Carly Tries New Foods (A foodie book for picky eaters): encouraging kids to expand their palette

Carly's is a very picky eater. Her Mom and Dad are always trying to introduce new and healthy foods to Carly but always refuses, sound familiar? After being invited to her best friend's around-the-world-themed birthday bash. Carly begins to grow hungry and realizes that none of her list of foods like French fries and buttered noodles are not on the menu. With the encouragement of her friends she learns that trying new foods can be an exciting and fun experience. This is a delightful story that encourages children to embrace new tastes and cultures. Perfect for young readers, it highlights the joy in discovering new favorites.

This is a very cute book with vivid illustrations and great story. I got the digital copy of it and read it to my baby when waiting. I love the colors and diverse food displayed . I would really love to go to a slumber party where Peking duck is offered. Hahhahaha

Such a cute book about being adventurous with foreign foods!

We have a picky-eating two year old and liked that the main character Carly kind of resembles our daughter. The text itself is slightly blurry but the illustrations are vibrant and it's clear what each of the dishes of food are depicting. The story does a good job at describing how picky-eating can stem from a place of preference towards bland carbs and uncomfortability with unfamiliar foods; the pacing for the first part of the story is good. Then, the story rushes through trying new foods. Carly is at this spend-the-night birthday party and is faced with a table full of new foods. Suddenly, she's just eating all of them because she's hungry and her friend says they're good; Carly seems to like all of the dishes (which is great considering they depict iconic international dishes). Our daughter is only two so we just make up a few more lines about the experience of trying the foods but for an older kid who can read, the ending is rushed.

I love the theme for this book— to get kids to try and experience different types of foods and flavors. On top of it, this book also introduces kids to different cultures and foods associated with each country. My daughter loved this book and I look forward to reading this to my son when it’s time for him to start solids and eat real food!

Very clever story with super cute illustrations. The characters are definitely relatable for kids an s even for parents. If I had any critique it might be that the words are a little too small. I had to zoomed in really far to read them. Great book overall.

We encourage different types of foods at home and much like Carly in the story, my kids can be picky eaters. I enjoy Katrina's stories and wonderful art selections to carry both the adult reader and the kid listening through different adventures. She not only addressed concerns of eating only carbs, but welcomed foods from different countries as a way to expand one's mind and palette. Great book to read with the kids!

Sweet read about a typically adventurous little girl who is not very adventurous when it comes to eating. This is her journey to trying new foods. Kids will love the illustrations and the story will resonate with kids who might not be so open to trying new foods.

This was such a lovely story about Carly’s foray into trying new foods. When she’s stuck at a sleepover party she has to try some new foods and it’s not as bad as she thought. A familiar problem for lots of families and this is an adorable way to explore the topic with beautiful illustrations. The text is really child friendly and is a joy to read.

Loved it. 😍 Such a great little book, with fabulous illustrations and story. I can see this helping, young, fussy eaters to try new foods. 👌