Thursday, August 16, 2012

Lunches August 13th - 17th


Boogs' lunches are inspired by the books we read at bedtime the previous evening. Each night, Boogs reads one book to me and I read a book or a chapter of a book to him. I usually post his lunches once a week. Click on the "lunches" label at the end of this post to see lunches from previous weeks.

The Ghosts of Luckless Gulch by Anne Isaacs
Anne Isaacs, who previously wrote the tall tale Swamp Angel, creates another tall tale filled with exaggeration, excitement, and explanations. Estrella is the star of this story. She can run so fast that flames trail behind her. Estrella collects a few strange pets - a bouncing dog, a super strong straight-legged sheep, and a horse with two legs longer than the others. When her pets are taken and enslaved by the ghosts of Luckless Gulch, Estrella uses her strength, smarts, and speed to set things right. Boogs enjoys tales that explain how things came to be. This story explains the redwood trees of California, California mountain ranges, and California earthquakes. In the lunchbox: cheese rubberado dog bouncing higher than the almond butter & jelly house sandwich, three marshmallow ghosts (actually I cut one marshmallow into three pieces), spooky salad, pineapple gold nuggets, and trail mix.


The Pizza That We Made by Joan Holub
Boogs read this book to me. It is an easy-to-read story about three children who make their own pizza, clean-up the kitchen while the pizza bakes, and enjoy eating what they have created. In the ELB lunchbox: mini pepperoni pizza, broccoli (the kids in the story put broccoli on their pizza, Boogs said he would take the broccoli "on the side"), marshmallow sack of flour, fruit snacks in a yeast package, pears, and salad.


Road Work Ahead by  Anastasia Suen
This cute little rhyming book is a bit young for Boogs, but the illustrations are adorable. It shows a family's journey to Grandma's house. On the way there, they have to pass through multiple construction/work zones. In the ELB lunchbox: tortilla & cheese steamroller pushing spinach tortellini rocks around, ham truck, tomato construction worker directing traffic in the salad, raisin asphalt rocks, and dried apricots.

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. 

22 comments:

  1. I love how you used spinach tortellini and your tomato construction worker is cute. Very creative!

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  2. Your construction worker is so cute! Thank you for linking to Read.Explore.Learn.

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  3. What a cute idea! And I love how it all turned out. I'm going to have to try this!

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  4. These are great! I love your book lunches :D

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  5. Okay, LOVE the cherry tomato construction worker! That is AWESOME! Thanks for linking up to TGIF! Have a great weekend,
    Beth =-)

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  6. What an amazing idea! I love how creative and healthy your son's lunches are! Plus, they show how much love you put into them!

    Thank you so much for stopping by my blog! www.thesweetestmemoryblog@blogspot.com

    Kari

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    1. Thanks, Kari. I enjoyed stopping by your blog.

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  7. Another great bento! Thanks for linking this up at Bento Blog Network!

    Diana
    Bento Blog Network
    Diana Rambles
    Custom Blog Designs

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    1. Thanks for hosting such a fun weekly blog hop!

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  8. The construction worker tomato is so adorable! I love your creativity. Your storybook lunches always make me smile - and I get great book recommendations too!

    I’ve awarded you the One Lovely Blog & Very Inspiring Blogger Award! You can find out all about it by clicking here You’re under no obligation to accept it, I just wanted to recognize you :) Thanks for blogging so awesomely!

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    1. Cristi,
      Thanks so much for passing on this award to my blog!!!

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  9. Thanks for sharing this on Saturday Show and Tell. I hope you’ll be back again this week with some more great ideas!
    -Mackenzie
    http://www.cheeriosandlattes.com

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    1. Thanks, Mackenzie. Looking forward to seeing all of the great link-up tomorrow.

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  10. Always such fun lunches! Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!!

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  11. These lunches look healthy and fun and so cute!

    Thanks for linking to the Sunday showcase.

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