Kai’s Big Food Discovery
$29.00
Join Kai the Kiwi on a Fun Food Adventure!
Through beautiful illustrations & interactive prompts, children will uncover how food:
- Gives them energy to run, jump, play, learn, and grow!
- Supports emotions and well-being, shaping the way they feel every day.
- Brings people together through love, culture, and community.
Perfect for parents, teachers & health professionals (Aligned with the NZ health curriculum). Great for sparking conversations with children & adults alike about nutrition, well-being, and the joy of nourishing food!
Let’s change the way children experience food, so they can grow up confident, curious, and connected to what nourishes them.
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Maryanne Christie –
The pictures are amazing, and so informative – love! The questions on the pages covering eàch topic throughout the book gives the reader the opportunity to extend and draw the child even further to discussion. The topics covered are so impprtant in living a healthy balanced life. And this book has covered it all beautifully. My grandaughter loves it!
Kate Jacob –
We absolutely love this book!
Our four year old has really taken to it and always talks about ways he can be healthy and how the food he eats can help make him feel good. It’s one of those books you keep going back to!
Frances –
This book is a favorite! Francis is captivated by Kai & Tiki and the way they explain things so clearly. It’s a fantastic idea that every family and school should have. Huge thanks to Kendall for creating such an amazing resource for kids!
Alex –
My son had reoccurring tonsillitis from aged 2. His only safe food was 2 minute noodles and salmon. When he had his tonsils removed at age 3 we thought it would be revolutionary but unfortunately a fear of food had already set in. He would go days without eating and as a mum it’s been my biggest cause of stress as a parent on his hauora. On his 4th birthday we were gifted Kai’s Big Food Discovery. He picks this book first every night to read and over a few weeks we have seen an incredible interest in food discovery and the impact it has on the body and his wellbeing. At dinner he has started saying a direct quote from the book in relation to his world; “this is going to give me enough energy to run, jump and play” at * Kindy. He also has a huge interest in hydration from those pages. Fantastic resource which I am recommending to the other mums who struggle with eating.
Mo –
We love this book!! Our girls love Kai & Tiki and all the questions they answers. What a wonderful concept and should be in every house and school, thank you Kendall for writing this fabulous information for children.
Sue Floyd (verified owner) –
My 2 year old grandson loves this book and it has taught him about the importance of good food and drinking water. Easy to read and excellent descriptions for children.
Good for adults also.
Grace –
Such a lovely book! Navigates many issues that both kids and adults face day to day and links nicely to nutrition/food in these instances. Cool illustrations that are bright and engaging. Very kiwiana with the characters! Engaging with the questions throughout, my 7 year old enjoyed answering them and also illicited questions from him. Highly recommend for supporting your tamariki and promoting nutrition!
Kate Morland (verified owner) –
Our girls have enjoyed reading this book and chatting about answers to the questions. Cute artwork and overall great messages to encourage positive relationships with food.
Amanda (verified owner) –
Fabulous book that addresses food and health topics I haven’t seen in other children’s books before. Kids love the interactive questions and these have opened up lots of conversation. Highly recommend!!
Lauren Bennett –
Our whanau love this book! It’s been amazing to engage in conversation around the importance of eating all those lovely colourful vegetables that are often rejected in lunchboxes & the dinner plate! We also love gifting this book for my son’s little friends & it’s always gratefully received!
Kate (verified owner) –
Absolutely stunning book. Positive and holistic way to look at food. Even my teens enjoyed it, shows them that food is soo much more than just fuel.
Donna (verified owner) –
My four grandsons love this book (aged 6 – 9) They made it into a game, had lots of laughter and fun, at the same time learning and retaining good lifestyle tips. I totally recommend this book.
Carley –
A beautifully illustrated and informative read assisting our tamariki on their unique food journeys. A must have on our book shelves for our babies to explore and learn regardless of age. This book is a true winner.
Emily –
This book is amazing! Such an amazing and fun way to get kids to understand more than just healthy eating. Kendall was my foods teacher at school and she was incredible at teaching all about the different values and benefits behind food. Can’t wait to be able to read it to my little girl when she is old enough!!!
Andrea (verified owner) –
Great book to get my fussy 5 year old talking about food and even trying some new things. His favorite bit is the toilet stuff he likes to tell me what color his pee is. I also sent one overseas, cool that it’s based on a kiwi.
Kylee (verified owner) –
A great read that would have it’s place in schools and health settings (as well as in homes of course)! Great way for kids to understand food in a healthy way from early on. So important to me as a Mum. My mental health working background has influenced how I talk about food around my kids, but probably only because of what I know professionally. This book is perfect for all kids to have on their bookshelf to help establish healthy relationship with eating. After all food is good! So good!
Brodie –
What an excellently written book. This was given to my 9 year old for Xmas and she loves it! Makes sure I read all the questions and enjoys answering them a little differently each time we read it. An awesome way to help little ones to understand that what they eat has an effect of their whole body and mind.
Olivia (verified owner) –
I wasnt sure if my 4 year old would be interested in this but she often chooses it for her bedtime story. She loves the interactive questions & when i battle to get her to eat certain foods we often refer back to Kai & remember how good food makes us feel! Beautifully illustrated & a great addition for kids of all ages to learn more about how food impacts so many facets of our lives.
Teacher –
Great way to help kids think about health and food and all the special occasions that go with it.