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	It Looked Like Spilt Milk	Gr K - 4
	By Charles G. Shaw Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	The puddle of spilt milk transforms into various objects (a squirrel, a rabbit...). This creative, and easy to read, little book encourages children to explore their imagination. Lesson ideas: CanTeach: Novel & Picture Book Activities

 

	Extra Cheese, Please!
	By Chris Peterson Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Non-fiction
	When Annabelle gives birth to her calf, she also begins to produce milk. The milk is then processed into cheese, and from cheese, pizza is made.

 

	The Milk Makers	Gr K - 3
	By Gail Gibbons Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Non-fiction
	This book explains how a dairy cow generates milk and how the milk is processed prior to its eventual arrival at the table.

The Digestive System

	What Happens to a Hamburger?	Gr K - 3
	By Paul Showers Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English
	This book takes you on a journey through the human digestive system into the mouth, down the gullet, into the stomach, and finally into the small and large intestines.

 

	What Happens to Your Food?	Gr K - 3
	By Alastair Smith Available at: local or online bookstore	English Non-fiction
	An introduction to food, eating and digestion that uses interactive fold-out flaps to help explain the journey of a meal through the human body.

Cookbooks

	The Teen's Vegetarian Cookbook	Gr 7 - 12
	By Judy Krizmanic Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English
	Recipes for all types of vegetarian dishes are accompanied by information and advice on vegetarian diet and quotes from teenage vegetarians.

 

	Canadian Living's Best Kids in the Kitchen
	By Elizabeth Baird Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English
	This cookbook has over 100 recipes that kids can make for themselves Every recipe has been written especially for young cooks - with a detailed list of equipment and ingredients, easy-to-follow instructions and safety tips on every page. This cookbook also has holiday and special-occasion projects and recipes.

 

	Clueless in the Kitchen: A Cookbook for Teens	Gr 7 - 10
	By Evelyn Rabb Available at: local or online bookstore	English
	This cookbook shows all the basics, from buying equipment and groceries, to food-preparation techniques, cooking meals, and defrosting the refrigerator. Recipes are grouped by food type.

 

	Hey Kids you're Cookin' Now: A global awareness cooking adventure	Gr 4 - 6
	By Dianne Pratt Available at: local or online bookstore	English
	Featuring highlighted cooking tips and consumer skills relating to food, ecology, animals, and global awareness and responsibility, this children's cookbook contains 80 healthy recipes with nutritional analyses, 25 ecology experiments, and kitchen safety and cooking preparation.

 

	Holidays of the World Cookbook for Students	Gr 4 - 10
	By Lois Sinaiko Webb Available at: local or online bookstore	English
	This cookbook introduces young people to different countries and cultures by studying how others celebrate their holidays. Over 350 recipes that are adapted for preparation by student chefs.

 

	Kid's Choice Cookbook
	By Colleen Bartley and John Pateman Available at: local or online bookstore	English
	A cookbook for kids with diabetes filled with their favourite choices. The ingredients and instructions are simple. It also includes tips, conversion charts and definitions of cooking terms and techniques all designed to encourage the novice chef.

 

	Little Kenny in the Kitchen: Ken Kostick Cooks for Kids	Gr 5 - 8
	By Ken Kostick Available at: local or online bookstore	English
	Kitchen safety and nutrition are central themes to this compilation of over seventy recipes. The book is divided into four sections: spring, summer, fall and winter.

 

	Someone's in the Kitchen with Mommy
	By Elaine Moquette-Magee Available at: local or online bookstore	English
	Parents and children can have fun together in the kitchen, creating nutritious, low-fat, tasty snacks and meals for holidays, rainy days, or any day, with these 100 fun-to-make recipes.

 

	Storybook Stew	Gr K - 6
	By Suzanne Barchers and Peter Rauen Available at: local or online bookstore	English
	The authors have highlighted more than 40 children's books that feature food as a primary story element with 50 mouth-watering recipes. Each book summary is followed by an art project, science experiment, or language activity and a list of related books.

 

	The Healthy Body Cookbook	Gr 4 - 6
	By Joan D'Amico and Karen Drummond Available at: local or online bookstore	English
	This book of 56 healthy recipes is arranged according to parts of the human body they benefit: heart, blood, muscles, bones, teeth, skin, hair, nails, nerves, and digestive system. For each one, there is a description, an activity or experiment, and some recipes. The clearly described activities and information provide a structure for the book; however, the main focus is nutrition and healthy cooking.

