A little strange, but still interesting. ( )

the book is about foods, kids can learn different foods and plates from other countries, the can learn similar words sound that are not food.

Food and restaurant critic for the New York Observer, Joshua David Stein makes his picture-book debut with Can I Eat That?, which presents a seemingly random series of questions about different items and their edibility. A number of international dishes - Japanese Uni donburi (sea urchin over rice), Italian tonnato (tuna sauce), French tournedos (steak) - are featured, as are some sillier questions, such as whether eggs grow on eggplants, or whether there is a 'bacoff' to complement bacon.

Less of a story than a series of interesting food-related facts, accompanied by vividly colorful illustrations from food artist Julia Rothman, Can I Eat That? is a picture-book that will have a certain quirky appeal for some young readers, but will leave others cold. I'm not really sure to whom I would recommend it - perhaps those who enjoy more 'conceptual' examples of the genre? - although it definitely isn't suitable for vegetarians, as it features quite a few meat and fish-based foods. Clearly, for vegetarians at least, the answer to the question 'can I eat that?' would often be no. ( )