After choosing The Gulp's I had the feeling that the story would involve a lot of food. As you can see with the front cover each Gulp is big and is stuffing their face with some form of junk food. The title page continues the trend almost mirroring today's society. An overweight family going on vacation bringing along nothing but snacks and frozen foods. By portraying the family as nothing short of slobbish and lazy, the author Rosemary Wells brings to children's attention the reality of obesity to adults, but most importantly to children. Today's society is filled with fast food advertisements and food that is quick and easy, video games and technology. What it is not filled with is fruits, vegetables, dinner at the family dinner table and children outside riding bikes and playing. The story goes on to show the Gulp's unable to do simple jobs due to their unhealthiness. I have seen it while working in schools, children texting each other, more likely to sit with a Nintendo DS rather then go outside and get a game of Kickball going. This unhealthy lifestyle has gone on to long and like The Gulp's, who in the end find vegetables, fruit, exercise and healthy habits, hopefully children today can be steered in the right direction.
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