Tomatoes for Neela by Padma Lakshmi & Juana Martinez-Neal

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, so I have food on the brain.  Doesn’t everybody?  The book publishers sure seem focused on food.  There are SO MANY delicious reads out right now.  Whet your appetite for books with one of these tasty titles.

PICTURE BOOKS
Applesauce Is Fun to Wear by Nancy Raines Day (ebook on Hoopla)
Bella’s Recipe for Success by Ana Siqueira (ebook on Hoopla)
Blueberry Cake by Sarah Dillard
Cave Dada: Picky Eater by Brandon Reese (ebook on Hoopla)
Chaiwala! by Priti Birla Maheshwari
Chez Bob by Bob Shea
Dumplings for Lili by Melissa Iwai
The Foodie Flamingo by Vanessa Howl
Halal Hot Dogs by Susannah Aziz
I'm a Gluten-Sniffing Service Dog by Michal Babay (ebook on Hoopla)
Kalamata's Kitchen by Sarah Thomas
Little Lunch Truck by Charles Beyl
Oh, Look, A Cake! by J.C. McKee
Paletero Man by Lucky Diaz
The Rice in the Pot Goes Round and Round by Wendy Wan-Long Shang   
Ruby’s Reunion Day Dinner by Angela Dalton                       
The Runaway Pea by Kjartan Poskitt
The Smart Cookie by Jory John
A Song of Frutas by Margarita Engle
Tomatoes for Neela by Padma Lakshmi                  
When Carrot Met Cookie by Erica S. Perl

NOVELS / GRAPHIC NOVELS
Alice Fleck’s Recipes for Disaster by Rachelle Delaney (ebook on Overdrive)             
Aven Green, Baking Machine by Dusti Bowling   
Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom by Matthew Swanson & Robbi Behr (ebook on Overdrive)
Freddie’s Amazing Bakery: The Great Raspberry Mix-Up by Harriet Whitehorn
Geraldine Pu and Her Lunchbox, Too! by Maggie P. Chang                                             
The Great Cookie War by Caroline Stellings (audiobook on Hoopla)
Mindy Kim and the Big Pizza Challenge by Lyla Lee (ebook on Overdrive)                           
The Last Super Chef by Chris Negron (audiobook on Overdrive)                                                                       
Nugget and Dog: Yum Fest Is the Best! by Jason Tharp    
Recipe for Disaster by Aimee Lucido (ebook on Overdrive)                               

BIOGRAPHIES / NONFICTION
Annabel Karmel's Fun, Fast & Easy Children's Cookbook
The Big, Fun Kids Baking Book by Maile Carpenter (ebook on Overdrive)
Delicious!: Poems Celebrating Street Food Around the World by Julie Lario
The Delish Kids (Super-Awesome, Crazy-Fun, Best-Ever) Cookbook by Joanna Saltz & the Editors of Delish (ebook on Overdrive)
Hard-Boiled Bugs for Breakfast: And Other Tasty Poems by Jack Prelutsky (audiobook on Overdrive)
Kate the Chemist: The Awesome Book of Edible Experiments for Kids by Dr. Kate Biberdorf (ebook on Overdrive)
Nacho's Nachos: The Story Behind the World's Favorite Snack by Sandra Nickel (ebook on Overdrive)
Niki Nakayama: A Chef's Tale in 13 Bites by Jamie Michalak & Debbi Michiko Florence
The No-Cook Cookbook: Recipes by Rebecca Woollard (ebook on Overdrive)
The Official Harry Potter Baking Book by Joanna Farrow (ebook on Overdrive)
Try It!: How Frieda Caplan Changed the Way We Eat by Mara Rockliff

Find more titles on this October 2021 blog post -- Mmm, Pizza!.

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