Recommended Reading

Inspiring Books for Kids and Parents

Simply in Season Children’s Cookbook – Fun with Food from Garden to Table
By Mark Beach and Julie Kauffman

Strega Nona’s Harvest
By Tomie de Paola
The emphasis is on the garden and the harvest – and sharing the bounty.

Mangia! Mangia! - World Snacks
By Amy Wilson Sanger
With snacks from around the world, this book teaches children about eating a variety of foods and about other culture.

How Groundhog’s Garden Grew
By Lynne Cherry
A young groundhog is told not to steal food, but rather to grow his own garden.

Fanny at Chez Panisse: A Child’s Restaurant Adventures with 46 Recipes
By Alice Waters

A Seed is Sleepy
By Dianna Hutts Aston
Each page offers a gem of information pertaining to seeds.

The Redwall Cookbook
By Brian Jacques and Christopher Denise
Recipes are fun to read and should inspire a little chef.

Blue Potatoes, Orange Tomatoes: How to Grow a Rainbow Garden
By Roaslind Creasy and Ruth Heller

Food Rules – An Eater’s Manual
By Michael Pollan
A concise guide to what kinds of foods are healthy choices. A good book for families to read together.

Real Food for Healthy Kids – Advice, Resources, and Recipes for busy parents
By Tanya Wenman Steel and Tracey Seaman

The GastroKid Cookbook – Raising a Foodie Family in a Fast-Food World
By Hugh Garvey and Matthew Yeomans

Double Delicious: Good, Simple Food for Busy, Complicated Lives
By Jessica Seinfeld
Giving a nutritional boost to the whole family with easy, imaginative recipes, many of which incorporate vegetable purees.

Veggie U Recommends These Websites

Weelicious.com – good daily recipes that are easy to make.

AnimalVegetableMiracle.com/Recipes.html
A Year of Food Life
By Barbara Kingsolver, with Steven Hopp and Camille Kingsolver
Has good recipes that are delicious and easy, as written by daughter Camille.