Picture Books with Recipes

Get cooking with these stories that include a recipie.

Updated November 6, 2023
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Sari-sari summers
Bontigao, Lynnor
Paper Book
In this love letter to the Philippines (and to grandmothers), a young girl comes up with a brilliantly delicious way to attract customers after a heat wave leaves her lola's store empty. Nora loves spending summers with Lola at her sari-sari store, a treasure trove filled with...
Memory jars
Brosgol, Vera
Paper Book
Already love Vera's work? Don't miss her first novel Return to Sender! A Booklist Editors' Choice Winner Memory Jars is a perfect gift for graduation! A book about saving your favorite memories and keeping them close forever, from Vera...
Uncle John's city garden
Ford, Bernette G.
Paper Book
How does this city garden grow? With help from L'il Sissy and her siblings--and love, love, love! A celebration of nature, family, and food. Visiting the city  from her home in the suburbs, an African American girl sees how a few packets of seeds, some helping hands, and...
Cooler than lemonade
Jerath, Harshita
Paper Book
One scorching summer day, Eva comes up with a great idea- a lemonade stand! But when she sees that Jake across the street has his own stand, and he's giving away free cookies, Eva knows she needs another idea to keep people lining up. Eureka-new flavors! Except Jake has ideas too-bigger...
Everyone loves lunchtime but Zia
Liao, Jenny
Paper Book
A heartwarming picture book about a Chinese-American girl who grows to appreciate the traditional dishes her parents prepare for her and finds a way to share her lunch with her classmates. Everyone loves lunchtime. Everyone, that is, but Zia. At school, the other...
Every night is pizza night
Lo?pez-Alt, J. Kenji
Paper Book
New York Times Bestseller Best-selling author J. Kenji López-Alt introduces Pipo, a girl on a quest to prove that pizza is the best food in the world. Pipo thinks that pizza is the best. No, Pipo knows that pizza is the best. It is scientific fact. But when...
Fry bread : a Native American family story
Maillard, Kevin Noble
Paper Book
Winner of the 2020 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal A 2020 American Indian Youth Literature Picture Book Honor Winner "A wonderful and sweet book . . . Lovely stuff." --The New York Times Book Review Told in lively and powerful...
Grandpa grumps
Moore, Katrina
Paper Book
Daisy's Yeh-Yeh is visiting from China, and try as she might, Daisy can't get her grumpy grandpa to smile! Daisy's Yeh-Yeh is visiting for the first time from China, and Daisy is so excited to meet him! She has big plans for all the fun they'll have together, like tea parties and...
Cindy and Panda
Shum, Benson
Paper Book
For fans of Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers comes a perfectly baked story about the messy delight of baking and making new friends from Disney animator Benson Shum. Cindy loves to bake, but she doesn't always follow a recipe! One day, she runs out to grab ingredients for a pie and comes...
Ramen for everyone
Tanumihardja, Patricia
Paper Book
In this adorable picture book for fans of Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao and Bilal Cooks Daal, Hiro aspires to make a bowl of ramen as delicious as his dad's--and runs into some surprises on his first attempt! Hiro loves ramen. Every Sunday, Hiro's dad makes delicious,...
Our little kitchen
Tamaki, Jillian
Paper Book
Our Little Kitchen is a lively celebration of food and community from Caldecott honoree Jillian Tamaki. This rousing picture book tells the story of a crew of resourceful neighbors who come together to prepare a meal for their community. Eisner...
Octopus stew
Velasquez, Eric
Paper Book
What do you do when an octopus captures Grandma? Put on your superhero cape and rescue her! This clever picture book tells two stories in one, from award-winning Afro-Latino artist Eric Velasquez. The octopus Grandma is cooking has grown to titanic proportions. "¡Tenga cuidado!"...

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