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Get ready to read... and get ready to get hungry! This month's Showcase features books that are all about glorious, glorious food—whether your tastes are in the mood for something delicious or something a little ridiculous.
Note: Showcase titles are selected by the books' publishers, who provide cover art, interior art, and descriptive information.
Alvie Eats Soup, written and illustrated by Ross Collins. Ages 4-8. Alvie is crazy for soup—he won't eat anything else! Kids do get stuck on one food or another: Peanut butter, Cheerios. With Alvie it's soup... (Arthur A. Levine Books)
Auntee Edna, written by Ethel Footman Smothers, illustrated by Wil Clay. Ages 5-12. A story of family bonding spiced up with unusual phrasings and expressive artwork. Includes a recipe for old-fashioned tea cakes. (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers)
Baby Food, written and illustrated by Saxton Freymann. All ages. Twice honored with the New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award, Saxton Freymann returns with a sparkling new cornucopia of fun... this time with babies! (Arthur A. Levine Books)
Drat That Fat Cat!, written by Pat Thomson and illustrated by Ailie Busby. Ages 3-7. How much can one cat swallow? An old lady... and much more! (Arthur A. Levine Books)
Emeril's There's a Chef in My Family: Recipes to Get Everybody Cooking, by Emeril Lagasse, illustrated in full color by Charles Yuen. All ages. Emeril knows that if you cook together, then you sit down and eat together, too. So, come on, everybody—let's get cooking! (HarperCollins Children's Books)
Emeril's There's a Chef in My Soup: Recipes for the Kid in Everyone, by Emeril Lagasse, illustrated in full color by Charles Yuen. All ages. Chef Emeril Lagasse kicked things up a notch in Spring 2002 with this, his first-ever children's cookbook, containing recipes that "are real kid-pleasers" (Publishers Weekly). (HarperCollins Children's Books)
Gator Gumbo, written by Candace Fleming, illustrated by Sally Anne Lambert. Ages 4-8. A Cajun-style take on The Little Red Hen. (Melanie Kroupa Books)
Good Enough to Eat, written and illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell. Ages 5-9. Offering all the basics of an adult nutrition guide in a format designed to satisfy kids' love of food, and their curiosity about how their bodies work. (HarperCollins Children's Books)
Granny Torrelli Makes Soup, by Sharon Creech. Ages 8-12. Life. Love. Friendship. Pasta. Soup. Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech cooks up a delightfully tender novel, filled with homemade dishes and secret recipes. (Joanna Cotler Books, HarperCollins Children's Books)
Grandpa's Soup, written by Eiko Kadono, illustrated by Satomi Ichikawa. In this gentle Japanese story, Grandpa discovers that soup and sharing are the best cures for his grief and loneliness. (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers)
Hot Potato: Mealtime Rhymes, selected by Neil Philip, illustrated by Claire Henley. Ages 3-6. Dig in! Here is a mouth-watering anthology of poetry treats, from poets both classic and contemporary, that will satisfy even the most ravenous appetite! (Clarion Books)
The Jumbo Vegetarian Cookbook, written by Judi Gillies and Jennifer Glossop, illustrated by Louise Phillips. Ages 8 and up. A veritable vegetable feast. (Kids Can Press)
The Little House Cookbook: Frontier Foods from Laura Ingalls Wilder's Classic Stories, written by Barbara M. Walker, illustrated by Garth Williams. Ages 8 and up. Recipes taken from dishes described in the Little House books offer the opportunity to experience a taste of Laura Ingalls Wilder's pioneer childhood. (HarperTrophy)
Little Mouse, Biddle Mouse, written and illustrated by David Kirk. Ages 2 and up. Biddle Mouse loves to eat everything in sight! Searching for tidbits one night, he leaps into drawers, scampers across countertops, and scoots across the floor. Is he keeping all the crumbs for himself? (Scholastic Press)
More Pies!, written by Robert Munsch, illustrated by Michael Martchenko. Ages 4-8. Another funny Robert Munsch tale—about a hungry little kid and a big pie-eating contest—is now in paperback! (Cartwheel Books)
Stink Soup, written by Jill Esbaum, illustrated by Roger Roth. Ages 4-8. A summer trip is filled with tomatoes and mischief. (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
Sweet Dream Pie, written by Audrey Wood, illustrated by Mark Teague. Ages 4-9. An outrageously delicious tale about an irresistible pie from two of today's most talented creators of children's books. (The Blue Sky Press)
There Was A Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow!, written by Lucille Colandro, illustrated by Jared Lee. Ages 4-8. I don't know why she swallowed some snow... perhaps you know? (Cartwheel Books)
We All Scream for Ice Cream: The Scoop on America's Favorite Dessert, by Lee Wardlaw. Ages 8-12. Lee Wardlaw chronicles ice cream history from ancient Greece to today's billion-dollar industry. Including easy recipes for ice cream, cones, and fudge sauce! (HarperTrophy)
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Showcase Archives
Black History Month 2005
Holidays Around the World 2004
Nonfiction Picture Books
Myth and Magic/Fantasy for Young Readers
Rites of Passage
In the Kitchen
Holidays Around the World 2003
Wonders of the Heavens/Books about Space
Summer Reading
Friends in the Animal Kingdom
Children's Poetry 2003
Learning about Families
Art, Artists and the Worlds They Create
Back to School
Exploring the Natural World: Ecology and the Environment
Spanish Cultural Heritage
Children's Poetry 2002
Historical Fiction for Young Readers
Holidays around the World 2001
Children's Creepshow
Worlds of Belief
Heroes, Dragons, and Wizards
Children's Poetry 2001
Helping Children Cope
Holidays Around the World 2000
Gothic Tales for Children
International Folktales
Summertime Reading
Children's Poetry 2000
Multicultural Books
Holiday Books 1999
Mysteries
Humorous Titles
Poetry Titles
Math and Counting
Folk and Fairytales
Biographies
Paranormal Phenomena
Summertime Reading 1998
Historical Fiction Titles
Holiday Titles (Christmas, Chanukkah, and Kwanza)
The African-American Experience
Books on Friendship
Nature and Science
My First Book
Fantasy/Science Fiction
Paper-Engineered Books
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