 

	The Healthy Start Kid's Cookbook	Gr 1 - 4
	By Sandra Nissenberg, R.D. Available at: local or online bookstore	English
	This cookbook shows that making nutritious food can be just as fun as eating it. Each recipe includes step-by-step instructions, preparation and cooking times, utensil listings, and complete nutrition information. In all, this illustrated cookbook contains 90 fun kid-tested recipes.

 

	The Kids Can Press Jumbo Cookbook	Gr 4 - 8
	By Judy Gillies and Jennifer Glossop Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English
	This recipe book is for both beginners and more advanced cooks. The introduction contains information on the different kinds of plants that one can eat, nutrition in vegetarian diets, cooking and measuring tips, safety measures, cooking terms, and useful utensils. The recipes are organized into sections.

 

	The Mash and Smash Cookbook: Fun and Yummy Recipes Every Kid Can Make!	Gr 3 - 6
	By Marian Buck-Murray Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English
	This cookbook with over 50 recipes is divided into varieties of food such as breakfast bites; sips, dips, and crisps; and side-dish funnies as well as more complicated main courses.

 

	First Food Made Fun
	By Miriam Stoppard Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English
	This cookbook has over 40 delicious, easy to prepare meals for kids.

 

	My First Cookbook
	By Angela Wilkes and Dorling Kindersley Available at: local or online bookstore	English
	A great cookbook showing step-by-step ways to make delicious things to eat.

 

	Pretend Soup and Other Real Recipes
	By Mollie Katzen and Ann Henderson Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English
	A great cookbook offering each recipe twice - once for adults, and again for kids.

Grain

	Bread and Jam for Frances	Gr K - 3
	By Russell Hoban Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	Perfect for children who make limited food choices. Frances' food jag is short lived once her parents begin serving her bread and jam for every meal and snack.

 

	Bread
	By Christine Butterworth and Barbara Walker Available at: local or online bookstore	English Non-fiction
	This book explores different types of breads, how they're made and who eats them. A recipe for wholemeal bread is included.

 

	Bread, Bread, Bread	Gr K - 3
	By Ann Morris Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Non-fiction
	Celebrates the many different kinds of bread and how it may be enjoyed all over the world.

 

	Everybody Bakes Bread
	By Norah Dooley Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	Carrie petitions six of her neighbours from different ethnic background to help bake bread.

 

	Everybody Cooks Rice	Gr 2 - 5
	By Norah Dooley Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	A child searches the neighbourhood to find his brother at dinner time and discovers how rice is prepared in different households.

 

	From Wheat to Pasta	Gr 3 - 6
	By Robert Egan Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Non-fiction
	The process of harvesting wheat and making it into pasta.

 

	One Grain of Rice	Gr 4 - 6
	By Demi Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Non-fiction
	A reward of one grain of rice doubles day by day into millions of grains of rice when a selfish raja is outwitted by a clever village girl.

 

	Potato Pancakes All Around: A Hanukkah Tale	Gr K - 3
	By Marilyn Hirsh Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	A wandering peddler teaches the villagers how to make potato pancakes from a crust of bread.

 

	The Little Red Hen	Gr K - 3
	By Margo Zemach Sunburst Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	Classic tale about work, cooperation, and consequences, with an underlying theme teaches children the stages of bread production.

 

	Tony's Bread
	By Tomie DePaola Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Non-fiction
	A baker loses his daughter but gains a bakery in the grand city of Milano after meeting a determined nobleman and baking a unique loaf of bread.

Meat and Alternatives

	Green Eggs and Ham	Gr 2 - 6
	By Dr Seuss Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	This link includes supportive activities for the book Green Eggs and Ham. Lesson ideas: Dr. Seuss Activities

Vegetables and Fruit

	Blueberries for Sal	Gr K - 3
	By Robert McCloskey Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	Little Sal gets so involved picking and eating blueberries on Blueberry Hill that she loses her mother. Meanwhile, a baby bear cub does the same. Lesson ideas: Cooking with the Letter B

 

	Albert's Field Trip
	By Leslie Tryon Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	Albert leads the third grade class on a memorable field trip to an apple farm, where they pick apples, watch apples being processed into apple juice, and eat apple pies.

