Food and young children together are always a little messy and this book celebrates the joy of this.
The little child in this book finds myriad ways to get food in all sorts of places. Uh oh, there’s avocado smeared in their hair. There’s bacon in their bellybutton, egg down their elbow and spaghetti … well who knows where that went! Carrots on the bum cheek. potato under the fingernails, porridge on the lip. You look like a tip!
Learning to eat is tricky. And especially tricky to get it where it belongs, in your belly! As they say, you might need to wear a welly.
This is a fun book about the pleasure of eating which highlights that food is not just all about taste, It’s the slippery spaghetti, the sticky bananas, it’s squishy and squashy and very funny.
Reviewed by Jane Stephens
Age Guide 0+
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Bethany Clark worked for a number of years making books, promoting books and talking about books with many of Australia’s best authors, booksellers, publishers and librarians before she found herself as the manager of snacks for a small child. She lives in Adelaide with her husband and son where she can still be found making and talking about books in between catering continuous picnics and endless degustation menus for a myriad of small folk. You’ve Got Yoghurt In Your Nostrils is her debut picture book.
ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR
Sara Acton is an award-winning author and illustrator. Sara grew up in the Cotswolds in England and always loved drawing, especially people and other strange creatures. She studied BA Hons Fine Art and trained as an Art Teacher in London. After teaching and practicing art in England and New Zealand Sara moved with her family to Australia.
Sara now lives in a small seaside village on the Central Coast of NSW, where she enjoys writing and illustrating for children in her studio, whilst drinking tea and eating far too many biscuits. When not in her studio she can be found out and about sketching and visiting schools, libraries and bookshops to deliver presentations and workshops.
Her first picture book Ben and Duck won the 2012 Children’s Book Council of Australia Crichton Award for new illustrators.
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