Digitally enhanced illustrations and repetitive refrains take readers back in time using a reverse sequence to reveal the origins of a simple peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Beginning with a young red-headed boy messily concocting the American staple, the text asks, "But, where does the food come from?" Through several questions and answers, the author explains how grocery stores, delivery trucks, bakeries, factories, farmers' fields, and seeds have all played a role in making PB&J available to consumers. Children learn about the number of steps and people involved in raising, harvesting, and delivering food to stores. Short, cropped sentences inform young readers, and colorful, intricately detailed artwork will appeal to children and hold their attention as the origination of a favorite sandwich is elucidated. Pair this with Before We Eat, by Pat Brisson (2014), for another title that will help youngsters understand where some of our food comes from.

Peanut butter, jelly, and bread equal a great sandwich, but where do the components originate? The text takes readers back from markets to delivery trucks to bakeries and factories to farms to seeds, always returning to the same banal description of a grocery trip. Ample white space lets the retro illustrations shine; a final page shows the story's five kids ebulliently chowing down.