A collage selection by Amy Wilson Sanger Amy Wilson Sanger is the creator of the Tricycle’s best selling World Snacks Series for toddlers and lives with her family in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Her books are uniquely aimed to cooking toddlers, and combine mixed media and cutouts to lure the young reader in, whilst exposing them to cuisines from all over the world. Other books by her: Let’s Nosh; Mangia Mangia; A little bit of soul food; Chaat and sweets. These books by Amy Wilson Sanger are a great read if like me you have a toddler at home who loves to “cook” in her “kitchen”. It’s an easy first introduction for the kids to cuisines of different countries. The storylines are simple, with rhyming text and lovely bright collages and illustrations. The books even have the correct meanings of all the unfamiliar words on its back cover and correct pronunciations too. Some of her favorite bits from the three books are: “A big burrito almost wider than my mouth”. This is where she opens her mouth as wide as she can. “Miso in my sippy cup,tofu in my bowl”. Both of us love singing this bit, I have no clue why. May be the idea of miso in her sippy cup is what I find amusing. •At last my tummy’s full from all these “little bits of heart” and this is where she likes to touch her tummy and fall on the bed as if she just finished eating a meal the size of an elephant. Of course, we also like to have the occasional dimsum, tortilla and some sushi while reading these.
Till next time, Adios my green amigo!
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