Picture Book Month: Yum Yum… Books About Food Booklist
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Every Color Soup
by Jorey Hurley
Describes how to make a colorful, delicious vegetable soup. Includes recipe.
Feast for 10
by Cathryn Falwell
Numbers from one to ten are used to tell how members of a family shop and work together to prepare a meal.
Cooking with Bear: A Story and Recipes from the Forest
by Deborah Hodge
Bear and Fox gather a variety of foods from the forest, then Bear shares his recipes with Fox, as Bear and Fox prepare a feast to share with each other and with their forest friends.
Octopus Stew
by Eric Velasquez
Ramsey dons his superhero cape to rescue Grandma from the huge octopus she is trying to cook--or is he simply telling a story? Includes author's note on the story's origin and a recipe for Octopus stew.
Bilal Cooks Daal
by Aisha Saeed
Bilal and his father invite his friends to help make his favorite dish, daal, then all must wait patiently for it to be done.
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
by Kevin Noble Maillard
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.
Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao
by Kat Zhang
Amy is determined to make a perfect dumpling like her parents and grandmother do, but hers are always too empty, too full, or not pinched together properly.
Fangsgiving
by Ethan Long
The monsters of the Fright Club have gathered for a Thanksgiving feast at Vlad's home, but his family arrives unexpectedly and puts their own spin on every dish.
Little Chef
by Elisabeth Weinberg & Matt Stine
In honor of the special day, Lizzie wakes up super early, as any good chef should, to prepare the perfect meal for her grandmother, whom Lizzie lauds as the greatest chef in the world.
The Ugly Vegetables
by Grace Lin
A little girl thinks her mother's garden is the ugliest in the neighborhood until she discovers that flowers might look and smell pretty but Chinese vegetable soup smells best of all. Includes a recipe.
Zombies Don't Eat Veggies!
by Megan Lacera & Jorge Lacera
Although Mo's parents insist he eat zombie cuisine, Mo craves vegetables and strives to get them to taste recipes made from his hidden garden. Includes three recipes.
Cookiesaurus Rex
by Amy Fellner Dominy and Nate Evans
Not satsified with his green frosting and little hat, a cookie shaped like a dinosaur demands to be redecorated.
Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix
by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Describes the popular street cook's life, including working in his family's restaurant as a child, figuring out what he wanted to do with his life, and his success with his food truck and restaurant.
Right This Very Minute: a Table-to-Farm Book about Food and Farming
by Lisl H Detlefsen
A delicious celebration of food and farming sure to inspire readers of all ages to learn more about where their food comes from - right this very minute! Here are the stories of what farmers really do to bring food to the table.
No Kimchi for Me
by Aram Kim
Yoomi hates stinky spicy kimchi--until Grandma makes kimchi pancakes for her!
Cora Cooks Pancit
by Dorina Lazo Gilmore
When all her older siblings are away, Cora's mother finally lets her help make pancit, a Filipino noodle dish. Includes recipe for pancit.
One Big Salad
by Juana Medina
Count from 1 avocado deer to 2 radish mice and all the way up to 10 clementine kitties - which all add up to one big, delicious salad!
Ganesha's Sweet Tooth
by Sanjay Patel & Emily Haynes
An original story based on Hindu mythology, this book tells the story about how Ganesha's love of sweets led to a broken tusk and the writing of the epic poem, the Mahābhārata. Includes author's note about the myth.
What Can You Do with a Paleta? = ¿Qué Puedes Hacer con una Paleta?
by Carmen Tafolla
A young Mexican American girl celebrates the paleta, an icy fruit popsicle, and the many roles it plays in her lively barrio.
Freedom Soup
by Tami Charles
Every year, Haitians all over the world ring in the new year by eating a special soup, a tradition dating back to the Haitian Revolution. This year, Ti Gran is teaching Belle how to make the soup – Freedom Soup – just like she was taught when she was a little girl. Together, they dance and clap as they prepare the holiday feast, and Ti Gran tells Belle about the history of the soup, the history of Belle's family, and the history of Haiti, where Belle's family is from.
The Market Bowl
by Jim Averbeck
In this tale from Cameroon, Yoyo has to make amends when she offends Brother Coin, the Great Spirit of the Market, by asking too high a price for her bitterleaf stew. Includes a recipe for a version of bitterleaf stew.
Bee-bim Bop!
by Linda Sue Park
A child, eager for a favorite meal, helps with the shopping, food preparation, and table setting.
Hello Hot Dog!
by Lily Murray
Hot Dog is chilling out on his comfy bread with some corn and a couple of fries when … DISASTER! It looks like he's about to be LUNCH! Will YOU help Hot Dog escape?
Shake the Tree!
by Chiara Vignocchi, Paolo Chiarinotti, and Silvia Borando
Various animals take turns shaking a tree in search of a tasty meal. It starts with Mouse who wants a nut so she shakes the tree a little to the right, and a little to the left. But it isn't the nut that falls from the tree, it's Fox who thinks that Mouse looks pretty tasty! Soon a warthog and then a bear come along with similar ideas.
¡Vamos! Let's Go Eat!
by Raul the Third
Little Lobo, a Mexican American, and Bernabé, his dog, gather tacos, frutas picadas, cuernos, and more and deliver them to los luchadores preparing for Lucha Libre 5000.