Just try it! / by Phil and Lily Rosenthal ; illustrated by Luke Flowers.

Title :

Just try it!

Author:

Rosenthal, Phil, 1960-

Format:

Books

Summary:

Phil tries to introduce his daughter Lil to all different kinds of cuisine at the food truck festival, but Lil is hesitant to try anything new until he reminds her to keep herself open to new possibilities and to try things at least once.

Language:

English

Audience:

Ages 4-8. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.

ISBN - ISSN:

9781665942638

1665942630

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 x 29 cm.

Subject:

Food trucks -- Juvenile fiction.

Food habits -- Juvenile fiction.

Change -- Juvenile fiction.

Fathers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction.

Food trucks -- Fiction.

Food habits -- Fiction.

Change -- Fiction.

Fathers and daughters -- Fiction.

Picture books.

Series:

Phil & Lil book.

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Just try it! / by Phil and Lily Rosenthal ; illustrated by Luke Flowers.

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Summary

An instant New York Times bestseller

From Netflix star and New York Times bestselling author Phil Rosenthal and his daughter Lily comes a hilarious picture book about a food-loving dad encouraging his picky eater daughter to just try something new.

Phil has one rule about food: try everything at least once. Otherwise, how will you know what you like? His daughter Lil disagrees. She already knows what she likes--just bread and pasta with no sauce--and that's all there is to it!

When the two go to a food truck festival, Phil tries introducing Lil to all kinds of delicious cuisine, but she doesn't budge. Just when it looks like it's going to be a very long day, an unexpected mustard accident changes everything.

Author Notes

Phil Rosenthal is the creator and host of the Emmy-nominated Somebody Feed Phil. He also created the hit CBS comedy, Everybody Loves Raymond , which was nominated for over seventy Emmy awards, and won fifteen awards, including for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2003 and 2005. He is also the bestselling author of the book Somebody Feed Phil the Book. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, actress Monica Horan (who played Amy on Everybody Loves Raymond ), and their two children. Visit him at PhilRosenthalWorld.com.

Lily Rosenthal is an actor, writer, and producer known for her love of food across platforms. After graduating from the USC School of Cinematic Arts, Lily ventured into the world of acting and influencing, working with restaurants and brands to establish herself in the LA food scene. In her free time, Lily developed the concept for Liv a Lil, a nonprofit that brings restaurants across Los Angeles together for cultural collaborations, giving all proceeds to an organization of the chef's choice. She credits her father, Phil, for giving her a love of travel and genuine excitement towards food due to the family rule instilled in Lily at a young age: just try it.

Luke Flowers is the illustrator of more than fifty children's books. He illustrated the New York Times bestselling A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: The Poetry of Mister Rogers and Disney's The Muppet Christmas Carol: The Illustrated Holiday Classic . He is also both author and illustrator of the Moby Shinobi series which has sold more than one million copies. When Luke isn't in his creative cave he enjoys puppetry, playing banjo, basketball, and outdoor adventures with his family. He lives with his wife and three children in Colorado Springs.

Reviews (2)

Kirkus Review

With one taste of despised mustard, a child pivots from rejecting new foods to seeking them. Dad takes Lil to a food truck festival. Lil, who narrates the story, is nervous; this child's list of acceptable foods is short (pizza, rice, grilled cheese, french fries, and vanilla ice cream). Dad loves varied tastes and repeatedly reminds Lil of his rule: "Just try it!" With a "YECCCH!" or an "EWWWWWW!" Lil refuses a bagel loaded with toppings, linguini with clams, Peking duck, pizza with spinach and garlic, and a pretzel covered with Lil's most hated of foods: mustard. Frustrated, Lil accidentally knocks the pretzel onto Dad's shirt. Lil apologizes, takes a lick of mustard…and instantly learns to appreciate every rejected offering. Lil then uses the title mantra to pressure Dad onto a nausea-inducing roller-coaster ride. Bright, cartoon-style illustrations emphasize the pair's upbeat mood. Food neophobia, or an aversion to eating anything novel, has complex psychosocial roots. But in this blithe little fable, the child's resistance is completely overcome with a single accidental exposure, and the formerly picky eater immediately becomes a novelty seeker. The turnaround here is implausible; if this book creates any expectations of a sudden dramatic change in a child's behavior, that would be a disservice. Both Dad and Lil are light-skinned. Amusing but misleading on the nutritional and behavioral fronts. (Picture book. 4-8) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Booklist Review

Parents of picky eaters will appreciate the message of Phil and Lily Rosenthal's Just Try It! Young readers may be less excited about the imperative to try new foods, but those who "taste" this book may well find it delicious. In the story, Lil's dad, Phil, likes to try new foods, but Lil prefers to stick to her tried-and-true favorites, despite her father's rule to "just try it!" At a food truck festival, Lil refuses to sample a variety of foods ranging from clams to Peking duck to vegetable pizza. Finally, she discovers that she does in fact like the mustard on a hot pretzel. This discovery leads her to courageously try--and find joy in--the foods she had previously rejected. In the end, Lil turns the tables on her father, insisting that he "just try" a roller coaster with her. The upbeat, graphic novel--style illustrations by Flowers, complete with speech bubbles, are a perfect fit for the setting and bring energy and humor to the story. A book that's well worth sampling.