Brown-Wood, JaNay
Summary: "Logan is organizing a pet playdate at his greenhouse for all of his friends, and his treats won't be the same without his carrots. He's searched and searched, but his greenhouse is filled with plenty of plants and Logan needs our help to identify them. What do we know about carrots? They're long, orange, and have bushy leaves at the top--and, wait a moment, is that a carrot? No, that's a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree Publishing Company Inc. 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BROArmand, Glenda
Summary: As Frances helps her grandmother with New Year's Day dinner, Grandma teachers her the origins of the different dishes and soul food they prepare together. Includes a recipe for Fay's Fabulous Pralines.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ARMBingham, Winsome
Summary: Granny teaches her young grandson how to cook the family meal, in this celebration of food, traditions, and gathering together at the table. Includes recipe for baked macaroni and cheese.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2021
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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BINDaise, Natalie
Summary: Papa has something special planned for tonight's family dinner--and Bobo can't wait! Excited to learn how to make okra stew like his ancestors, Bobo helps Papa pick veggies from the garden, catch shrimp from the creek, rain down rice in the pot, simmer the stew, and even make a tasty side of cornbread. When the stew begins to bubble and pop, Bobo and his family gather around for a mouthwatering...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DAIReynoso-Morris, Alyssa
Summary: "A young girl learns the cultural significance of plantains while cooking alongside her abuela"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE REYLuby, Brittany
Summary: "In this bilingual book, an Anishinaabe child explores the story of a precious mnoomin seed and the circle of life mnoomin sustains. Written in Anishinaabemowin and English, the story opens at harvest time. A child holds a mnoomin seed and imagines all the life that made a single seed possible--Mayfly, Pike, Muskrat, Eagle and Moose, all had a part to play in bringing the seed into being. What...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books 2023
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Summary: A friendly little farm breaks into chaos as increasing numbers of farm animals fight over a dropped cookie, until they untie together against trouble from overhead.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amicus Ink 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SHAKleyn, Tim
Summary: "Margot and her grandpa have tummies grumbly for pancakes. Only there's a problem ... there's no flour, milk, or eggs! But Grandpa has the perfect solution; they'll get on his boat the Beluga Blue and go to Chicken Island, Cow Island, and Flour Mill Island to get the ingredients. Set sail for pancakes!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2022
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Summary: Grandma finds a way to dispel her grandchild's fear of thunderstorms.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 1990
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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE POLBontigao, Lynnor
Summary: "Nora loves spending summers with Lola at her sari-sari store, a treasure trove filled with everything you could need, from hair accessories to toys, creamy yema to sour tamarind candy. And this year, Nora is big enough to help her grandmother. But when a heat wave strikes and no one comes to the store, Nora worries that she won't get to spend the rest of the summer with her lola -- until she...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BONWyzlic, Lisa
Summary: After watching a documentary about how icebergs are melting, Harold, a lettuce who believes he's an actual iceberg, becomes overly anxious that he's melting, too, until his fellow food friends help him cool down in a different way.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WYZLee, Su Youn
Summary: When Coco the chipmunk, who always shares her food, falls ill, her new friends come to care for her in the same way she taught them, in this heartwarming debut picture book inspired by a Korean greeting.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LEETillotson, Carrie
Summary: "A is for Awake . . . but B is for Bedtime. When the narrator of this alphabet book tries to make it a bedtime book, Banana objects. Bedtime is BORING! And Banana is the star of this book, so it should really be called B Is for Bananas instead. It shouldn't be about bedtime at all. Journey through all the letters of the alphabet in this laugh-out-loud story from Carrie Tillotson and Estrela...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flamingo Books 2023
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Summary: Every Friday Musa's family takes turns picking out a Jummah treat which they use to try all different foods, but when it is Musa's turn he sticks to his favorite halal hot dogs to share.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bee Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE AZIChurchman, John
Summary: Poppy the alpaca explores Moonrise Farm with her animal friends, finding and trying new foods throughout the spring, summer, fall, and winter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE CHULiao, Jenny
Summary: Even though Zia loves the Cantonese food her parents prepare at home, she is embarrassed to eat it at school, but when she realizes each meal has a special meaning, she begins to look forward to lunchtime. Includes a recipe for Zia's lucky yi mein.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LIAMiller, Pat Zietlow
Summary: Students create a vegetable garden on their school's rooftop.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2022
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Summary: "Albert is desperate for a pet, so he's really excited when Dad finally brings one home. There's just one problem: it's a potato"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LACReynolds, Peter H. (Peter Hamilton)
Summary: "Violet longs for the time when her family was connected: before life, distractions, and technology pulled them all away from each other. They used to gather at the table, with food and love, to make memories, share their lives, and revel in time spent together. But now her family has been drifting apart, and with nobody to gather around it, the table grows smaller and smaller. Can Violet...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2021