Marlowe, Sara. No Ordinary Apple: A story about eating mindfully. Wisdom Publications. June 2013.
Yes - 2013! Time is flying!
I was completely prepared to be annoyed at this book. It's subtitle sounded more than a little preachy! But I was curious enough to request it from Netgalley, and was pleasantly surprised. The story about Elliot and his caregiver, Carmen is a little contrived. Elliot expressed his disappointment in the apple Carmen offers for a snack and tells her he was hoping for candy. But the story is just an excuse for a lovely, detailed, sensory description of the experience of eating an apple. The writing was much more fun than I expected. Like Elliot, I could barely wait to go try some other foods, maybe even some I don't like, just to see what they smell, sound, and taste like. I especially liked the concept of tasting in all the different parts of my mouth.
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