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I Get So Hungry | 
 enlarge | Author: Bebe Moore Campbell
Creator: Amy Bates
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Category: Book
List Price: $16.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 1244170
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 32
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 9 x 0.5
ISBN: 0399243119
EAN: 9780399243110
ASIN: 0399243119
Publication Date: May 29, 2008
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Product Description
Beloved author Bebe Moore Campbells last book shines light on childhood obesity. Once Nikki starts eating, its hard for her to stop. She snacks when she is upset, angry or bored. But when her teacher, Mrs. Patterson, is taken to the hospital because of her weight, Nikki realizes that she wants to live a healthier lifestyle. She and Mrs. Patterson work together to help each other succeed, and Nikki even convinces her mom to get involved and exercise too. Acclaimed author Bebe Moore Campbell said she wrote this as she felt strongly about the worth and necessity of this story. She hoped to touch kids and parents and help them make changes in their lives. Amy Bates charming illustrations bring to life this important story of one young girls struggle with weight gain, an all-too-familiar problem for children today.
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 Important subject August 23, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a children's counselor this subject has been minimally addressed in young childrens literature. I was pleased to see this title and review it. It is important to address this issue, and this author does so in a realistic manner. This book makes a good starting point for further discussions with children and parents about nutrition, reasons we eat, exercise and healthy habits. Many people use food as a coping mechanism and to see this issue being addressed for young children is a positive step in addressing this problem.
 Hits Every Single Fat Stereotype June 12, 2008
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Nikki is a fat child. She eats because it makes her "feel better" when she's sad. She gobbles her food so quickly she can "barely taste" it. Her mother feeds her fried food and soda. When Nikki goes to the doctor for a checkup and is told she's too fat and to cut out "junk food," her mother lies about what Nikki eats and buy doughnuts to soothe Nikki's hurt feelings. Her teacher (also fat) sneaks food and has some illness (a heart attack?) because she's fat.
Once the teacher (and Nikki) simply stop eating "junk food" and taking a walk in the morning, they become thinner.
So, in other words, fat people eat emotionally, eat only bad foods, gobble their food, lie about what they eat, reward themselves with food, sneak food and will inevitably suffer health consequences because of their poor eating habits. And if they'd just put down the fries and take a walk once in a while, they'll become thin.
I believe strongly that we should teach children to eat a balanced healthy diet with plenty of fruits and vegetables, lean protein sources and with the occassional ice cream or potato chip thrown in. I believe we should exercise every day. I don't believe we should reinforce stereotypes in children's literature, that we should frighten children that eating a cookie will make them sick or that it's OK to tease other children if they're fat, but that the teasing should stop once they become thin.
Please: feed your children well, take them outside to run and play and move their bodies and teach them tolerance and respect for others, not stereotypes and prejudice.
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