Great Fiction & Nonfiction Books
Age Level: 3-6 years old


Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao
By: Kat Zhang
Age Level: 3-6 years old
Fiction
Amy loves to make bao with her family. But it takes skill to make the bao taste and look...

Anywhere Farm
By: Phyllis Root
Age Level: 3-6 years old
Fiction
"You can grow your own farm anywhere" is the empowering message of this inclusive picture book....

Auntie Yang's Great Soybean Picnic
By: Ginnie Lo
Age Level: 3-6 years old

Bee-Bim Bop!
By: Linda Sue Park
Age Level: 3-6 years old

Bring Me Some Apples and I'll Make You a Pie: A Story About Edna Lewis
By: Robbin Gourley
Age Level: 3-6 years old
Edna Lewis grew up on a Virginia farm where she developed a deep appreciation for the rhythm of...

Chicken Sunday
By: Patricia Polacco
Age Level: 3-6 years old

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
By: Judi Barrett
Age Level: 3-6 years old
Fiction
Residents of Chewandswallow were accustomed to their predictable weather which kept them in...

Common Threads: Adam's Day at the Market
By: Huda Essa
Age Level: 3-6 years old
Fiction
Adam and his family spend an exciting day at the colorful and bustling Eastern Market. But when...

Cook-A-Doodle-Do!
By: Janet Stevens
Age Level: 3-6 years old

Cooking Art: Easy Edible Art for Young Children
By: Mary Ann Kohl, Jean Potter
Age Level: 3-6 years old
Art is meant to be enjoyed, and sometimes even eaten! Create, then consume, the attractive,...

Dim Sum for Everyone
By: Grace Lin
Age Level: 3-6 years old
A Chinese family goes out for dim sum ("little dishes"), choosing their favorites off...

Easy as Pie
By: Cari Best
Age Level: 3-6 years old

Green Eggs and Ham
By: Dr. Seuss
Age Level: 3-6 years old

Green Is a Chile Pepper
By: Roseanne Thong
Age Level: 3-6 years old

How Did That Get in My Lunchbox? The Story of Food
By: Lucia Gaggiotti
Age Level: 3-6 years old
Nonfiction

Pie Is for Sharing
By: Stephanie Parsley Ledyard
Age Level: 3-6 years old
Fiction
A picnic, a beach, a pie cut into pieces and shared with good friends. Pie is for sharing. It...

Rainbow Stew
By: Cathryn Fallwell
Age Level: 3-6 years old

Strega Nona's Harvest
By: Tomie DePaola
Age Level: 3-6 years old
Fiction
This book is a great lesson in sharing one’s blessings with others. Strega Nona tries to show...

Take Me to Your BBQ
By: Kathy Duval
Age Level: 3-6 years old

Thank You, Omu!
By: Oge Mora
Age Level: 3-6 years old
Fiction
Omu is an elderly woman who makes a fantastic pot of thick red stew. The scent from her stew...

The Food Parade: Healthy Eating with Nutritious Food Groups
By: Elicia Castaldi
Age Level: 3-6 years old

The Honeybee Man
By: Lela Nargi
Age Level: 3-6 years old

Tyler Makes a Birthday Cake
By: Tyler Florence
Age Level: 3-6 years old

Watercress
By: Andrea Wang
Age Level: 3-6 years old
Fiction
A child is embarrassed when parents stop the car to harvest wild watercress. Illustrations in...

We Had a Picnic This Sunday Past
By: Jacqueline Woodson
Age Level: 3-6 years old
Fiction
Teeka has a sharp eye as she describes each member of the family that joins the picnic in the...

Who Put the Cookies in the Cookie Jar?
By: George Shannon
Age Level: 3-6 years old
Age Level: 6-9 years old


Bon Appetit! The Delicious Life of Julia Child
By: Jessie Hartland
Age Level: 6-9 years old

Eating Fractions
By: Bruce MacMillan
Age Level: 6-9 years old
How do two children share one banana? Cut it in half, of course! Healthy foods are shared by...

Emeril's There's a Chef in My Soup!
By: Emeril Lagasse
Age Level: 6-9 years old
The celebrity chef shares his thrill in making kitchen creations in this lighthearted but...

Fannie in the Kitchen
By: Deborah Hopkinson
Age Level: 6-9 years old
Animated illustrations combine with lively text to reveal the story behind the woman whose name...

Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table
By: Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Age Level: 6-9 years old
Martin shares the remarkable life story of former professional basketball player Will Allen,...

Food Trucks!
By: Mark Todd
Age Level: 6-9 years old
What’s got “shoots and roots and dried fruits, cucumbers, carrots, and croutons to boot”? Why it...

Fresh Picked Poetry: A Day at the Farmers’ Market
By: Michelle Schaub
Age Level: 6-9 years old
As the weather warms farmers’ markets begin to open. Celebrate the start of the season through...