 

	Apple Picking Time
	By Michele Benoit Slawson Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	A young girl and her family spend a fall day picking apples with others form their small town.

 

	Cherries and Cherry Pits	Gr N - 3
	By Vera B. Williams Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	Bidemmi buys cherries from a vendor, plants the pits in her yard, nurtures a little sprout, and coaxes a young tree into bloom and leaf.

 

	Corn is Maize: The Gift of the Indians	Gr K - 3
	By Aliki Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Non-fiction
	Aliki tells the story of corn: how Native American farmers thousands of years ago found and nourished a wild grass plant and made it an important part of their lives.

 

	Eating the Alphabet: Fruits and Vegetables from A to Z
	By Lois Ehlert Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	An alphabetical tour of fruits and vegetables, from apricot to zucchini.

 

	From Seed to Plant	Gr K - 3
	By Gail Gibbons Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Non-fiction
	The transformation of seeds into full plants, which then generate new seeds.

 

	Good Job, Oliver!
	By Laurel Molk Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	Oliver Bunny sets out to prove to the big bunnies that he can win the annual strawberry contest, but he is still his mother's little bunny boy.

 

	Grandpa's Garden Lunch	Gr N - 3
	By Judith Caseley Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	A girls helps her grandpa put in a garden then later comes for lunch and notes how every part of lunch has something to do with the garden, from the table centrepiece to the carrot cake.

 

	Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher	Gr K - 3
	By Molly Bang Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	A tale told without words about an elderly lady dressed in grey who buys strawberries and is followed by a being who attempts to steal the strawberries from her.

 

	Growing Vegetable Soup
	By Lois Ehlert Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	A father and child grow vegetables and then make them into a soup.

 

	How a Seed Grows
	By Helen J. Jordan Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Non-fiction
	Uses observations of bean seeds planted in eggshells to demonstrate the growth of seeds into plants.

 

	How do Apples Grow?	Gr K - 4
	By Betsy Maestro Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Non-fiction
	Find out how an apple grows from a bud to a flower to a piece of fruit.

 

	How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World	Gr N - 3
	By Marjorie Priceman Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	Since the market is closed, the reader is led around the world to gather the ingredients for making apple pie. Lesson idea: A to Z Teacher Stuff

 

	Mr Putter and Tabby Pick the Pears	Gr K - 4
	By Cynthia Rylant Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	Mr. Putter attempts to knock down the pears by using fallen apples fail but result in a wealth of apple turnovers, cider, and apple jelly.

 

	Nothing Else But Yams for Supper
	By Joan Buchanan Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	Alice refuses to eat anything but yams for supper. When she goes on a trip with her family, she finds there are no yams in Finland, China, or Mexico. This leads her to discover other foods.

 

	Oliver's Fruit Salad
	By Vivian French Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	Although he loves to help Grandpa pick fresh fruit, Oliver will not eat any until one day Mom prepares something very speical in a big glass bowl.

 

	Oliver's Vegetables	Gr N - 3
	By Vivian French Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	Oliver visits his grandparents and hopes to find the potatoes so he can have the only vegetable he likes - French fries. But first he must find the potatoes in the garden, and in the process he tries and likes all the vegetables.

 

	One Bean
	By Anne F. Rockwell Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	Describes what happens to a bean as it is soaked, planted, watered, repotted, and eventually produces pods with more beans inside.

 

	One Watermelon Seed
	By Celia Barker Lotteridge Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	A counting book that explores a variety of vegetables and fruit.

 

	Pumpkin Time	Gr N - 3
	By Jan Andrews Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	The mother of three children turns into pumpkin.

 

	Pumpkin, Pumpkin	Gr N - 3
	By Jeanne Titherington Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	Jamie plants a pumpkin seed and, after watching it grow, carves it, and saves some seeds to plant in the spring. Lesson ideas: A to Z Teacher Stuff CanTeach

 

	Sweet Strawberries
	By Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	A wife and her grumpy husband go to the market.

 

	The Apple Pie Tree	Gr N - 3
	By Zoe Hall Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	This book follows each season as an apple tree grows leaves, fragrant blossoms, and tiny green apples.

 

	The Carrot Seed	Gr K - 3
	By Ruth Krauss Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	A little boy knows that a carrot will grow form the seed that he plants - whatever his family may believe.

 

	The Giving Tree	Gr K - 4
	By Shel Silverstein Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	It's a story about a relationship of give and take between a boy and a tree throughout both the tree's and the boy's life span.

