Cooking & Food - Kids Fiction

A hilarious and heartwarming debut about picky eating, finding your people, and standing proud.In Muffuletta, being good at eating is the key to success. French fries and grilled cheese? Beginner food! Haggis and truffles? Delicacies! After failing a school eating test, picky eater Minerva...

Picky eater Nicky declares that she would rather eat bees and parrots than peas and carrots until her inventive family devises a clever plan to overcome her finicky habits.Author: Cathy East Dubowski, Mark DubowskiISBN-10: 0448412950ISBN-13: 9780448412955Publisher: Grosset & DunlapLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/16/1996Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.16lbsSize:...

What a wonderful day to go to the farmers' market! Mina and Leah, 2 adorable sisters, enjoy all the sights, sounds, smells, touch, and tastes of what their local farmers' market has to offer. Explore all 5 senses with this adorable family while they...

What a wonderful day to go to the farmers' market! Mina and Leah, 2 adorable sisters, enjoy all the sights, sounds, smells, touch, and tastes of what their local farmers' market has to offer. Explore all 5 senses with this adorable family while they...

Livie Bloom has lost her sparkle!After being newly diagnosed with celiac disease, Livie becomes uncertain and fearful about what foods to eat. After being led on a multi-cultural gluten-free journey, Livie overcomes her fears, makes new friends, and discovers new possibilities along the way.Author:...

Spencer Wrinkles loves sprinkles! And he loves to help his mom bake sprinkle cookies. But what started out to be a birthday surprise for Spencer's little brother turned into a disaster for Spencer at school, when he ignored his mom's instructions. Read "Too Much...

Baby Flamingo is a very fussy eater!"I don't like flingo weed," says Baby. "I'm going to find a family that eats something delicious."Baby visits the monkeys, the bats, the giraffes and the anteater, but he dosn't like ANY of their food. So he goes...

When Katie brings her maybe-someday stepsister to Cupcake Club, she gets her first taste of sibling rivalry--and it's not very sweet! Katie's mom asks Katie for a huge favor: will she spend some time with Emily, her boyfriend's daughter? Katie agrees and brings Emily...

In nineteenth-century New Orleans, a praline lady strolls the French Quarter, selling her delectable sweets. These entrepreneur women of color were once a common sight in the neighborhood. Young readers will go along with this praline lady as she makes her pralines, sells them...

Take a bite out of the calendar with this cheerful collection of delicious seasonal poems, each one an ode to a favorite food! The daring popcorn astronautsare brave beyond compare--they scramble into puffy suitsand hurtle through the air. And when they land, we say...

Carly has invited her friends over for lunch. Her mother provides everyone with fruits and vegetables. Beginning readers will enjoy this rhyming story as the characters make all kinds of silly faces with the food on their plates. Children will love the imaginative illustrations...

One beautiful spring morning, a group of friends go seal hunting so they can make a delicious stew. Hungry and tired, they begin to think they'll have to give up . . . until they finally spot a seal! This charmingly illustrated book brings...

In the follow up to his breakout picture book, "Even Monsters Need Haircuts," Matthew McElligott brings back the young monster barber in a new tale where his culinary concoctions bring him galaxy-wide fame. Creating snacks that make most humans queasy, this chef has found...

The first children's book by New York Times bestselling author Alan C. Fox Benji has made up his mind: he's going to grow the biggest banana squash ever from the tiny seeds he saved last summer. In spring, when the soil is soft, he...

Even monsters need to eat their vegetables! This wry and funny story might inspire a few veggie monsters to give peas a chance. When a single pea touches the lips of this determined vegetable hater, our hero doesn't cry, whine, or refuse to swallow....

As each of Hanukkah's first seven nights brings an unusual new present to a little girl, the mystery deepens. While the gifts grandma receives add up to a delicious Hanukkah treat, her granddaughter's gifts don't seem to make much sense. Until the eighth night...

Bear loves donuts and will do anything to get some. This leads to a scheme that Bear believes to be foolproof. However, while he carries out his plan, it may not be running as smoothly as he thinks.Author: Brigid MalloyISBN-10: 1948365693ISBN-13: 9781948365697Publisher: Orange Hat...

Santa flies South from a Pole far away as Eastern Shore youngins keep watch for his sleigh . . .Surely even old Saint Nick gets sick of cookies on Christmas Eve A little boy from the Eastern Shore of Virginia is determined to give...

Looking for a fun-to-read-aloud book that has a lot of alliterations, a scrumptious story, and teaches about trying new foods? This is it Stanton will only eat foods beginning with the letter 'B'. Beans, butter, and blue corn chips His picky eating habits persist...

Looking for a fun-to-read-aloud book that has a lot of alliteration, a scrumptious story, and teaches trying new foods and nutrition facts? This is it Sloane will only eat foods beginning with the letter 'B'. Broccoli, butter, and blue corn chips Her picky eating...

If you could plant a garden that would represent your personality, what would it include? Maybe cherry tomatoes, green peppers, and delicious strawberries? Audrey Aubergine and her friends do just that in their neighborhood's community garden, where they play hide-and-seek, tend giant sunflowers, and...

Things might be too good to be true for Tamiko in this eleventh book in the Sprinkle Sundays series from the author of the Cupcake Diaries series and Donut Dreams series It's the start of a new school year, and everything is going perfectly...

An epic new fantasy series inspired by Chinese mythology that #1 New York Times bestselling author Kwame Mbalia calls "a hilarious tussle between homework, family, and heroism." When a girl awakens the stuff of legends from an old family recipe, she must embrace her...

Fan-favorite characters from This Is a Taco are back in this hilarious picture book tale of the ultimate birthday cake disaster! It's Taco the squirrel's birthday, and all of his little animal friends are planning a big surprise for him--they're going to make him...

