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D. W. the Picky Eater (Arthur Adventures Series)

Name: D. W. the Picky Eater (Arthur Adventures Series)
Author: Marc Brown
ISBN: 9780316110488

by Marc Brown, Ibsen

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Overview

D.W. is very picky about what she eats. She doesn't seem to like anything. Her dining out days with her family are cut short when she refuses to eat her salad and flings it to the floor. Will her table manners improve in time for her Grandma Thora's special dinner out? Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.

Because her eating habits cause some problems, Arthur the aardvark's younger sister has to stay home when her family eats out.

Synopsis

Children's Literature

This charming picture book features D.W., a fussy eater who does not like spinach and many other foods. When her parents tire of her finicky eating habits, they decide to leave her home with the babysitter the next time they dine out. This suits her just fine, until her brother brings home a fancy souvenir that makes her crave exotic meals in fine restaurants.

About the Author, Marc Brown

Two things suggest that Arthur, the loveable star of children s books and the PBS series, may not be so fictitious after all: 1) Kids are known to call Marc Brown s house looking for their bespectacled friend and 2) Brown s third grade class picture -- according to many, a dead-ringer for the aardvark himself.

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Editorials

Children's Literature - Debra Briatico

School Library Journal

K-Gr 3-There's a whole slew of edibles that D.W. finds disgusting, but spinach is at the top of her list. Dining out with her family, she causes a scene when her parents suggest that she give her salad greens a try-no more restaurants for the picky little aardvark after that. Staying home with a sitter is boring, though, so when she hears about her grandmother's birthday dinner at a fancy restaurant, she wants to come, too. She orders the Little Bo Peep Pot Pie, devours it with relish, amazing everybody, including herself, and learns a lesson. The text is spare and funny, and while all the colored-pencil illustrations reflect Brown's sense of humor and familiarity with the little details of childhood, some are downright hilarious. Charming endpapers feature some of the foods D.W. loves to hate. Although she wears an expression of pure horror when she discovers the main ingredient of her pie, readers will suspect that she'll keep that delicious spinach down and her mind and mouth open to new eating possibilities in the future. Youngsters are sure to relate to the young heroine, laugh at her, and maybe even laugh at themselves. Brown knows what appeals to children, and he serves up a generous portion.-Vanessa Elder, School Library Journal