EATING, READING AND ’RITHMETIC Choosing Books About Food for Kids

American Heart Association Kids’ Corn is Maize: The Gift of the Indians Growing Vegtable Soup Cookbook edited by Mary Winston by Aliki (HarperTrophy, 1986) by Lois Ehlert (Harcourt, 1990) (Times Books, 1993) A Cow, a Bee, a Cookie, and Me The Ghost’s Dinner The Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall, by Meredith Hooper, illustrated by by Jacques Duquennoy illustrated by Shari Halpern Alison Bartlett (Kingfisher, 1997) (Golden Books, 1996) (Blue Sky/Scholastic, 1996) The Doorbell Rang “Hi, Pizza Man!” The Beastly Feast by Bruce Goldstone, by Pat Hutchins (Greenwillow, 1986) by Virginia Walter, illustrated by illustrated by Blair Lent (Holt, 1998) Ponder Goembel (Orchard, 1995) Eat Up Gemma by Sarah Hayes, Benny Bakes a Cake illustrated by Jan Ormerod How Pizza Came to Queens by Eve Rice (Greenwillow, 1993) (Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1988) by Dayal KaurKhalsa (Crown, 1989) The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Junk Everybody Cooks Rice How to Make an Apple Pie and See the Food by Stan and Jan Berenstain by Norah Dooley, illustrated by World by Marjorie Priceman and (RandomHouse, 1985) Peter J. Thornton (Carolrhoda, 1991) T. Gates (Dragonfly, 1996) Bread and Jam for Francis Everyone Likes to Eat: How Children Can I Don’t Like Peas by Russell Hoban, illustrated by Eat Most of the Food They Enjoy and Still by Marie Vinje (SchoolZone, 1993) Lillian Hoban (HarperTrophy, 1986) Take Care of Their Diabetes by Hugo Hollerorth and If You Give a Moose a Muffin The Bread that Grew Debra Kaplan (Chronimed, 1993) by , illustrated by by Roberta L. Duyff (Milliken, 1987) Felicia Bond (HarperCollins, 1991) Fat Men from Space Brown Cow, Green Grass, Yellow Mello by Daniel Manus Pinkwater If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Sun by Ellen B. Jackson, illustrated by (Yearling, 1980) by Laura Numeroff, illustrated by Victoria Raymond (Hyperion, 1995) Felicia Bond (HarperCollins, 1985) First Tomato (Voyage to the Bunny Planet) Bunny Cakes by Rosemary Wells (Dial, 1992) If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Rosemary Wells (Dial, 1997) by Laura Numeroff, illustrated by Frog Goes to Dinner Felicia Bond (HarperCollins, 1998) The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss, by Mercer Mayer (Demco, 1977) illustrated by Crockett Johnson I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie (Harpercrest, 1988) Fruit by Gallimard Jeunesse and by Alison Jackson, illustrated by Pascale be Bourgoing (Scholastic, 1991) Judith Byron Schachner (Dutton, 1997) Carnival by Denise Burden-Patmon (Modern Curriculum, 1992) A Garden for a Groundhog Little Nino’s Pizzeria by Lorna Balian (Humbug, 1994) by Karen Barbour (Harcourt, 1990) Chato’s Kitchen by Gary Soto, illustrated by Susan Guevara Germs! Germs! Germs! by Bobbi Katz, Lunch by Denise Fleming (Holt, 1992) (Putnam, 1995) illustrated by Steve Bjorkman (Cartwheel, 1996) The Magic Porridge Pot by Paul Galdone Cherries and Cherry Pits (Houghton Mifflin, 1979) by Vera B. Williams The Gingerbread Boy (Morrow, 1986) by Paul Galdone (Demco, 1983) Mama Provi and the Pot of Rice by Sylvia Rosa–Casanova, illustrated by Chicken Soup with Rice Green Eggs and Ham Robert Roth (Atheneum, 1997) by Maurice Sendak (HarperCrest, 1962) by Dr. Seuss (RandomHouse, 1960) Max’s First Word Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Gregory, the Terrible Eater by Rosemary Wells (Dial, 1998) by Judi Barrett, illustrated by by Mitchell Sharmat, illustrated by Ron Barrett (Atheneum, 1978) Ariane Dewey and Jose Aruego The Milk Makers (Simon&Schuster, 1980) by Gail Gibbons (Aladdin, 1987)

