Interactive picture books with low word counts are fewer and further between than some might think. In Chew, Chew, Gulp!, readers are invited to pretend to consume food using a total of twenty-four different methods, from swirling to burping. Each page features a different kind of food, consumed by one of four multicultural children. The low word-count is conducive for large-group sharing and there are three natural endings to the text, which facilitates an adjustable length. The illustrations are bright and clear, depicting a wide variety of foods. The simplicity and direct approach of this title is deceptively minimalistic. In a field filled with complicated stories of hamburger people and counting potatoes, this is an essential food-themed acquisition for any library which presents storytimes for toddlers.