How hard can it be to make a sandwich for lunch? It depends on whether someone keeps messing with the process. Check out Lorena M. Proia's lovely debut picture book How to Make a Sandwich and enter to win a fun prize pack including a signed copy of the book, matching t-shirts and more!
My Review:
Brimming with love and kindness, How to Make a Sandwich tells a cozy and sweet story about food, family, friendship and forgiveness. Feeling hungry, Rae invites her cat Nero to watch her make a turkey sandwich while passionately explaining why making a sandwich reminds her of families. Her creation can't go exactly as planned though, with the key ingredients missing one after another. Can she solve the mystery? Will she finish making her sandwich anyway?
Through interesting monologues and vivid illustrations, the story brings to life a cute little girl and her adorable furry friends. Rae tries to act and talk like a grown-up, but the oversided rope she wears and the step stool she has to stand on to reach the kitchen counter give her away. Her cat Nero is a patient, attentive listener, while her dog Phebe is an avid yet mischievous food lover.
The analogy Rae makes between family and sandwich is clever and creative, suggesting the different roles family members play and how love holds them together. The way Rae handles the challenge of making a sandwich with limited resources inspires young readers to be flexible, to improvise, to make do with what you have, and to solve problems in constructive ways. Moreover, the ending of the story illustrates the joy of sharing and forgiving.
As an integral part of the book, the engaging and expressive artwork provides revealing details about each character and encourages young readers to observe and search for clues that help unravel the puzzle of missing ingredients. It also makes the loving relationship between Rae and her family members evident and compelling.
Amusing and captivating, How to Make a Sandwich is sure to charm young foodies and pet lovers!
About the Book:
Ages 4+ | 32 Pages
Publisher: PnM Publishing | ISBN-13: 979-8-9885730-0-5
Making a sandwich is fun and easy! And Rae knows just how to do it. The bread is like the parents, it keeps the sandwich safe and happy. The turkey is the love, the lettuce is the fun. But every time Rae adds an ingredient, it disappears, and she soon realizes there is a sandwich-stealing thief intent on eating her creation! Will Rae ever get to eat her lunch? Suddenly making a sandwich isn’t so easy after all!
Purchase links: Amazon | Author's website
About the Author-Illustrator:
When Lorena M. Proia graduated with a BFA from Rochester Institute of Technology in Graphic Design and Painting, she never imagined she’d become an Information Architect in high-tech. She thought her creativity was lost until she was rescued by an Australian Shepherd named Phebe. Inspired by Phebe’s antics, her drawings became Phebe-n-Me, a t-shirt company, which grew up to become a children’s book! How to Make a Sandwich is her first picture book.
You can find out more about her, Phebe, and her books at lorenaproiabooks.com. Follow her on Instagram and Facebook.
One lucky Grand Prize winner will received a prize pack including a signed copy of How to Make a Sandwich, a set of Phebe-n-Me t-shirts (1 child and 1 adult size), and a gorgeous set of 12 blank note cards featuring Phebe-n-Me designs!
Ten additional winners will each receive a signed copy of How to Make a Sandwich!
Giveaway ends 5/22. Open to US only. Please enter below. Good luck!
How to Make a Sandwich: Book GiveawayDisclosure: This post is sponsored by Lorena M. Proia. All views and opinions expressed are my own. icefairy's Treasure Chest is not responsible for winner selection or prize fulfillment.
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