Yummy Yucky
Comic visual pairs turn two opposite words into a practical sorting game about food and nonfood items.
Yummy Yucky by Leslie Patricelli is estimated to take about 2 minutes to read aloud (40 words, 1 sentence a spread). Best for ages 0-3.
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- Estimated read-aloud time
- about 2 minutesEstimated read-aloud time
- Words
- 40Approximate
- Sentences per spread
- 1Text density
- Re-read tolerance
- 5/5strong repeat appeal
- Vocabulary level
- 1/5plain words
- Best for
- Ages 0-3Age range
Our review
Patricelli sets appealing foods against comic nonfoods—spaghetti is yummy, worms are yucky—while the diapered toddler’s face makes the judgment unmistakable. The repeating pair gives children a reliable place to supply either word and to explain why two similar-looking things do not belong in the same category.
Use it with a toddler learning what goes in the mouth, while making clear that food preferences vary even if soap and crayons are not food. Its joke can become an overly rigid verdict on ordinary dishes. No No Yes Yes addresses behavior choices; Yummy Yucky focuses specifically on edible and inedible contrasts.
Before you buy it
The binary label can encourage blanket judgments about disliked foods, so adults may want to separate preference from safety.
Themes
- opposites
- food
- humour
- first concepts
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