 

	The Story of Johnny Appleseed	Gr K - 3
	By Aliki Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Non-fiction
	Retells the wandering of John Chapman whose devotion to planting apple trees made him a legendary figure in American history.

 

	The Vegetable Show	Gr K - 3
	By Laurie Krasny Brown Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	A host of animated vegetables introduce children to the basics of healthy eating while performing circus acts.

 

	This Year's Garden	Gr K - 3
	By Cynthia Rylant Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	A pigtailed little girl tells how she and her family work through the seasons on the garden.

 

	Toni and the Tomato Soup
	By Mark Haddon Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	The only thing Tony likes to eat is tomato soup. Imagine her delight when a genie from her sneaker appears to grant her one wish. Toni gets much more than she hoped for - a world swimming in tomato soup.

Variety

	Chicken Soup with Rice	Gr K - 3
	By Maurice Sendak Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	This is a collection of poems with the name of a month and something that you can do to, of course, chicken soup with rice. Lesson ideas: CanTeach: Novel & Picture Book Activities

 

	Five Kids and Monkey Solve the Great Cupcake Caper: A Learning Adventure About Nutrition and Exercise	Gr K - 3
	By Nina M. Riccio Available at: local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	Poor Munchie is having a terrible day. Things started out just fine, but then he popped a few too many sweets into his mouth and ended up morphing into a giant cupcake! It's going to take all the know-how of the Five Kids & A Monkey(tm) detective team to turn Munchie back into a kid again.

 

	Food Rules! The Stuff you Munch, It's Crunch, It's Punch, and Why You Sometimes Lose Your Lunch	Gr 4 - 6
	By Bill Haduch Available at: local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	This book is full of stories, jokes, recipes, rumors, and facts on food.

 

	Frank and Zelda
	By Maryann Kovalski Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	Frank and Zelda own a pizza shop. One day, a customer who can't pay grants them a wish instead. And another, and another. Until they wish they'd never had the wishes.

 

	Gregory the Terrible Eater	Gr K - 3
	By Mitchell Sharmat Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	Gregory is a very picky eater, especially for a goat. Instead of the usual goat diet of shoes and tin cans, Gregory prefers healthier food. He likes to eat fruit, vegetables, orange juice and eggs.

 

	How Pizza Came to Our Town
	By Dayal Kaur Khalsa Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	An Italian visitor to a North American town bemoans the unavailability of pizza until some thoughtful girls enable her to make some.

 

	Make Me a Peanut Butter Sandwich and a Glass of Milk
	By Ken Robbins Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Non-fiction
	Text and hand-tinted photographs show how each part of a peanut butter sandwich and milk for lunch is made from field, to store, to table.

 

	Pancakes for Breakfast
	By Tomie DePaola Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	An old lady's attempts to have pancakes for breakfast are hindered by a scarcity of supplies and participation of her pets.

 

	Roses Sing on New Snow
	By Paul Yee Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	Maylin cooks in her father's restaurant. Only he tells everyone that it is his two sons who do all the cooking. The secret is kept until the governor of South China comes to the New World and wants to learn one of their recipes.

 

	The Peanut Butter Jam	Gr K - 3
	By Elizabeth Sussman Nassau Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	Sam's in a jam when his classmates work on a project using peanut butter. Sam is allergic to peanuts! This delightful story promotes understanding, tolerance and sensitivity to the seriousness of allergies.

 

	What's On My Plate?
	By Ruth Belov Gross Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Non-fiction
	Describes where some of the common things we eat originate.

 

	Alphabet Soup
	By Kate Banks Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	A boy's ability to spell words with his alphabet soup comes in handy during the magical journey he takes in his mind with a friendly bear.

 

	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
	By Judi Barrett Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	Life is delicious in the town of Chewandswallow where it rains soup and juice, snows mashed potatoes, and blows storms of hamburgers - until the weather takes a turn for the worse.

 

	Dumpling Soup	Gr N - 3
	By Jama Kim Rattigan Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	A young Hawaiian girl tries to make dumplings for her family's New Year celebration.

 

	Eating	Gr N - 3
	By Gwenyth Swain Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Non-fiction
	Children throughout the world have favourite foods, and this book will describe what kinds of foods people enjoy in different places.

 

	Eating Fractions	Gr K - 3
	By Bruce McMillan Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Non-fiction
	A math book that whets the appetite. This book uses food to emphasis math concepts. It also includes recipes.

