#441 - Food Fight

by Karan Shah & Aditya Shah and illustrated by Urvashi Dubey

“Food Fight” by Karan Shah & Aditya Shah and illustrated by Urvashi Dubey. Published by Daffodil Lane. A hilarious story of a squabble between friends that turns into an epic food fight that seems to be endless.

Fun and frolic is what children love. When there is a fight, what better than food as accompaniments. Especially when food is being thrown at each other. That too in school. A normal day turns into an extraordinary day in no time. It is lunchtime and everyone is eagerly opening their boxes to check what is in there. A variety of smells wafted in the air as the boxes were opened. Burgers, curries and even pizza could be spotted.

While some were excited looking at the foods they love, Aryan was completely shocked. His mother had packed carrots of all things for lunch instead of the anticipated nuggets which were his favourite. To make him feel worse, there was Rhea sitting next to him getting to eat pasta. Well he has no choice but to ask her to share it with him. As one can imagine, she refused outright. After all she had waited to eat it. Despite the coaxing by Aryan that sharing is caring and all of that, Rhea doesn’t change her mind. And then started a fight. Read this hilarious book of how the fight progressed and what happened at the end.

After a long time, I got to read a new picture book for early readers courtesy my five year old nephew. He was excited about his newfound favourite book and wanted to read it with me. We read my son’s old books together typically whenever we meet. But this time he had got his new books to show me. The sparkle in his eyes and the excitement as we progressed in the story were so endearing. The mischief of the characters left him giggling. Especially where someone slides on a banana peel like an automobile. He seemed to be imagining how it would really look like. I think he could relate well to Aryan’s disappointment on seeing the carrot instead of nuggets as he likes nuggets too. He was happy to see rhyming words used which has always been his favourite. While the book has humour, fun and mischief at the forefront, the themes of friendship, sharing and being kind to each other do come out. It isn’t all about wasting food. The book can also be used to talk about healthy food and junk food.

Recommended Age

The book is apt for children aged 4/5 and above.