Carly Tries New Foods (A foodie book for picky eaters): encouraging kids to expand their palette

Carly Tries New Foods is a fun way to encourage kids to try new foods, whether or not they're already picky eaters. The story is super cute and illustrations are vibrant and colorful.

My daughter is a very picky eater, so we’re always looking for gentle ways to encourage her to try new foods. This book has been such a sweet and helpful addition to our routine. The storyline about Carly and her adventures is engaging, relatable, and easy for my daughter to connect with. What I love most is how it encourages kids in a positive, pressure-free way and reinforces that it’s okay to try new foods, you might even discover something you like! While my daughter is still selective, she genuinely enjoys reading this book and it’s opened up some really good conversations around being brave and curious with food. It’s a thoughtful, encouraging read for any parent navigating picky eating.

We have a picky-eating two year old and liked that the main character Carly kind of resembles our daughter. The text itself is slightly blurry but the illustrations are vibrant and it's clear what each of the dishes of food are depicting. The story does a good job at describing how picky-eating can stem from a place of preference towards bland carbs and uncomfortability with unfamiliar foods; the pacing for the first part of the story is good. Then, the story rushes through trying new foods. Carly is at this spend-the-night birthday party and is faced with a table full of new foods. Suddenly, she's just eating all of them because she's hungry and her friend says they're good; Carly seems to like all of the dishes (which is great considering they depict iconic international dishes). Our daughter is only two so we just make up a few more lines about the experience of trying the foods but for an older kid who can read, the ending is rushed.

Very clever story with super cute illustrations. The characters are definitely relatable for kids an s even for parents. If I had any critique it might be that the words are a little too small. I had to zoomed in really far to read them. Great book overall.

I love the theme for this book— to get kids to try and experience different types of foods and flavors. On top of it, this book also introduces kids to different cultures and foods associated with each country. My daughter loved this book and I look forward to reading this to my son when it’s time for him to start solids and eat real food!

Such a cute book about being adventurous with foreign foods!

Carly's is a very picky eater. Her Mom and Dad are always trying to introduce new and healthy foods to Carly but always refuses, sound familiar? After being invited to her best friend's around-the-world-themed birthday bash. Carly begins to grow hungry and realizes that none of her list of foods like French fries and buttered noodles are not on the menu. With the encouragement of her friends she learns that trying new foods can be an exciting and fun experience. This is a delightful story that encourages children to embrace new tastes and cultures. Perfect for young readers, it highlights the joy in discovering new favorites.

This book will be great to use as encouragement for picky eaters! I loved the illustrations as well as fun and easy to read text. I loved the different foods and cultures represented!

This was such a lovely story about Carly’s foray into trying new foods. When she’s stuck at a sleepover party she has to try some new foods and it’s not as bad as she thought. A familiar problem for lots of families and this is an adorable way to explore the topic with beautiful illustrations. The text is really child friendly and is a joy to read.

Loved it. 😍 Such a great little book, with fabulous illustrations and story. I can see this helping, young, fussy eaters to try new foods. 👌