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Make Mealtime Family Learning Time

Celebrate Family Literacy Day with tasty tales and food-themed fun! These kid-friendly books turn mealtime into learning time, serving up stories that spark curiosity, build skills, and bring the whole family together around the table.

Sundays Are for Feasts
Leila Boukarim; pictures by Ruaida Mannaa
A Kid's Guide to Plants of the Great Lakes Region: Including Southern Ontario with Cool Facts, Activities and Recipes
Philippa Joly
The Blue Bowl
Flo Leung
Look and Cook Sweet: A First Book of Recipes in Pictures
Valorie Fisher
The Girl Who Loved Poutine
Lorna Schultz Nicholson; illustrated by Rachel Qiuqi
Curry Means More
Maria Marianayagam; illustrated by Geeta Ladi
Salma the Syrian Chef
Danny Ramadan; art by Anna Bron
World Kitchen: Celebrations
Abigail Wheatley; illustrated by Chaaya Prabhat
Barbie: Cooking with Besties: 35+ Recipes Kids Can Make!
Joanna Farrow
Our Little Kitchen
Jillian Tamaki
Grab a Snack
Marley Richmond
The Antiracist Kitchen: 21 Stories (and Recipes)
Edited by Nadia L. Hohn; illustrated by Roza Nozari
Soup's On Around the World
Denyse Waissbluth & Chelsea O'Byrne
See What We Eat!: A First Book of Healthy Eating
Scot Ritchie
Seoul Food
Erin Danielle Russell; illustrated by Tamisha Anthony
Who's Eating Who?: Feed Your Brain by Learning All About our Planet's Fascinating Food Chains, From Plants to Predators
Elizabeth Gilbert Bedia
Food Around the World: Ways We Enjoy Food Across Countries and Cultures
Gill Budgell; illustrated by Tom Heard
My Delicious Garden
Anne-Marie Fortin; illustrated by Julien Castanié
Let's Eat: Recipes For Kids Who Cook
DL Acken & Aurelia Louvet
Let's Cook Together: With 40 Fun, Healthy Recipes
Sesame Street

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