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Since becoming a full-time, stay-at-home Dad to his daughter, Iris, he's come to realize that kids don't need puree in a jar or special menus at restaurants and that raising an adventurous eater is about exposure, invention, and patience. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eHe writes of the highs and lows of teaching your child about food—the high of rediscovering how something tastes for the first time through a child’s unedited reaction, and the low of thinking you have a precocious vegetable fiend on your hands only to discover that a child’s preferences change from day to day (and may take years to include vegetables again). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSharing in his culinary capers is little Iris, a budding gourmand and a zippy critic herself who makes huge sandwiches, gobbles up hot chilis, and even helps around the kitchen sometimes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHungry Monkey\u003c\/em\u003e takes food enthusiasts on a new adventure in eating and offers dozens of delicious recipes that \"little fingers\" can help to make. | \u003cp\u003e\"Since becoming the proud father of a little girl, I've found myself quickly morphing into Bill Cosby--minus the sweaters. One of my greatest fears is imagining my daughter insisting on nothing but crustless grilled cheese sandwiches and \"chicken\" McNuggets. Hungry Monkey goes a long way to allaying that concern. I finished the last page and immediately set about making her Thai Shrimp Curry. A very timely and excellent book.\" \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eAnthony Bourdain, author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKitchen Confidential\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Matthew Amster-Burton is equal parts Mario Batali, Ray Romano, Dr. Spock of toddler cuisine, and Mr. Spock of toddler logic. He's a national and intergalactic culinary and literary treasure.\" \u003cbr\u003e— \u003cstrong\u003eSteven Shaw, author of \u003cem\u003eTurning the Tables \u003c\/em\u003eand co-founder of eGullet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\"This charming, funny book is full of great ideas for family meals. In a world of culinary pandering to kids, where vegetables in disguise pass for cuisine, Amster-Burton gets the recipe right.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eNeal Pollack, author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlternadad\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With its incisive wit and hilarious stories about Iris, Hungry Monkey made me want to have a child-- just so I could start feeding her.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eShauna James Ahern, author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGluten-Free Girl\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Matthew Amster-Burton cast some sort of enchantment over me as I read about his all-too-real-life culinary adventures with his daughter. The proof? I actually found myself thinking: if Matthew were my dad, I don't think I'd mind being a little girl... or even a sock monkey... if I got my share of every meal.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Thorne, author of \u003cem\u003eOutlaw Cook\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMouth Wide Open \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Matthew Amster-Burton has written a wonderful book. It reads so well you won't be able to put it down...except when overcome by a need to rush to your kitchen and execute one or another of his winning recipes.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003ePaula Wolfert, author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Slow Mediterranean Kitchen\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Matthew Amster-Burton is smart, funny, a terrific writer, a great cook and on track to be voted father-of-the-year every year for the next decade, at least. How lucky for Iris, a.k.a. 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