“If all the world were pink, We’d live in a candy land…”
The title of Carl Warner’s new book (“A World of Food”) may initially sound a little bit like a cookbook, but what he has in store for the reader is not a recipe collection for the kitchen shelf, but an veritable artistic feast for the eyes!
A World of Food: Discover Magical Lands Made of Things You Can Eat!
is a collection of whimsical miniature landscapes accompanied by playful verse, inviting children (and adults) into an imaginary world made entirely of food. Each page highlights a color. A “Yellow” desert made of pasta palm trees, cereal sand, and swiss cheese pyramids. A “Pink” candy land (pictured on cover) with meringue clouds, lollipop trees, and houses of soft nougat with licorice doors.
The book not only inspires creativity and teaches colors, it also encourages the reader to look deeper – to point out familiar foods and to ask about new ones, opening the door for plenty of discussion. The back of the book contains a key guide to the foods used in each picture to form the fantastical landscapes.
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| Artist Carl Warner setting up a miniature food landscape to photograph. |
A World of Food is a book you don’t want to put down after you’re done reading. I found myself flipping through the pages with my sons over and over again, taking in the amazing images and each time we looked, we discovered a new detail. My youngest son had a terrific idea that we try some color-themed meals with our food for lunches this summer… and quite frankly, I love that. Anything that encourages them to try new foods is always okay by me.
You can find A World of Food on Amazon or via your local book store.
For more information on the author/artist Carl Warner, visit http://www.lenswall.com/photographers.php?a=19
Disclosure: I received a copy of “A World of Food” for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions are solely that of Rural Mom. This is truly a delightful book worth sharing!
I really loved reading about this and feel the book would be so great. I’d show my son but would be afraid that he’d build his own food paradise from my food and well that just wouldn’t work out well for me. LOL I love how creative idea is.