Tasty Tales

By Author / Illustrator

Anna Lena Feunekes

Genre

Non Fiction

Age range(s)

Publisher

UCLan Publishing

ISBN

9781915235923

Format

Paperback / softback

Published

02-05-2024

Synopsis

Travel the world on a plate! Drawing inspiration from both history and lore, this highly illustrated children's book for 7+ readers explores the mouthwatering stories behind some of the world's favourite foods. From a plant-loving pirate to an Ethiopian goat, from the crescent of the croissant to a Tofu trailblazer, Tasty Tales offers a fascinating, sometimes surprising and always appetizing journey across historical periods and diverse cultures.

The incredible origin stories celebrate how ingredients and dishes have travelled the globe to be shared and loved in new and exciting ways - and how food truly connects us all. With a unique blend of fact and fairy tale that will appeal to fiction fans and non-fiction readers alike, and with intricately detailed four-colour illustrations plus recipes to inspire culinary adventures, this will be a beautiful and delicious book to treasure.Who knew history can make you hungry!

Reviews

Sue

Tasty Tales is a fascinating book which offers 'facts and fables about our favourite foods'. Each story explores the origin of a well-known dish, piquing the reader's interest in countries and events from around the world which they might previously have been unaware of. It is a fascinating read - a book for school and home!

Using a light-hearted and engaging style, the stories are accompanied by the author's bright, colourful illustrations which add much to the book's appeal. A map at the beginning shows where in the world each food is from and a bibliography is included for those who wish to discover more. I really wish more children's books would offer this! Some recipes to try are also offered on the author's website, which makes the book even more engaging.

Tasty Tales would be excellent to use for a series of assemblies. From locating places / countries / continents on a map, to developing general knowledge, they also encourage curiosity in the wider world and allow children to recognise the connections between people as they share these ingredients and dishes and deepen their understanding of others. It might also encourage children to try some foods which they might not have done otherwise!

Full of historical details and the wonderful legends which have developed about some of these foods, Tasty Tales is a great example of the stories non-fiction books tell us!

64 pages / Reviewed by Sue Wilsher, teacher