Sun in My Tummy

Praise for Sun in My Tummy 2022 The Children's Book Council March: Hot Off the Press feature STARRED REVIEW Alary carefully creates sound, rhythm, and action, while precisely placing line breaks to enhance drama and pacing.... Mixed-media artwork creates striking color variation and subtle dimension, lifting the illustrations right off the page....Blinick's deliberate use of line moves the eye across the page in perfect accompaniment to the narrative.... This book is as essential as sunshine; the absolutely beautiful STEM story is as absorbing as photosynthesis itself. -School Library Journal Perfect for reading out loud, this engaging tale could be used as an introduction to elementary science units and also to encourage young readers to find the magic in everyday things. -Booklist The illustrations are brightly colored pencil-like drawings of how oats grow, how blueberries grow, and even how birds and bees help pollinate flowers. This is a great way to talk about the cycles of food and how we end up with some of the yummy dishes that become part of our family routines. -Youth Services Book Review It's never too early to introduce STEM subjects to young readers, and this is a great title for a budding young scientist. I just wish it had been around when my own children were young. -YA Books Central STARRED REVIEW Toronto author Laura Alary's poetic rumination about how the sun nourishes us all offers food for thought. The sunny and bright mixed-media illustrations from Andrea Blinick are inviting. -Quill & Quire Through Blinick's mixed-media illustrations, she is able to conceptualize a pretty complex topic and turn it into something that is easily understood by even the youngest of readers. Overall, Sun in My Tummy is a highly informative and enjoyable read. -CM: Canadian Review The sun is the true star of this charming picture book by Laura Alary and Andrea Blinick. Sun in My Tummy is a great supplement to any science lesson or a way to build gratitude and understanding in subtle ways for the role of nature in our lives. -Canadian Children's Book News A clever book to help young children understand where our food comes from and how it grows and passes energy to us: food is fuel, and sometimes that means the warm-heartedness of sunlight! -Children's Literature-CLCD For those of us that like a fictionalized feel to our nonfiction, this book delivers. It's accessible, fun, and informative but does not scrimp on the science (there is even a one-page Author's Note describing the process of Photosynthesis). It could just as easily be read as a bedtime story as used as a learning tool in a classroom environment. An excellent choice for parents, caregivers, or educators. Loved this read. -Cloud Lake Literary This is an excellent science book for primary grades, starting with a concept everyone will recognize and using free verse and whimsical illustrations to foster a sense of wonder about the natural world. -A Kids Book A Day One of my favourite pages is when she walks down the stairs in the dark, not overly pleased about having to wake up, and in the kitchen her mom is making oatmeal and the entire kitchen is bright and sunny. Readers learn how the sun, soil and rain make the plants and blueberries grow as well as provides the grass the cow eats that gives her the milk for her oatmeal. -Book Time Many lovely details on each spread will encourage further attention and discussion. The cow literally floating in her cereal bowl will elicit tiny giggles. -Sal's Fiction Addiction Perfect for STEM lessons about plants and life cycles, Sun in My Tummy will brighten any classroom or library and help young children understand how the sun in their tummies, whether oatmeal or another cereal, got there. -CanLit for LittleCanadians You know one of my favorite ways to get readers into nonfiction?! Sneaking it into a picture book!... Sun In My Tummy does just that... The author gives background on how the sun played a factor in growing the oats when they were still in the field... We enjoyed this one! -@ohthebookswelove