D.W. the Picky Eater by Marc Brown

Genre: Picture Book
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Copyright Date: 1995
Page Number: 32
Reading Level: 4-8

Summary:
D.W. is causing a lot of trouble for her parents because she will not eat anything. She drops food under the table, she feeds it to the dog, she refuses to even try things. Her friend Emily had her over for dinner which was spaghetti but D.W. wouldn't take it with sauce on it. She hates anything that is green as well. Her family went out to eat and the salad that she got had spinach on it, her all time least favorite. she hit the salad bowl and the salad wen flying. That was the final straw. Her parents decided to not take her to restaurants anymore. She had to stay home with a babysitter who made her eat carrot sticks and go to bed at 8 o'clock. When Arthur got back from a Chinese restaurant with his parents he had a cool little umbrella. D.W. was given one more chance to behave in a restaurant. They went out for her grandma's birthday. The waiter gave her a children's menu, and she ordered a pot pie. Everyone waited, holding their breath, as she tasted it. She liked it! She asked the waiter what was in it and he said it was a pastry crust and... lots and lots of SPINACH!

Who would benefit from reading this book/ who would I recommend this book to?
I think this book can work wonders for parents who have children that are picky eaters. They can read it with their children and talk about what D.W. was doing wrong, and what she could do better.

What problems/conflicts could this book potentially cause?
I don't see this book having any problems. Unless kids get the idea that they should be picky eaters too...

My Reaction:
Arthur is one of my favorite series. I used to make sure I watched the show every time I could. I love it. I used to learn things from it too, like how to handle different situations that might come up at school. This was a cute book that really shows that side of kids. A lot of kids are picky eaters and this addresses that problem.