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# You Don't Have to Like It, You Just Have to Eat It

Heath McKenzie · author

Ages 3–5EnglishHardcoverValues & CharacterPicture Books

So many yummy foods, so why the greens? Why not just pizza, every single day? A funny mealtime story that helps fussy eaters make peace with what's on the plate.

- A funny take on fussy eating and mealtime cooperation
- Relatable for any family with a picky eater
- Warm, humorous illustrations by Heath McKenzie
- A gentle nudge to try new foods, without the nagging
- Light rhyming voice made for reading aloud
- Part of the much-loved Life Lessons picture-book series

Why It Matters

You Don't Have to Like It, You Just Have to Eat It takes on one of the great family battlegrounds: the dinner table. It follows a child who would happily live on pizza and wonders why the greens are non-negotiable, landing on the cheerful truth that some things you simply have to eat.

With Heath McKenzie's humour and a light, rhyming touch, it gives fussy eaters and tired parents a shared laugh and a gentle way in to mealtime cooperation.

## About this book

Mealtimes with a fussy eater can test any parent's patience, and this book brings much-needed humour to the standoff. Its young narrator makes the case for pizza over greens with a logic every child will recognise, before arriving at the good-natured lesson in the title.

Heath McKenzie's expressive, funny illustrations carry the story, and the rhyming voice keeps it light rather than preachy. Children get to see their own mealtime feelings played back to them, which makes the gentle nudge toward trying things far easier to swallow.

It is a warm, relatable read for families navigating picky eating, and a handy way to turn a nightly negotiation into a shared joke. Reassuring for parents, genuinely funny for kids.

## Book Details

Age

Ages 3–5

Language

English

Format

Hardcover

ISBN

9780655223832

Binding

hardcover

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