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by María Teresa Barahona (Author), Edie Pijpers (Illustrator), Jon Brokenbrow (Translator)
Winner at the 2015 International Latino Book Awards. Charlotte and Claire, two sisters who will discover the wonders of eating fruit by playing and laughing, while talking about family, friendship, peace or diversity.
In a little town in the south of Spain, next to the sea, lived two little girls named Charlotte and Claire. It was a lovely place, surrounded by magical trees which grew wonderful fruits with thousands of different colors and aromas. The two sisters decided to play a game: every day of the week they would choose a color, think of a fruit in the same color, make up a short story about it, and then eat it for their afternoon snack.
The first years of a child's life are essential when it comes to developing healthy eating habits. As we all know, fruit is an essential part of their diet, but can it be fun too?
Fun and Fruit is a truly delicious tale, full of bright colors to help parents and educators show children how to enjoy a type of food that's full of energy and poetry.
Author Biography
The award-winning author María Teresa Barahona was born in Madrid, Spain, where she graduated in Medicine and Surgery in 1986. She lived in Italy for 15 years, where her daughters were born and where she worked as a doctor. She returned to Spain in 2004, continuing to work in the field of nutrition, focusing on the prevention of child obesity and the creation of a healthy lifestyle.
Edie Pijpers grew up in the lowlands of Holland and started her career performing music (between 2001 and 2007 she released four albums and toured extensively across America and Northern Europe). Later she started to paint and in New York she began to find a wider audience for the art. Her paintings appeared in West Village children's boutiques, galleries and at art fairs all over the city.
