Cooking & Food - Kids Fiction

Winner of a Bronze 2019 Moonbeam Children's Book Award "One, Two, Three ... I'll race you to that apple tree. It's apple-picking time " A group of young friends spend a beautiful autumn day picking apples and learning about the delicious foods that are...

Detective Jeffery Bones and Grandpa visit Grandpa's friend Sally--the best apple pie baker around. Today, she's practicing for the pie contest held at the county fair. But when it's finally time to eat the pies, they are nowhere to be found--not in the oven,...

True to their porcine nature, a family of pigs overloads on pizza in a silly, super-easy story with a moral for everyone who's ever pigged out Featuring fun, full-color illustrations.Author: Lara Rice BergenISBN-10: 0448412942ISBN-13: 9780448412948Publisher: Grosset & DunlapLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/19/1997Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.16lbsSize: 9.01h...

Get ready for killer cupcakes! Deadly donuts! And an outer space adventure with illustrations on almost every page. Astra's family is moving--to a whole new planet. And what does any kid need on moving day? Snacks! But when Astra asks her spaceship's computer to...

Perfect for fans of Big Nate and Dog Man Two appetizing Stick Dog books by the hilarious Tom Watson in one delectable box Stick Dog and the gang are hungrier than ever and will do almost anything to get their paws on hamburgers, hot...

This book is about a school girl that is determined to win a cooking scholarship from the State Fair. She puts a help wanted sign up and employs help from her two dogs and two stray cats; plus a genius monkey! She also receives...

The Boot family desires to take a vacation, but due to bills and the absence of extra funds, it just does not seem possible. As a last resort to not let her family down, Mrs. Boot enters a contest and hopes for the best.Author:...

"Beans and Rice" is a beautiful rhyming book about a family that eats a diet based on beans, rice, tortillas and home-grown vegetables. This is a great book for promoting healthy eating and sustainability for children ages 2-7. This book is part of the...

Celebrate the Lunar New Year through a young girl's family traditions in this charming picture book featuring illustrations by New York Times bestselling artist Dung Ho that also includes a recipe for pineapple cakes! Little Ren looks forward to the preparation for and festivities...

A bug enthusiast works to conquer his fear of eating insects. On a visit to the Butterfly Pavilion with his dad and sister, William spots a sign promoting a bug buffet. He likes looking at insects and learning about them...but eating them? His dad...

What happens when a child's favorite packed lunch is met with disparaging comments at the school lunch table? In a classroom of sandwiches, four students stand out with their homemade, culturally-specific lunches. But before they can dig in and enjoy their favorite foods, their...

"A cozy tale of friendship, mutual aid, neighborliness, and tasty, tasty food." --Kirkus Reviews Bank Street College "Best Children's Books of the Year," 2023 EditionMr. Mintz is famous in his neighborhood for cooking up cheesy, gooey, and delicious blintzes. Each spring he shares them...

Follow the adventures of Hamish the Hedgehog and create six kid-friendly, parent-approved recipes from this delightfully entertaining storybook cookbook. Hamish's dream of cooking in a real kitchen in coming true. Grandma Nolan gives Hamish cooking lessons but Hamish is too small to reach the...

This is a squirrel . . . "Hey, I may be a squirrel, but my name is Taco! And I don't eat nuts and tree bark--blech--I prefer tacos!" The natural predator of squirrels is . . . "Whoa, whoa, whoa! Who is writing this...

Based on the viral internet sensation Kobe Eats, Kobe pulls together all the ingredients to help make dinner for his family in this humorous picture book, Kobe Eats Pizza! by Ashley Wian and Cate Berry. Chef Kobe is the star of the kitchen! With...

A cheerful book showing familiar examples of eating a meal and playing with toys. For toddlers ages 12 months and up, with a focus on the child's daily life. This is my chair. I put on my bib and grab a spoon. I'm ready...

A fun, humorous adventure about experiencing new places, making new friends and discovering yourselfFresh from the farm, Butternut awakes to find himself lost in a supermarket. Is he butter? Is he a nut? Is he squash or squashed? Just who is he and where...