 

	Feast for 10	Gr K - 3
	By Cathryn Falwell Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	A counting book that features an African-American family shopping for food, preparing dinner, and sitting down to eat.

 

	Food and Nutrition for Every Kid	Gr 3 - 6
	By Janice VanCleave Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Non-fiction
	From the Science for Every Kid series, these experiments teach kids all about food and nutrition.

 

	How my Parents Learned to Eat	Gr K - 3
	By Ina Friedman Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	An American sailor courts a young Japanese woman and each tries, in secret, to learn the other's way of eating.

 

	I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato
	By Lauren Child Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	Charlie tries to show his sister Lola that children's tastes are often based on preconceptions rather than on taste buds.

 

	If you Give a Moose a Muffin	Gr K - 3
	By Laura Joffe Numeroff Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	This book shows how one thing can lead to another beginning with giving a moose a muffin. Lesson ideas: Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site

 

	If you Give a Mouse a Cookie	Gr K - 3
	By Laura Joffe Numeroff Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	This book shows how one thing can lead to another beginning with giving a mouse a cookie. Lesson ideas: A to Z Teacher Stuff

 

	If you Give a Pig a Pancake	Gr K - 3
	By Laura Joffe Numeroff Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	This book shows how one thing can lead to another beginning with giving a pig a pancake. Lesson ideas: A to Z Teacher Stuff

 

	Latkes and Applesauce	Gr K - 4
	By Fran Manushkin Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	When a blizzard leaves a family housebound one Hanukkah, they share what little food they have with some starving animals who later return the favor.

 

	Like Butter on Pancakes	Gr K - 3
	By Jonathan London Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	A little boy's day dawns with sunlight and breakfast smells and continues with barnyard animal playmates and haystacks made for jumping.

 

	Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse	Gr K - 4
	By Kevin Henkes Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	Lilly loves everything about school: the pointy pencils, the squeaky chalk, the fish sticks and chocolate milk in the lunchroom. But one day, Lilly has something to share with her class--and she can't wait until Sharing Time.

 

	Martha Blah Blah
	By Susan Meddaugh Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	When the current owner of the soup company breaks the founder's promise to have every letter of the alphabet in every can of soup, Martha, the talking dog, takes action.

 

	Oliver's Milk Shake	Gr N - 3
	By Vivian French Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	Oliver is a picky eater and he knows what he likes and doesn't like. But his Aunt Jenis determined to change his ways.

 

	One Hungry Monster	Gr K - 3
	By Susan Heyboer O'Keefe Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	Insatiable monsters demand food increases in numbers from one to ten until a small boy finally orders them all out of his bedroom.

 

	Pancakes, Pancakes	Gr K - 3
	By Eric Carle Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	Jack wakes up hungry for an enormous pancake for breakfast. But before he can enjoy his pancake, he must first get flour from the miller, an egg from the black hen, milk from the spotted cow, and butter churned from fresh cream.

 

	Pigs in the Pantry: Fun with Math and Cooking	Gr K - 3
	By Amy Axelrod Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	This book takes a look at the concepts of measurement, featuring a family of pigs in the mood for cooking.

 

	Potluck	Gr N - 3
	By Anne Shelby Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	This book has a multicultural cast of characters and foods as they convene for their potluck. Different dishes for every letter of the alphabet.

 

	Stone Soup	Gr K - 3
	By Marcia Brown Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	The classic story of how three hungry soldiers convince the peasants of a small village that soup made of stones is indeed hearty and delicious.

 

	Strega Nona	Gr K - 4
	By Tomie de Paola Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	Big Anthony tries to use Strega Nona's magic with hilarious and disastrous results.

 

	Sweet Dream Pie
	By Audrey Wood Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	This book shows kids that if you eat too much you're sure to get a stomachache.

 

	Sweet Potato Pie
	By Anne Rockwell Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	A rhyming story that follows a family that meets around the table where Grandma has presented her famous baked sweet potato pie.

 

	The Lorax	Gr K - 4
	By Dr. Seuss Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	In this cautionary tale of greed and environmental destruction, the lovable Lorax tries to save the Truffula Forest and its inhabitants from disaster at the hands of the cantankerous Once-ler. Lesson ideas: A to Z Teacher Stuff

 

	The Science Chef: 100 Fun Experiments and Recipes for Kids	Gr 4 - 6
	By Joan D'Amico and Eich Drummond Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Non-fiction
	This book examines the science of food, while instructing children on the science behind various cooking reactions.

