Alison Gregory is a local Team Leader with Discovery Toys, bringing you a fabulous giveaway and a review of two great books.

The 2012 Discovery Toys catalogue has just started and with it has come twenty three new and returning toys and ten amazing books for the whole family. Here is a sneak peek at two of my favourite new books!

Have you ever wondered where the food you eat comes from? Have your kids ever asked How Did That Get In My Lunch Box? Well now you can show them how it got there! How Did That Get In My Lunch Box, by Chris Butterworth, walks kids and parents (and would even be a great in classrooms/daycares) through the steps to get some of our favourite foods, and it is also beautifully illustrated. Chocolate chips – yum! Did you know that chocolate chips start as beans from the cocoa tree? I knew this, but my kids were amazed to know how these beans are turned into such a yummy treat.

The book also explores bread, cheese, tomatoes, apple juice, and clementines, as well as the importance of choosing foods from each food group to be healthy and balanced. Packing lunches for school has always been a challenge in our house, whether trying to make sure our son eats everything he is given (and not just the cookies), but making sure a balanced lunch makes it into that growing tummy! After reading this (and we’ve been reading it over and over and over because the boys LOVE it) the boys are asking about what they’re eating, wanting to know where it came from, and what food group it is part of. Definitely a worthwhile read for any growing family!
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