Emily MacKenzie's fun picture book There's Broccoli In My Ice Cream! helps us learn about:
how to draw your own pictures
how trying new food can be fun
words and pictures telling a story
What is the book about?
There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! is a picture book about a dog called Granville who does not like eating vegetables!
Watch Emily read the story on 麻豆官网首页入口 Authors Live.The reading is in two parts here, so you can watch the whole story, or stop in the middle and think about what might happen next!
How are picture books made?
Some books only have words, and some books also have pictures, which can be drawings or photographs. Drawings in books are called illustrations, and the person who draws them is called an illustratorA person who draws and designs pictures.. Emily MacKenzie is a writer-illustrator, because she wrote the story and drew the pictures in this book.
Draw along!
Watch the draw along where Emily draws Granville's head and body and try drawing a Granville of your own! You can pause the video as you go along if you need more time.
Activity
Following the video to draw Granville is great fun - but do you think you could explain how to draw him?
You could follow the video again, and think about which parts Emily drew first. (Clue: she started with a triangle shape!) You can tell someone how to draw him, write it down, or even film it like we did with Emily. You can ask a grown up to help you.
Fun with food
Picture books are so much fun to read! But they can also teach us about things. This story is all about family, food and fun.
Emily had to draw lots of different kinds of food when she was illustrating her story. When she visited Authors Live, she showed us how to draw some fruit and vegetables! What are your favourites?
Activity
Can you draw some fruit and vegetables (with help from Emily's video) and think about how you would describe them? What words would you choose?
You could think about:
colour
What colour is the food?
texture
How does the food feel in your hands, and in your mouth? Is it crunchy? Is it soft? Does this change when it is cooked?
taste
The most important part! Describe how the food tastes. Think about the best words you could use - not just yummy, or yuck. Imagine you're telling someone who has never tried it before how it tastes. Is it salty, or sweet, or sharp?
Emily MacKenzie on 麻豆官网首页入口 Authors Live
See clips from Emily's wonderful Authors Live event
What is drawing?
Find out more about drawing and sketching
Food and health
Learn more about why food is so important