A father's enthusiasm slams against the picky eating habits of a daughter in a way， which leaves a smile。There's a rule in Phil's family: try everything at least once。 Lil， his daughter isn't convinced that it's a good rule， though。 When they head to a festival to find food trucks offering all sorts of treats， Phil can't wait to try everything。 Lil won't touch a thing until a strange accident changes everything。This is an energetic read， which hits upon the simple idea that everything should be A father's enthusiasm slams against the picky eating habits of a daughter in a way， which leaves a smile。There's a rule in Phil's family: try everything at least once。 Lil， his daughter isn't convinced that it's a good rule， though。 When they head to a festival to find food trucks offering all sorts of treats， Phil can't wait to try everything。 Lil won't touch a thing until a strange accident changes everything。This is an energetic read， which hits upon the simple idea that everything should be given， at least， a try。。。well， when it comes to food。 The father， Phil， is a food enthusiast， and his excitement beams from the page。 Lil's attitude clashes hard， creating a wonderful contrast。 While her behavior could slide into a negative direction， the author has cleverly made sure to use slightly odd food choices to keep readers sympathetic and understanding her attitude。 After all， who wants clams on their noodles？ The illustrations and text work well together and build the words around various scenes。 It adds to the active atmosphere of the colorful food trucks and smiley Phil。The message also hits with a bit of humor and seals off in the expected， positive direction。 This does make a nice read-aloud for various settings。 I received an ARC and found myself smiling the entire way through。 。。。more