Green Eggs and Ham Cookbook: Recipes Inspired by Dr. Seuss
By: Georgeanne Brennan
Age Level: 6-9 years old

Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood
By: Tony Hillery
Age Level: 6-9 years old
Nonfiction
Discover the inspiring true story of how one man made a big difference in a neighborhood. Tony...

Independence Cake
By: Deborah Hopkinson
Age Level: 6-9 years old
Since little is known about the real Amelia Simmons, the author invites readers to imagine what...

Jasmine Toguchi: Mochi Queen
By: Debbi Michiko Florence
Age Level: 6-9 years old
Jasmine is only 8 years old but wants to do what the boys do. It’s her family Japanese tradition...

Kids Cooking: A Very Slightly Messy Manual
By: The authors of Klutz
Age Level: 6-9 years old

Kids' Multicultural Cookbook: Food and Fun Around the World
By: Deanna Cook
Age Level: 6-9 years old
Take a culinary tour around the world, with foods and activities from a variety of countries and...

Little Kitchen: 40 Delicious and Simple Things That Children Can Really Make
By: Sabrina Parrini
Age Level: 6-9 years old
Tasty meals begin with healthy, balanced recipes. Clear instructions for broadly appealing meals...

Maddi's Fridge
By: Lois Brandt
Age Level: 6-9 years old
Fiction
This story addresses issues of poverty with honesty and sensitivity while instilling important...

Nacho's Nachos: The Story Behind the World's Favorite Snack
By: Sandra Nickel
Age Level: 6-9 years old
Nonfiction
Meet Ignacio "Nacho" Anaya and learn the true story of how he invented the world's most beloved...

Our Little Kitchen
By: Jillian Tamaki
Age Level: 6-9 years old
Fiction
A crew of resourceful neighbors comes together to prepare a meal for their community. With a...

Our School Garden!
By: Rick Swann
Age Level: 6-9 years old
The garden at Michael’s new school is full of fresh sensations. Thirteen poems describe holding...

Pies from Nowhere: How Georgia Gilmore Sustained the Montgomery Bus Boycott
By: Dee Romito
Age Level: 6-9 years old
Nonfiction
The life story of Georgia Gilmore, a woman whose pies and delicious homemade cooking helped...

Pinch and Dash Make Soup
By: Michael Daley
Age Level: 6-9 years old

Stone Soup
By: Marcia Brown
Age Level: 6-9 years old
Fiction
Based on an old French folktate, the story is about how three hungry soldiers outsmart the...

The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred
By: Samantha Vamos
Age Level: 6-9 years old
Fiction
Start with a farm maiden and a pot, invite some friends to help her, and before you know it, you...

The Hole Story of the Doughnut
By: Pat Miller
Age Level: 6-9 years old
A seafaring cook named Hanson Crockett Gregory is credited with inventing the sweet fried treats...

The Kids Can Press Jumbo Cookbook
By: Judi Gilles, Jennifer Glossap
Age Level: 6-9 years old

The Ugly Vegetables
By: Grace Lin
Age Level: 6-9 years old
In a neighborhood of flower gardens, a Chinese-American girl and her mother plant what the child...

The Vegetables We Eat
By: Gail Gibbons
Age Level: 6-9 years old
Some are perennials, others are annuals, but one thing is for sure: vegetables are grown to be...

To Market, to Market
By: Nikki McClure
Age Level: 6-9 years old
A child and his mother go to a farmers' market to get fresh produce and goods. On...

Watch Me Grow! A Down-to-Earth Look at Growing Food in the City
By: Deborah Hodge
Age Level: 6-9 years old
Growing fruits and vegetables doesn't take a lot of space; they can even grow in crowded...
Age Level: 9-12 years old


Cool World Cooking: Fun and Tasty Recipes for Kids!
By: Lisa Wagner
Age Level: 9-12 years old

Fanny in France: Travel Adventures of a Chef's Daughter, with Recipes
By: Alice Waters
Age Level: 9-12 years old
Fanny is a girl who knows a lot about food and cooking since she’s grown up in and around the...

National Geographic Cookbook: A Year-Round Fun Food Adventure
By: Barton Seaver
Age Level: 9-12 years old
Foodies and cooking aficionados as well as those only marginally interested in food are sure to...

Phineas L. MacGuire Gets Cooking
By: Frances O’Roark Dowell
Age Level: 9-12 years old
Phineas MacGuire is not thrilled when his mom assigns him the new chore of cooking dinner for...

Rutabaga the Adventure Chef
By: Eric Colossal
Age Level: 9-12 years old
Rutabaga loves traveling through the fantastic forests, seeking out new and exotic ingredients...

The World in Your Lunch Box: The Wacky History and Weird Science of Everyday Foods
By: Claire Eamer
Age Level: 9-12 years old