Kids' Corner

Food: Read all about it!

This is a month when a fair amount of attention is paid to food, so why not read about it?  A surprising number of children’s books about the subject have recently been published;  here are some of them in HPL’s collection: 

The Marshmallow Incident   by Judi Barrett
This newest book by the author of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs   and   Pickles to Pittsburgh  features the medieval towns of Left and Right in a battle involving 50,000 boxes of marshmallows!         For ages 4 – 8 

Strega Nona’s Harvest      by Tomie  dePaola
“Grandma Witch”  and Big Anthony are back!  This time the mayhem results from Big Anthony’s attempts to grow his own vegetables.            For ages 4 – 8 

Food For Thought:  The Stories Behind the Things We Eat by Ken Robbins
Did you know that “orange” is one of the very few words that has no rhyme?  And that you could eat no other food but bananas and still be healthy?  Dazzling photographs accompany the fascinating information about apples, oranges, corn, bananas, tomatoes, potatoes, pomegranates, grapes  and mushrooms. For grades 2-6 

Mr. Putter & Tabby Spill the Beans   by Cynthia Rylant
Mrs. Teaberry convinces her neighbor Mr. Putter to take a cooking class (100 ways to cook beans) – and they make the mistake of bringing their cat and dog!         Beginning Reader 

Our Corner Grocery Store   by Joanne Schwartz
Anna Maria spends every Saturday helping out at her grandparents’ neighborhood Italian market.  The charming illustrations bring the shop to life.     For K – grade 3 

This is the Feast    by Diane Shore
A simple rhyming account of Pilgrims sailing to Plymouth and sharing the first Thanksgiving with Squanto and other Indian neighbors.         For ages 3 – 8 

The Super Hungry Dinosaur     by Martin Waddell
When a ravenous dinosaur threatens to eat a boy, his father and mother, and his dog Billy,  little Hal saves his family from the T. Rex.      For ages 3 – 7 

Food Hates You, Too and Other Poems  by Robert Weinstock
This collection of 19 poems about everything from toast to cheese to jam, with its zany illustrations, will have you laughing out loud! For grades 1 – 5 

Happy Reading, and Happy Thanksgiving!

Ellen Xydias

Children’s Librarian