Picture Books with Recipes

Get cooking with these stories that include a recipie.

Updated November 6, 2023
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Soul food Sunday
Other
Granny teaches her grandson to cook the Sunday family meal in this loving celebration of food, traditions, and gathering together at the table.
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...
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
A inspiring story about discovering ideas in unexpected places, never giving up, and finding the perfect recipe for success! "An immersive read-aloud that will have readers impressed by Eva's perseverance and can-do spirit." --Kirkus Reviews One scorching summer day, Eva comes up...
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...
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...

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