N-3617 | November 1998 More Spaghetti I Say! Pumpkin, Pumpkin What’s for Lunch? by John Schindel, by Rita Golden Gelman, illustrated by by Jeanne Titherington illustrated by Kevin O’Malley (Lothrop, Mort Gerberg (Cartwheel, 1993) (Morrow, 1988) Lee & Shepard, 1994) Mouse Mess by Linnea Apslind Riley Rabbit Seeds What We Eat: A First Look at Food (Scholastic, 1997) by Bijou Le Tord (Yearling, 1993) by Sara Lynn and Diane James (World Book, 1997) Mudluscious: Stories and Activities The Rattlebang Picnic Featuring Food for Preschool Children by Margaret Mahy, illustrated by Young Chef’s Nutrition Guide and Cook- by Jan Irving and Robin Currie Steven Kellogg (Puffin, 1998) book by Carolyn E. Moore, Mimi H. Kerr (Libriries Unlimited, 1986) and Robert J. Shulman (Barron’s, 1990) Sassy Gracie by James Sage, My Little Island illustrated by Pierre Pratt (Dutton, 1998) Yum, Yum, Yummy by Frane Lessac (Harpercrest, 1985) by Martin Waddell, Science Fun with and Popcorn illustrated by John Bendall-Brunello Never Take a Pig to Lunch and other Poems by Rose Wyler (Julian Messner, 1986) (Candlewick, 1998) about the Fun of Eating selected and illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott The Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree (Orchard, 1994) by Gail Gibbons (Harcourt, 1988) Good nutrition reading for parents: Oh, No, Toto! by Katrin Hyman Tchana Sheep Out to Eat by Nancy Shaw, Child of Mine...Feeding with Love and and Lousie Tchana Pami, illustrated by illustrated by Margot Apple Good Sense by Ellyn Satter (Bull, 1991) Colin Bootman (Scholastic, 1997) (Houghton Mifflin, 1992) Food Fight: A Guide to Eating Disorders Oliver’s Fruit Salad by Vivian French, Smiles for Smiles for Preteens and Their Parents illustrated by Alison Bartlett by Roberta L. Duyff (Milliken, 1989) by Janet Bode (Simon&Schuster, 1997) (Orchard, 1998) Still-Life Stew How Should I Feed My Child? Oliver’s Vegetables by Vivian French, by Helena Clare Pittman, by Sandra Nisenberg, Margaret Bogle, illustrated by Alison Bartlett illustrated by Victoria Raymond et al. (Chronimed, 1993) (Ochard, 1995) (Disney, 1998) If Your Child Is Overweight: Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Play Rhyme Stone Soup A Guide for Parents illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott by Marcia Brown (Atheneum, 1989) by Suan M. Kosharek (Dutton, 1992) Strega Nona (American Dietetic Assoc., 1993) Picnic Farm by Christine Morton, by Tomie DePaola (Aladdin, 1988) Meals without Squeals: illustrated by Sarah Barringer Sweet Dream Pie by Audrey Wood, Child Care Feeding Guide and Cookbook (Holiday House, 1998) illustrated by Mark Teague by Christine Berman and Jacki Fromer Piggie Pie by Margie Palatini, (Scholastic, 1998) (Bull, 1997) illustrated by Howard Fine Tiger Soup: An Anansi Story from Jamaica Play Hard, Eat Right: A Parents’ Guide to (Clarion, 1995) retold and illustrated by Francis Temple Sports Nutrition for Children The Popcorn Book by Tomie de Paola (Orchard, 1994) by The American Dietetic Association (HolidayHouse, 1988) Turnover Tuesday by Phyllis Root, (Chronimed, 1995) The Popcorn Dragon by Jane Thayer, illustrated by Helen Craig (Candlewick, 1998) illustrated by Lisa McCue No endorsement of companies or their products is (Morrow, 1989) Warthogs in the Kitchen: intended, nor is criticism implied of similiar companies or their products not mentioned. The Popcorn Shop by Alice Low, A Sloppy Counting Book illustrated by Patti Hammel by Pamela Duncan, illustrated by (Cartwheel, 1994) Henry Cole (Disney, 1998) Pretend Soup...and Other Real Recipes What a Good Lunch! by Mollie Katzen and by Shigeo Watanabe (Philomel, 1980) Ann Henderson (Tricycle, 1994)

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