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"Even though Zia loves the Cantonese food her parents prepare at home, she is embarrassed to eat it at school, but when she realizes each meal has a special meaning, she begins to look forward to lunchtime. Includes a recipe for Zia's lucky yi mein"--

"A crew of resourceful neighbors comes together to prepare a meal for their community. Includes a recipe and an author's note about the volunteering experience that inspired the book"--

A pet fly searches for his favorite brown, oozy, lumpy, smelly food.

"The Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller! Don't miss the sixth picture book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Food Group series that's ripe with humor from Jory John and Pete Oswald! The Sour Grape holds grudges for every reason under the sun. Lime never returned a scarf they borrowed? Grudge! Orange never called back? Grudge! But when a friend holds a grudge against the Sour Grape without listening to an explanation, the Sour Grape realizes how...

The new lunch lady at Ella Mentry School, Ms. LaGrange, writes secret messages in the mashed potatoes and tries her best to get A.J. and the other students to eat healthy foods.

Look carefully to discover one look-alike visitor on each page: a tree among vegetables, a canoe among sandwiches, an umbrella among ice cream! They're hiding--can you find them?

"Though crocodile is surrounded by food, he doesn't know it. He's used to food coming in packages and boxes and in handy tins. Will the hungry crocodile figure it out?"--

Give your little one some food for thought! Adorable images introduce mealtime vocabulary to babies and toddlers. Newborns and young infants will be captivated by the black and white aspects, and older babies will be able to perceive the high-contrast colors as they learn mealtime vocabulary.

"Follow the creation of a family meal from the farm to the picnic table on a warm sunny day. Told entirely in words beginning with S, this lively book will help children appreciate where their food comes from." -- Publisher description.

When a bluebird comes upon a dinosaur who's down in the dumps, he asks what's wrong. "�Tengo hambre!" says the dinosaur. I'm hungry! Does the dinosaur want a banana? "�Pl�atano? No." Fish? "�Pescado? No, gracias." Nothing seems to do the trick! What does dinosaur want to eat? This delightful bilingual picture book is about finding just the right food--and just the right friend.