Friday, July 12, 2013

Story Themed Lunch

During the school year, Boogs' lunches are based on the books we read at bedtime. We are still reading every night but I have not been making as many story themed lunches as I do during the school year. 

Yo, Hungry Wolf! A Nursery Rap by David Vozar
This is the story of the hungry wolf who tries to find something to eat while journeying through three classic tales - The Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, and The Boy Who Cried Wolf. The book is written entirely in rap. It begins, "This here's the tale of a wolf that was hungry - had a swollen stomach all hollow and spongy." Boogs liked this book as long as I read it calmly. When I read it while emphasizing the rhyming verse endings, he became a little annoyed with me. We read this book a second time during the middle of the day and he liked it much better. I think the first time I read it to him, I was too animated while reading it, he was tired, and wanted a quiet story before going to sleep. I thought it was a very clever retelling of these classic tales. I enjoyed the way the author played with words used to keep the rap rhyming - "celebratin'...beratin'...infiltratin', basketful of goodies...vines and woodies".

In the ELB lunchbox: pb&j wolf, YO cheese letters, three little yogurt pretzels, broccoli woods, and little red raspberries.


Most of our summer lunches have looked more like these:
This lunch contains: lettuce, tomatoes, ham, crackers, strawberries, and a cheesestick.


This lunch contains: salami, Chex Mix, tomatoes, blueberries, cheesestick, and broccoli (not pictured, in a separate container).


Be sure to check out the wonderful sites I link to on my sidebar! If you want to see more book inspired lunches, click on the "lunches" label at the end of this post or go to My Story Themed Lunches board on Pinterest. I would love for you to leave a comment to let me know you stopped by.

8 comments:

  1. This book sounds like great fun to read. Thank you for sharing it and your lunch!

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    1. I thought is was a lot of fun. Boogs liked it much better when he was not so tired.

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  2. cute wolf! I hope you are having a great summer keitha =)

    Thanks for linking up to TGIF. I hope to see you linked up again later today.

    Gave a great weekend,

    Beth

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    1. Thanks, Beth! I actually made a few lunches this week, so I will head over and link up. Thanks for hosting.

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  3. Oh that sounds like a great book and I love your wolf! Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!!

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    1. Thanks, Carrie! Thanks for hosting Sharing Saturday.

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  4. I'm new to your blog and love the idea of a book themed lunch box. I think I'd really struggle to come up with clever associations like your broccoli for the woods.

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    1. Thank you. I have been pretty lazy about making Boogs lunches "cute" this summer. Be sure to click the "lunches" label to see some past story themed lunches.

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