Reviews for Yummy Yucky

The average rating for Yummy Yucky based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-04-01 00:00:00 Pierce Dugan An epic tale of the perseverance of one one-haired child against his own nature. The unnamed protagonist exists in a sparsely-populated world where everything and everyone is deeply polarized. He is repeatedly forced to choose between two competing families in a saga reminiscent of the feud between the Hatfields and McCoys. Again and again he tests objects, both permanent and impermanent, against his mental demons and decides their fates. At times, it seems he is aware of the reader and merely toying with us. A pattern emerges quickly and we realize that Yummy and Yucky are alternating in frequency. They are Yin and Yang, similar in name (yu--y) but opposite in character. There are two sides, but there is but one hair. However, the author's bias in favor of "Yummy" is translucent. Yucky is boldly capitalized. Why? I cannot know for certain. It could be an effort to illicit the reader to vocalize the word loudly. Or, more likely, YUCKY is an acronym. This begs the question: What is Y.U.C.K.Y.? What do they stand for, both in title and morally? Why is Y.U.C.K.Y. interested in acquiring this mysterious and eclectic mixture of items for its catalog? Are they seeking to control the unseen "Mommy" character through manipulation of her morning beverage? This book begs for a prequel or movie adaptation that might explain the genesis of Y.U.C.K.Y. and hopefully examine what psychological machinery is at play within Mommy that should lead her to present unsupervised dangers to the single-haired protagonist. I was initially tempted to remove a few stars because the plot wraps up with as many elements in the last two pages as were in the previous chapters combined. Was this by design or the result of a rush to print? I favor the former explanation. In the end, we expand rapidly from the protagonist's isolated existence. We zoom out from his careful consideration of single objects and their metaphysical substance to see an entire world controlled by Yummy and YUCKY forces, with seemingly no grey area between. The book itself shows a literal line between sides. Two thick, deep, and sturdy board-pages are bound together an eternal struggle. Glued. Pressed. But still there is a line between them. Left is yummy. Right is YUCKY. The protagonist is gone. Is this a choice? If so, you must choose. I choose yucky.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-02-18 00:00:00 Karl Brown Wow! Yummy Yucky illustrates a kid who has recently discovered the world of food. He hasn't any idea what to eat or what not. In his utter confusion, he is forced to test everything on his own. See, how much he's trying to get all of you a satisfactory result! So he goes on and on. There are blueberries, blue crayons, soup, soap, sandwiches, sand, hot sauce, red sauce, chocolate ice cream, too much ice cream, mommy's chocolates, mommy's coffee and much more. How the decision is to be made now? So much to eat and little knowledge of their tastes! Jump right into the book to distinguish what is yummy and what is yucky.