The Food Group Book Pack

The Food Group Book Pack brings together seven witty and heartwarming picture books from Jory John and Pete Oswald. Each story features a quirky food character with a big personality, delivering laugh-out-loud fun with a gentle lesson in self-esteem, resilience, and kindness. Perfect for shared reading, SEL (social-emotional learning), and cross-curricular links with food, emotions, and behavior.

Educational Benefits:

• Great for character education and values-based teaching.
• Offers diverse themes: self-acceptance, kindness, confidence, and teamwork.
• Engages reluctant readers with humour and colourful illustrations.
• Supports literacy and PSHE curriculum areas.

Classroom Ideas:

• Discuss character traits such as kindness, confidence, and perseverance using each story.
• Create a classroom “Food Group” wall where students design their own food characters and write mini-biographies.
• Use the books as prompts for persuasive writing: e.g., “Why it’s cool to be kind.”
• Host a role-play session where students act out conflict-resolution scenarios inspired by the characters.
• Integrate with health/nutrition topics for a cross-curricular link about food and wellbeing.