Enjoy books five through eight of the Donut Dreams series from the author of the Cupcake Diaries and Sprinkle Sundays series--together in a delicious paperback boxed set! Meet Lindsey, Casey, Kelsey, and Molly--four friends following their dreams by working at the family's Donut Dreams...

Books five through eight of The Cupcake Diaries series are now available together in one delicious paperback boxed set! Mia, Emma, Alexis, and Katie may be best friends, but running a business isn't always easy! In this collection, Katie tries out for softball, Mia...

Lulu's cupcakes are delicious, but there's a problem... someone keeps taking her freshly baked treats! The thieves, two mice named Murphy and Samson, not only steal her hard work, but they tease her, too. Lulu lays a trap to catch the tiny brothers in...

Did you know there's an army of Superheroes inside your body? An ecosystem where Superheroes battle to keep you healthy? Meet Your Microbiome, Your Superheroes Within is an engaging and interactive picture book that introduces children to the powerful community of microbes on and...

Child culinary prodigy Trudie Cooper is excited to join her friend, celebrity cook Aggie Weir, as a guest judge on Trudie's favorite television cooking competition -Super Chef However, when Aggie confides that she thinks one of the teenage grand finalists has cheated, Trudie has...

When lightning causes a fire at the wedding reception venue of culinary child prodigy Trudie Cooper's favorite teacher, Miss Best, it looks as if there will be no meal for the celebration. However, with only a box of vegetables and a few grapes to...

Yahuah, a young spiritual child, hates to eat healthy food. He despises carrots to his core, and would do anything to avoid eating them.He soon learns that eating healthy is not so bad after all, when he learns of his mother's and grandmother's food...

Nacho Ninja - Protector of the Nacho WayHe fights for Nachos everywhere. He's a Nacho. And he's a Ninja. He's Nacho Ninja Protector of the Nacho Way He fights for the chips. He fights for the cheese. He loves guacamole. And salsa fresca too....

HEDGEHOG BAKES A CAKEHedgehog wants to bake a cake. Rabbit wants to help. So do Squirrel and Owl. What a mess! Come along to Hedgehog's cottage and see how he solves the problem of too many cooks in the kitchen. Because no two children...

When life gives you lemons... make lemonade Come on this sweet and sour adventure with Grandma and the Grandson-and learn how to create lemon goodies in your own kitchen Picking lemons from his grandma's giant lemon tree and making treats is a favorite thing...

When life gives you lemons... make lemonade Come on this sweet and sour adventure with Grandma and the Grandson-and learn how to create lemon goodies in your own kitchen Picking lemons from his grandma's giant lemon tree and making treats is a favorite thing...

A vegan is someone who only eats the fruits, veggies, grains and beans that are grown by nature from the Earth. When I go shopping or out to the garden with my Poppa these are some of the healthy foods we get to eat...

Mrs. Patterson's Chocolate Cake was great, but her love for others was greater Mrs. Patterson is great, she makes us chocolate cake She showed them love by baking the kids a chocolate cake Her house was the one in the neighborhood that all the...

A delightful book for picky little eaters. Timmy refuses to eat his oatmeal. Mother tries to make his cereal look yummy, with no luck. See what she does with the oatmeal and how Timmy reacts. Author: Jan LisISBN-10: 1649490526ISBN-13: 9781649490520Publisher: Elk Lake Publishing IncLanguage:...

Life receives busy, specially if you have children, meetings, and different obligations. Too frequently wholesome consuming falls low on the concern list, and those default to processed comfort ingredients weighted down with sugar and carbs. Maria Emmerich is here, as soon as again, to...

Clementine Rose is bursting with plans for the school holidays But with the announcement that a new cooking show will be filmed in the village, everything changes. While Clementine is disappointed that her activities have been cancelled, she soon has an idea and takes...

When the farm animals threaten to revolt over the less-than-gourmet cuisine of grass and bugs, Farmer Walsh must call upon the Kung Pao Cow, not to squash the rebellion but to make the farm animals' taste buds pop. But is she up to the...

Have you ever heard of a thing called a Quinn? It's the smallest of things, and incredibly slim. So tiny are Quinn mouths, they must eat with their skin as they taste all your food and--really --dive in. Whether trekking across a burger or...

