No More Beige Food by Leanne Shirtliffe Review
“What’s for dinner!?” that has to be one of the most annoying and tiring sentence’s that parents hear at the end of a busy day. Closely followed by “I don’t like this” Seriously, when did Alice get so picky when it came to meals?!? UGH! It’s frustrating and irritating that she isn’t 16 and I could tell her FINE; then YOU COOK!!
Leanne Shirtliffe is an award-winning humor writer as well as a part of a movement to make children’s books more diverse. Part of her mission lead her to create the character Wilma Lee Wu. This is the second book to feature Wilma Lee Wu. Wilma is a cute little girl in this adorable book No More Beige Food
When Wilma sits down to a dinner of; well Wilma wasn’t sure! It was all beige! Wilma begs her parents “PLEASE! No more beige food” and probably my favorite page in the whole book and like most parents would love to say Wilma’s mom replies flatly “So, go learn to cook” ohhhhh to be able to say that to our kids! 
This cute book follows Wilma and her little brother as they interview the neighbors. The neighborhood is richly diverse with so many different cultures and so many colorful foods! This book made me hungry! It also made me want to try some new dishes! For instance at almost 60 I’ve never tried Lebanese food. Anyone know what I should order? Okay, Alice too…. but mostly me! According to No More Beige Food spiced kibbe is delicious! (I so need to get out more!!)
About the author
Leanne Shirtliffe is an award-winning humor writer. She writes for the Huffington Post and Nickelodeon’s humor sight NickMom.com and authored the books Don’t Lick the Minivan (Skyhorse, 2013) and The Change Your Name Store (Sky Pony, 2014). When she’s not stopping her twins from stalking the guy driving the ice cream truck, Leanne teaches English to teenagers. You can read more about her misadventures at IronicMom.com. She lives in Calgary, Canada.Tina Kügler is an illustrator and author. She has owned a children’s bookshop, worked in a library, and drawn many funny storyboards for Disney, Nickelodeon, and Warner Bros. Animation. Tina lives with her husband, three loud boys, and an enormous hairy dog named Harryhausen in Los Angeles, California.
You can find No More Beige Food on Sky Pony Press, Amazon
Publisher: Sky Pony Press
Author: Leanne Shirtliffe
Illustrator: Tina Kugler
Publication Date: 1-5-2016
ISBN-10:1634501977
ISBN-13:9781634501972
Number of Pages: 32 Pages
Book Type: Hardcover
Size: 11″ by 9.5″
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10 Comments
Tamra Phelps
I must still be going through a picky phase, lol. Lately, nothing seems to please me when I feel hungry.
Kate Sarsfield
I wonder has anyone done any research into why children go through that picky phase?
Connie: The Head Peanut
Alice’s pediatrician told us that if the kid wants only mac-n-cheese okay let ’em have only mac-n-cheese. That was a mistake. My daughter took that to heart and BAMB now the kid won’t try anything new.
Monica
Hey! I really like the artwork in this book, it looks so cute and fun! I used to draw like this when I was little. Seen the drawing style brings me good memories 🙂
Sarah L
Looks like a fun book. I like colorful food like veggies & fruits.
Laura
This looks like a cute book. Nothing is worse and more annoying than your husband asking that question though. lol!
Tamra Phelps
I have a niece (12) & two nephews (6 & 10), and one has allergies to nuts & eggs, one is picky picky picky!!!! The little one will eat anything, lol. In fact, his favorite thing is Brussel Sprouts. Now, that is weird!
dari
It’s too cute. Only thing is now I’m wondering what the beige food is.
veronica lee
What a cute book! I used to dread that “What’s for dinner!? question when Rodney was little. He was one picky eater!
KATE SARSFIELD
Ha! This is so familiar! When R. was the same age as Alice is now, she would only eat ‘white stuff’, ‘sannetty bolly’ or ‘Kate’s Slop’! Translated these were chicken with rice, spaghetti bolognese and my one pot throw-everything-in-and-hope-for-the best dinners!