ReFoReMo Mini-Monthly Writing Challenge: Food For Thought

 

                                                       Sophie's Squash by Pat Zietlow Miller

By Janie Reinart

Doughnut take this challenge lightly. Pretty peas? Choose a character from a smorgasbord of 

food for your next picture book story.  One of my favorite stories is Sophie's Squash by Pat 

Zietlow Miller.  Pat tells us how the story got started here. Tammi Sauer interviews Momoko Abe 

about her new book, Avocado Asks, to find what inspired her story.

Speaking of peas, Arlo Rolled by Susan Pearson reminds me of the gingerbread man story. Arlo 

is looking for independence and sets out on his own.

"At the end of the garden,

next to the berries,

lived Mary, and Gary, and Terry, and Sherry

and Arlo--

five peas in a pod--

a plump, fat, green group,

perfect for salads

and stir-fries and soup.

"NO WAY!" said Arlo."

                                                                 The Good Egg by Jory John

Sarah Hwang writes a twist on a "wanting a pet" story, with her dog-gone cute tale of Toasty.

"This is Toasty. 

Toasty loved watching the dogs outside his window play. He loved how they barked and ran with each 

other in the park. 

He loved them so much he wanted to be a dog.

Toasty knew there were some differences. Most dogs have four legs.

But Toasty had two legs and two arms."

                                                     The Cool Bean by Jory John

Have fun with this challenge. Don't snack on your protagonist before you know the whole story.

Give us something to taco ’bout!