Fruits, fruits and more fruits. What fruits can you see?Your purchase of this book supports Library For All in its mission to make knowledge available to all, equally.Author: Eileen Rhonna MaritaISBN-10: 1922621730ISBN-13: 9781922621733Publisher: Library for AllLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/30/2021Pages: 28Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.13lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w...

We all love ice cream, so what better way to enjoy it than by mixing in some alphabet fun? Join our friend in a wondrous ice cream shop with whimsical fl avours for each letter! So let the imaginations fl y as we take...

A heartwarming, hilarious follow-up to One Hundred Bones Scruff just can't resist sausages; salami, pepperoni, chorizo . . . he simply loves them all. But gate-crashing barbecues and hanging around outside the local butcher's shop is not making him the most popular dog in...

Four children have been chosen to compete in a national competition to find the tastiest confection in the country. Who will invent a candy more delicious than the Oozing Crunchorama or the Neon Lightning Chew? Logan, the Candymaker's son, who can detect the color...

On the morning of the Passover seder, a lonely bubbe decides to make a matzo ball boy to keep her company. Soon delicious smells waft from the bubbling pot, and when she lifts the lid to see if the matzo ball boy is done,...

"One Hundred Spaghetti Strings is one hundred percent satisfying. A perfectly blended concoction." --Julie Sternberg, acclaimed author of Like Pickle Juice on a CookieThis brave and heartwarming middle grade novel will leave your belly rumbling and your heart full. Because when life hands you...

Louise loves all kinds of art. But when she has to make cupcakes for a bake sale--and everything goes wrong--can she and her brother make messy cupcakes into art? This charming I Can Read story also introduces the concept of how mixing primary colors...

Readers will roar with laughter as Digger the Dinosaur mixes up silly phrases in his second fully illustrated I Can Read title.Today is the big dino party Digger and Dadasaur take a ride into town to get a cake, but before long, they get...

Sierra has a sprinkle of fun in the ninth delicious book in the Sprinkle Sundays series from the author of the Cupcake Diaries and Donut Dreams series Sierra is tired of being known as "the sweetest girl in the ice cream shop," but she...

Whooo's There? It's time for Thanksgiving dinner and Little Hoo and his friends and family are gathering for a feast. Introduce your little ones to the fun of bringing a community together for Thanksgiving with Little Hoo and all of his woodland friends. For...

Faigel makes the best Hanukkah latkes in Chelm, but somehow, this year she's forgotten how to make them She sends her husband, Shmuel, to ask the rabbi for help. And in Chelm, the village of fools--oy vey --this becomes a recipe for disaster Author:...

This truck-shaped, lift-the-flap board book combines food with things that go for a novelty that has more than gears under the hood. Go on a culinary adventure with this exciting new lift-the-flap book that serves as an amuse-bouche introduction to different types of food...

Katie has a tough time keeping one secret...what happens when she has to keep four? All of the cupcake girls have secrets and are ready to burst! Katie loves knowing a secret; it's just tough for her to keep them! And in this story...

Neil, "the flamboyant, irrepressible chef" (Kirkus Reviews), hits the road in his food truck and drives right into a new case in the sixth book in The Neil Flambé Capers, the culinary mystery series celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey calls "good fun." Neil has lost...

The secret recipe for a million-dollar mozzarella is stolen aboard a European train trip. Should Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang investigate or end their vacation early? Will the gang stick together or split up? Does Scooby find the missing cheese or eat the...

The fifth book in a delicious new series by New York Times bestselling author Sheryl Berk and her cupcake-obsessed daughter, Carrie.From only child to big sister--Delaney needs a crash course in Baby 101!New cupcake club member Delaney is shocked to find out her mom...

A Tale of Two Brothers is a story written with the intention of starting the conversation about healthy eating with young children. The story will help children establish the connection that what they put in their bodies will impact how they feel.Author: Tay Odynski,...

This delightful children's story will almost certainly lead to a gnocchi-making session at your house. Make sure you have some potatoes in the cupboard Subtly it reinforces the importance of traditional knowledge and of how it is passed from one generation to another. Sofia...

"What a fun-to-read series that teaches the importance of growing our own food. It leaves young readers excited to read the next one " Midwest Book ReviewMom's Choice Gold AwardBenjamin Franklin Silver AwardTwo kids, two bikes, and an idea they can change their world....

When his mother tells him they're having pea soup for dinner, Jack wonders how he'll survive. Then he comes up with a plan: he'll catch his own seafood feast instead Relying on skills learned from his grandfather, the resourceful boy embarks on a seaside...

Mary Frances is a young American girl in the early 1900's who wants to learn to cook for her family when her mother becomes ill and is taken away to recuperate. Her mother had fulfilled one of her motherly duties by writing cooking instructions...

Babies love lifting the flaps in these board books to find out all about themselves. Encouraging interaction and discussion, they are designed to support the Personal, Social and Emotional Development aspects of the Early Years Foundation Stage. A modern remake of one of our...

Yi is a hardworking boy just like his busy parents, who work hard to run their noodle shop. The morning commute to the shop requires them to wake up early, and they only return home late at night. On the weekends, Yi accompanies his...

At every Thanksgiving there are two tables -- the kiddie table and the adult table. So why in the world would an 8-year-old girl be stuck at the kiddie table? She is NOT a baby. She is NOT a toddler. She is a grown-up...

We Read Phonics - Who Took the Cookbook? The cook in the lunchroom usually serves great food, but now her cookbook and all her recipes are missing and her food is just awful. Students join in the hunt to find the missing cookbook in...

A group of students calls themselves "The Garden Crew." With the help of their teacher they plant and tend a garden and finally have a big feast with all the food they have grown. Along the way, they learn that taking care of a...