Before We Eat by Pat Brisson

This book was a very informative one. There weren't a lot of words on each page, but it sufficiently described all the people that it took to produce the food we buy in grocery stores. The images were very realistic and did a good job of showing what the different stages of the food process are. I really liked that it began by saying that we should be thankful to all of the people that gave us our food. It takes many people to do it and they allow us to eat all that we do. I had never thought about how many different steps there were to creating the food in the grocery stores, but I think that it is a good thing for children, and everyone, to learn about and appreciate. Another things that I noticed was that the people in this book, both the workers and the consumers, were of all different races. I thought that that portrayed the culture of America very well; there are many different types of people, who do all different kinds of things. Overall this book was simple, but informative.