The Lettuce Family was inspired by Feliz's daughter, Linda. That was many years ago, but she did learn to enjoy many kinds of delicious and healthy plants. Feliz wants to encourage many more children to improve their health and lives by proper choices when...

Apple follows the life of an apple throughout the year, demonstrating the cyclical patterns in nature. The youngest readers will delight in following the journey of the bright red apple--the only splash of color in the otherwise black-and-white illustrations--as it travels from tree, to...

AJOONI LOVES CAKE is a story about a young girl named Ajooni who absolutely loves cake! She loves cake so much that she eats a different flavored cake every single day of the week! There is only one problem ... Ajooni hates baking! Finally,...

Sara picks many berries. What will she decide to do with them all? Readers will follow along through carefully leveled text and fun illustrations. Pairs with the nonfiction title Let's Look at Strawberries.Author: Margo GatesISBN-10: 172840309XISBN-13: 9781728403090Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)Language: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2020Pages: 16Format: PaperbackWeight:...

Follow a bee, a butterfly, and a bunny as they find dandelions to eat together in this adorably illustrated tale. Pairs with the nonfiction title Let's Look at Dandelions.Author: Margo GatesISBN-10: 1728403073ISBN-13: 9781728403076Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)Language: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2020Pages: 16Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.22lbsSize: 7.80h x 5.60w...

When Niko starts a new school, he has no idea that he's going to find himself in the middle of an epic battle between the forces of good and evil. Good, nourishing food and evil junk food, that is. Things are looking chaotic until...

Follow a bee, a butterfly, and a bunny as they find dandelions to eat together in this adorably illustrated tale. Pairs with the nonfiction title Let's Look at Dandelions.Author: Margo GatesISBN-10: 1541590317ISBN-13: 9781541590311Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)Language: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2020Pages: 16Format: Library BindingWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 8.10h x...

Sara picks many berries. What will she decide to do with them all? Readers will follow along through carefully leveled text and fun illustrations. Pairs with the nonfiction title Let's Look at Strawberries.Author: Margo GatesISBN-10: 1541590295ISBN-13: 9781541590298Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)Language: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2020Pages: 16Format: Library...

As the sun moves across the sky, a little boy joyfully watches the sunflowers follow the sun in this sweet illustrated story. Pairs with the nonfiction title Let's Look at Sunflowers.Author: Margo GatesISBN-10: 1541590287ISBN-13: 9781541590281Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)Language: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2020Pages: 16Format: Library BindingWeight: 0.44lbsSize:...

While Mom makes pumpkin soup, Ravi prepares the pumpkin seeds. Lively text and illustrations will draw in beginning readers. Pairs with the nonfiction title Let's Look at Pumpkins.Author: Margo GatesISBN-10: 1541590279ISBN-13: 9781541590274Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)Language: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2020Pages: 16Format: Library BindingWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 8.10h x 6.10w...

In this charmingly illustrated story, a father and his daughter use fresh-picked apples to bake a delicious apple tart. Pairs with the nonfiction title Let's Look at Apple Trees.Author: Margo GatesISBN-10: 1541590260ISBN-13: 9781541590267Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)Language: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2020Pages: 16Format: Library BindingWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 8.00h x...

The first book in the Smartee Plate series teaches the importance of eating a variety of fruits AND vegetables, while introducing vocabulary such as vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and fiber.Meet Theodora (Teddy) Rose, an "almost-six-years-old" girl who loves to garden but hates eating the vegetables...

t's a cream puff kind of day. So begins this tender story of a mother and her young daughter as they bake treats together--treats filled with love. The rhythmic text and sweet words will draw you in and take hold. Parent and child will...

Children's book for age 4-8.Off-kilter fun for book lovers! Be aware! This story could make you hungry! Do you ever wonder what's really happening inside the fridge? What food does when it spots a hungry girl by the fridge? Does it run, hide, or...

This is a story about apples. From picking the apples at the apple orchard, to bringing them home. It shows a few treats that Grandma made with the apples.Author: Ronna L. NeffISBN-10: 1973714817ISBN-13: 9781973714811Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/20/2017Pages: 38Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.19lbsSize: 9.00h...