Food: Leslie Meredith of FarmhouseSchool in Campton Hills shares her favorite cookbooks for kids who love to eat or not
If you have a child in your life who loves to cook, is a picky eater, enjoys digging in the garden, or just likes to giggle, I have the perfect book for you. There are cookbooks, picture books and books that blur those categories. They're part of a kids' library I've been building over the years, mostly picked up at used book sales at libraries. Most independent bookstores either have copies or can order them for you.
A recipe for the soup is included in the book, and Lin provides a pronunciation guide for unfamiliar Chinese vegetables like Jeou Tsay or Chinese leeks. In this story, little sister Lola is a fussy eater, yet Charlie must feed her dinner. She announces the 17 things she will not eat, but then Charlie plays"a good trick on her." The imaginative wordplay has my students calling tomatoes"moonsquirters" and carrots"twiglets from Jupiter." Bonus points for reading aloud in a British accent.
"Tops & Bottoms" by Janet Stevens One cool thing about this book is that it opens vertically, emphasizing the tops and bottoms theme. Here, tops and bottoms refer to different parts of edible plants. The story is based on a folk tale about a rich and lazy bear and a clever hare. With gorgeous, detailed illustrations, we follow as Hare strikes deals with Bear about who gets the tops or bottoms of each subsequent crop.
"Blue Potatoes, Orange Tomatoes" by Rosalind Creasy; illustrated by Ruth Heller Rosalind Creasy is a leading expert on organic gardening and has written many books for adults. This children's book shows readers how to grow a rainbow garden and has a recipe for each featured crop. The vivid, colorful illustrations show off many familiar fruits and veggies but in a surprising array of colors.
There are 42 recipes in the book, organized by ingredient, with Fanny's short but sweet introductions to each section. The recipes are easy and use simple techniques, but the results can be surprisingly sophisticated. Kids will learn to make things like Gremolata, Halibut Baked on a Fig Leaf and Blackberry Ice Cream. But there are plenty of basics, too, such as Vinaigrette, Pizza Dough and Guacamole.
One niggle is the note preceding the final recipe in the first book,"For moms to make only." Surely 1997 wasn't that long ago.
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