Picture Books with Recipes

Get cooking with these stories that include a recipie.

Updated November 6, 2023
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Empanadas for everyone
Azúa Kramer, Jackie
Paper Book
In the vein of Thank You, Omu! and Bilal Cooks Daal comes a lyrical and nourishing tale about the importance of food to a community--and value of community to the experience of cooking--as told through the eyes of a young girl helping her tía. Every Saturday, Carina...
Soul food Sunday
Bingham, Winsome
Paper Book
On Sundays, everyone gathers at Granny's for Soul Food. But today, I don't go to the backyard or the great room. I follow Granny instead. "You're a big boy now," Granny says. "Time for you to learn." At Granny's, Sunday isn't Sunday...
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
Memory Jars is a perfect gift for graduation! A book about saving your favorite memories and keeping them close forever, from Vera Brosgol, creator of the Caldecott Honor book Leave Me Alone! Freda is devastated when she can't eat all the delicious blueberries...
Apple pie picnic
Duran, Alicia
Paper Book
Meet Rosa and her familia in this bilingual celebration of her favorite tree. "This is the apple tree, el manzano, that grows near the house where Rosa lives. This is the sun, el sol, that shines every day on the tree near the house." Rosa and...
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 hard work...
Federico and the wolf
Gomez, Rebecca J.
Paper Book
Clever Federico outsmarts el lobo in this fresh and funny Mexican-American take on Little Red Riding Hood. With his red hoodie on and his bicycle basket full of food, Federico is ready to visit Abuelo. But on the way, he meets a hungry wolf. And now his grandfather bears a striking...
Cooking with Bear : a story and recipes from the forest
Hodge, Deborah
Paper Book
This springtime companion to Bear's Winter Party combines fifteen kid-friendly recipes with a sweet story about friendship and food. When Bear wakes up after a long, cold winter, he makes a special spring lunch and invites Fox to join him. The food is delicious, and Fox asks Bear to...
Every color soup
Hurley, Jorey
Paper Book
Purple, yellow, orange, and red. Just the right mix of colored vegetables make a delicious soup in this tasty introduction to colors, counting, and veggies. All you need is a pot, a spoon, an adult helper, and vegetables of many colors to make a very special soup--Every Color...
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...
Fresh juice
Liu-Trujillo, Robert
Paper Book
Storyline Online Selection 2024 - SAG-AFTRA Foundation / Storyline Online What makes a great juice that keeps everyone healthy? Art and his dad discover it takes carrots... collards... cayenne... and community! When Art's father can't get over a cold, Art knows exactly what...
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...
Pla?tanos are love
Reynoso-Morris, Alyssa
Paper Book
A delicious picture book about the ways plantains shape Latinx culture, community, and family, told through a young girl's experiences in the kitchen with her abuela. Abuela says, "plátanos are love." I thought they were food. But Abuela says they feed us in more...
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...
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,...
Kalamata's kitchen
Thomas, Sarah (Sommelier)
Paper Book
Dora the Explorer meets No Reservations in this delicious picture book debut! Follow Kalamata and her alligator sidekick on the first of many exciting food adventures in a charming story about facing fears and overcoming back-to-school jitters. Grown-ups never...
Our little kitchen
Tamaki, Jillian
Paper Book
Tie on your apron! Roll up your sleeves! Pans are out, oven is hot, the kitchen's all ready! Where do we start? In this lively, rousing picture book from Caldecott Honoree Jillian Tamaki, a crew of resourceful neighbors come together to prepare a meal for their...
Octopus stew
Velasquez, Eric
Paper Book
The octopus Grandma's cooking has grown to titanic proportions. " Tenga cuidado! " Ramsy shouts. "Be careful!"But it's too late. The octopus traps grandma! Ramsey uses both art and intellect to free her. Then the story takes a surprising twist. And it can be read two ways....

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