![]() Grow! Raise! Catch! How We Get Our Food by Shelley Rotner (PreK–2) Invite kids to share food truck experiences or plan their own future businesses. Food Truck Fest! by Alexandra Penfold (PreK–2)įinger-licking deliciousness served from a kitchen on wheels and eaten outside-what’s not for kids to love about food trucks? This fun title rhymes its way through a food festival day, highlighting different food offerings. Plus, the closing scene showing Yoko and Timothy’s pretend restaurant-and newfound friendship-will always be one of our favorites. ![]() While kids today probably eat foods from different cuisines more often than kids did when this title was published, the messages about being open to trying new foods and appreciating differences still ring true. When Sister, Brother, and Papa Bear’s snacking on Sugar Balls, Choco-Chums, and Sweetsie-Cola gets out of control, Mama Bear intervenes with a family plan for better health. Teachers who are kids of the 80s will surely remember this one from their own childhood. The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Junk Food by Stan and Jan Berenstain (PreK–1) We love how the text is simple but still includes plenty of great details and vocabulary-perfect for building kids’ background knowledge about where food comes from and inspiring real or pretend cooking. In the tradition of Soup Day (another favorite food title), a young child harvests veggies, prepares dough, and makes sauce for homemade pizza. When the pizza turns out larger than expected, will she share? 8. An urban-dwelling hen wants to make a pizza, but she can’t get her pals to help her gather supplies or shop around the neighborhood for ingredients. Little Red Hen stories are staples in early childhood classrooms, and this spinoff is one of our favorites. The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza) by Philomen Sturges (PreK–1) This is one of the catchiest books we know students will not be able to resist chiming in. Bee-bim Bop! by Linda Sue Park (PreK–1)Ī young girl helps her mother prepare a traditional Korean dish for a family dinner. Take a step back in time to when making the classic breakfast treat involved more than grabbing some ready-made mix. Pancakes, Pancakes by Eric Carle (PreK–1)Ĭountless classrooms of kiddos have been making pancakes after enjoying this story. Lois Ehlert makes fruits and vegetables fascinating-the colors, the variety, the shapes, the textures, and, of course, those beginning letters!ĥ. This book makes us want to both hit the farmers’ market and pull out the watercolor paints. Eating the Alphabet: Fruits & Vegetables from A to Z by Lois Ehlert (PreK–K) It’s also a prime choice for acting out or practicing retelling. Share it to spark conversation about favorite and least favorite foods. There’s nothing Little Pea hates to eat more than CANDY. ![]() This story delights young listeners with its unexpectedness. Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal (PreK–K) ![]() Fresh and fun verbs and onomatopoeia detail a grandson-grandfather duo’s joyous time together making a lemon cake as sweet as this story. Grandmas get a lot of credit for being the family bakers, but this story is all about Pop Pop. Pop Pop and Me and a Recipe by Irene Smalls (PreK–K) Spark conversations about students’ own family food traditions or inspire their own food-related counting books. Feast for 10 by Cathryn Falwell (PreK–K)Ī big and busy family counts their way through grocery shopping and meal prep in this early childhood classic. We only recommend items our team loves! 1. Just a heads up, WeAreTeachers may collect a share of sales from the links on this page. Whether you’re looking to inspire preschoolers to whip up some pretend meals, build appreciation for different food traditions, or whet the reading appetites of MasterChef Junior hopefuls, here are our favorite food books for kids. Everyone has to eat, right? Children’s authors know that food details are perfect ingredients for enjoyable kid lit.
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