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Nov 03, 2014mmcbeth29 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A Few Bites is about a girl who is babysitting her younger brother who is reluctant to eat. She asks him to at least eat a few bites. When he refuses, she makes up stories about the foods that encourage him to eat. In the end, he is the one using his imagination with his toys and his sister joins in. Cybele Young's picture book illustration is different from anything you might see in other books. She uses Japanese paper sculptures. This story begins with black and white drawings, but as the children's imaginations grow the illustrations become colored paper sculptures. Instead of simply coloring the sculptures, she uses drawings within drawings. The creativity of Young's style is awe inspiring. With the youngest children, you can look together to find the "hidden" pictures within the illustrations. The story itself it best read with ages 4-5 and up. I love how the siblings share their imaginations with each other in this book.