This book I will Never Not Eat a Tomato written and illustrated by Lauren Child. I will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato is about a young girl named Lola who is a very picky fussy eater. She says that carrots are for rabbits and peas are too small and too green. One day after Lola professes everything that she wont eat, she ends the list saying that "I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato". Lola's sister tries to trick her one day and say that the orange things on the table are not carrots but orange twiglets and the peas are green drops from Greenland.

The illustrations of this book includes real photographs of the foods (peas, carrots, fish sticks, etc.) which are incorporated into the fun cartoon illustrations. The illustrations are very busy, expressive and full of color and textures which compliment the text.

My thought about this story is that it surely catch the attention of very picky eaters and I'm sure they would be able to relate to Lola. This is a story that I think young children will enjoy being read aloud  and especially at dinner time. This book may also help your own picky eater to try a different food that they refuse to eat otherwise.

Questions I would ask my students:
1. What vegetable is your favorite? and Why?
2. What vegetable would you never ever eat? and Why?
3. Is there a way that your parents got you to eat something that you didn't like?

Classroom activities:
1. Think of a creative way to make yourself eat a vegetable that you hate to eat.
2.  Take turns reading the book aloud to the members of your class.

Candlewick; Reprint edition (September 15, 2003)