Food Books
Bilal Cooks Daal
By: Aisha Saeed
ISBN: 9781534418103
Bilal and his father invite his friends to help make his favorite dish, daal, then all must wait patiently for it to be done.
Blueberries for Sal.
By: Robert McCloskey
ISBN: 9780670175918
Little Sal and Little Bear both lose their mothers while eating blueberries and almost end up with the other's mother.
Grandpa Cacao
By: Elizabeth Zunon
ISBN: 9781681196404
As a little girl and her father work together to make her birthday cake, he tells the story of her Grandpa Cacao, a farmer from the Ivory Coast. Includes author's note and a cake recipe.
How did That Get in My Lunchbox?
By: Chris Butterworth
ISBN: 9780763650056
The best part of a young child's day is often opening a lunchbox and diving in. But how did all that delicious food get there? Who made the bread for the sandwich? What about the cheese inside? Who plucked the fruit? And where did the chocolate in that cookie get its start? From planting wheat to mixing flour into dough, climbing trees to machine-squeezing fruit, picking cocoa pods to stirring a vat of melted bliss, here is a clear, engaging look at the steps involved in producing some common foods. Healthy tips and a peek at basic food groups complete the menu.
Fry Bread
By: Kevin Noble Maillard
ISBN: 9781626727465
Using illustrations that show the diversity in Native America and spare poetic text that emphasizes fry bread in terms of provenance, this volume tells the story of a post-colonial food that is a shared tradition for Native American families all across the North American continent. Includes a recipe and an extensive author note that delves into the social ways, foodways, and politics of America's 573 recognized tribes.
Lailah's Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story
By: Reem Faruqi
ISBN: 9780884484318
Now that she is ten, Lailah is delighted that she can fast during the month of Ramadan like her family and her friends in Abu Dhabi, but finding a way to explain to her teacher and classmates in Atlanta is a challenge until she gets some good advice fromthe librarian, Mrs. Scrabble.
Strega Nona: An Old Tale Retold
By: Tomie dePaola
ISBN: 9780671662837
Strega Nona—"Grandma Witch"—is the source for potions, cures, magic, and comfort in her Calabrian town. Her magical everfull pasta pot is especially intriguing to hungry Big Anthony. He is supposed to look after her house and tend her garden but one day, when she goes over the mountain to visit Strega Amelia, Big Anthony recites the magic verse over the pasta pot, with disastrous results.
Rainbow Stew
By: Cathryn Falwell
ISBN: 9781600608476
On a rainy summer day, three children and their grandpa pick vegetables in his garden and then cook and share a delicious meal of his famous Rainbow Stew. Includes recipe.
Groovy Joe: Ice Cream and Dinosaurs
By: Eric Litwin
ISBN: 9780545883788
Groovy Joe is a fun-loving dog with a tub full of ice cream--which he shares with his unexpected dinosaur guests.
Thank You, Omu!
By: Oge Moro
ISBN: 9780316431248
When the aroma of Omu's homemade stew fills the air, her neighbors arrive, one by one, for a taste until all is gone except for her generous spirit.
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
By: Laura Numeroff
ISBN: 9780060245863
Relating the cycle of requests a mouse is likely to make after you give him a cookie takes the reader through a young child's day.
Bee-bim-bop!
By: Linda Sue Park
ISBN: 9780547076713
A child, eager for a favorite meal, helps with the shopping, food preparation, and table setting.
Dragons Love Tacos
By: Adam Rubin
ISBN: 9780803736801
Explores the love dragons have for tacos, and the dangers of feeding them them anything with spicy salsa.
Tops & Bottoms
By: Janet Stevens
ISBN: 9780152928513
Hare turns his bad luck around by striking a clever deal with the rich and lazy bear down the road.
The very hungry caterpillar
By: Eric Carle
ISBN: 9780399247453
Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep and wakes up a butterfly.