 

	The Very Hungry Caterpillar	Gr K - 2
	By Eric Carle Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	This link includes supportive activities for the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Lesson ideas: A to Z Teacher Stuff

 

	This is the Way we Eat our Lunch	Gr 2 - 5
	By Edith Baer Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	A rhyming journey through the scenery and foods of places throughout America and the world.

Other

	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory	Gr K - 4
	By Roald Dahl Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	Each of five children lucky enough to discover an entry ticket into Mr. Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory takes advantage of the situation in his own way. Lesson ideas: CanTeach: Novel & Picture Book Activities

 

	A Cow, A Bee, A Cookie and Me	Gr K - 4
	By Merredith Hooper Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	A young boy's grandmother explains how nature provides the different ingredients they need to make some cookies.

 

	Chocolate Fever	Gr K - 4
	By Robert K. Smith Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	From eating too much chocolate, Henry breaks out in brown bumps that help him foil some hijackers and teach him a valuable lesson about self-indulgence.

 

	Crazy for Chocolate	Gr K - 4
	By Frieda Wishinsky Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	A simple school project turns into an amazing adventure through time. Anne decides to do a school project on her favourite thing, chocolate.

 

	D.W., the Picky Eater	Gr N - 3
	By Marc Tolon Brown Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	Arthur the Aardvark's sister is a picky eater. The family leaves her at home when they go out to eat until D.W. decides she might be missing something good by being so picky.

 

	Mmm Cookies	Gr K - 4
	By Robert Munsch Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	This story is about a boy, Christopher,who decides to cook up some mischief and cookies.

 

	Mr Putter and Tabby Bake a Cake	Gr 1 - 4
	By Cynthia Rylant Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	Mr. Putter decides to make her a cake, but first he must learn how to bake.

 

	The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Junk Food	Gr K - 3
	By Stan and Jan Berenstain Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	When Mama Bear notices her two cubs getting a little chubby, she decides to curtail their junk-food habits. An excellent job of covering basic nutrition principles, the importance of a healthy lifestyle, and the role exercise plays in good health.

 

	The Cake That Mack Ate
	By Rose Robart Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	Explores the origin of foods used to produce a cake.

 

	The Chocolate Touch	Gr K - 4
	By Patrick Skene Catling Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	This is a funny moral tale about a greedy boy’s retribution where a boy’s lust for chocolate becomes a fatal flaw. The story tells of how John acquires the chocolate touch - the magic that turns everything his lips touches into chocolate.

 

	The Doorbell Rang
	By Pat Hutchins Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	Each time the doorbell rings, there are more people who have come to share Ma's wonderful cookies.

 

	Thunder Cake
	By Patricia Polacco Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	A grandmother finds a way to dispel her grandchild's fear of thunderstorms. A recipe of the cake is included.

Science

	Burp! The Most Interesting Book You'll Ever Read About Eating	Gr 4 - 6
	By Diane Swanson Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Non-fiction
	In this book kids discover all kinds of fascinating facts about food and eating, such as what food is made of, how your body breaks it down, why you have cravings, how sight and smell affect what you taste and lots more.

 

	Foodworks: Over One Hundred Science Activities & Fascinating Facts That Explore the Magic of Food	Gr K - 3
	By Ontario Science Centre Staff Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Non-fiction
	Discusses the role of food, what it does and how it acts inside the body, through explanatory text and science activities

 

	Incredible Edible Science	Gr 4 - 6
	By Tina Seeling Available at: local or online bookstore	English Non-fiction
	Includes recipes and a number of interesting related science facts, like what causes the difference between white and dark meat.

 

	Magic School Bus Gets Eaten	Gr 4 - 6
	By Joanna Cole Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Fiction
	The Magic School Bus travels through through the food chain.

 

	Science Experiments You Can Eat	Gr 1 - 3
	By Vicki Cobb Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Non-fiction
	A newly revised book that reflects advances in scientific knowledge and the invention of the microwave. There are lots of new experiments as well as all the old favorites.

 

	Why do People Eat?	Gr K - 3
	By Kate Needham Available at: Winnipeg Public Library; local or online bookstore	English Non-fiction
	This book introduces young children to fundamental aspects of nature, science and technology and how it is related to food.

 

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