Eat, Leo! Eat!

Reviewed by: Barbara Merritt - Scarborough School Department, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: December 2, 2015

Review

Leo's Grandmother takes care of her family by serving a "delizioso" lunch to her whole family every Sunday. Leo is not impressed and would rather spend his time playing with his toys under the table. Nona begins luring him out with stories of the pasta shapes she cooks each Sunday. He begins to get interested in the story of how the shapes came to be and eventually comes to the table eagerly to hear the next part of the story. The bright smiling faces of the closely grouped family exude warmth and the importance of family. On alternate pages, the ongoing story of how the pasta shapes came to be is interesting on its own. The picture of Leo and Nona hugging is a wonderful end to the story. There is a picture glossary of pasta shapes at the very end. Unfortunately, the pasta shapes that were part of the story are not included in the glossary.

Overall Book Score: good