I now read to my 2-year-old daughter, and it's one of her favorites. Very simple text and no real storyline, but she enjoys pointing out all the foods that she likes to eat, the kids eating with chopsticks, and especially the birthday party at the end.

[Val · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bright, bold illustrations, filled with babies and children of all ethnicities, fun to act out, fun to count children and animals on each page. Highly recommended.

[Miriam · Rating 5 out of 5]

children from different cultures are pictured eating together.