Food is Fun!

The team at Anorak have released an amazing book called Food is Fun! that takes a modern approach to engaging with children in a thoughtful way that no other magazine does. Created by the duo behind Anorak Magazine (Mastermind behind Anorak, Cathy Olmedillas, and Anorak's art director, Supermundane), this stylish non-fiction book all about food is a feast for the eyes as well as the brain.

"THE only lil' foodie bible you will need to get inspired and excited about food", Food is Fun! is a hilarious combo of many things food-related and fascinating. It's like an all-in-one hybrid of activity book, fact book, food editorial, kid-friendly recipe book and journal. 

My overall impression of Food is Fun! is that it's informative and educational as well as being fun to read and look at. The humorous tone of the book helps hugely, especially at familiarising 'scary' vegetables such as celeriac, and I like that less obvious vegetables are highlighted throughout the book to really get children thinking. 

I really love the format of this book. It's really informative but the content is varied and presented in a way that will automatically catch the attention of the target audience. The retro feel of the book is highlighted by the limited colours used, mainly orange, blue and white. This is very effective although has one major downfall - the colours of unusual vegetables are wrong which would make it harder for children to recognise them in real life. Although illustrated throughout, Food is Fun! is also very heavy on text and uses various typographies so may be harder to access for new readers but this gives all the more oppurtunity for Food is Fun! to be shared between child and adult. There is a real happy feel to this book and will undoubtedly keep readers entertained for hours.  

I would say that the book is suited to children seven years old and up, although I imagine that younger children may enjoy looking at the pictures and trying some of the activities.