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A Roundup of Picture Books About Food

Food is one of the universal elements of human experience: we all need sustenance to live. However, food is more than just something we put into our bodies; it comes with many symbolic social, cultural, and political meanings and often serves as a tool to bring people together. Here is...
      

Foodwise lists

Gathering with friends and family over festive meals can be a hallmark of the holiday season — and a pleasure at any time of the year. Here are a series of mini-booklists that approach food from a variety of perspectives. Find more related books and articles from Hbook.com here and here;...
      

Books in the Home: The Joys of Cooking: Good Books About Good Food

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How does a person learn to cook? My mother prepared family meals every evening. She didn’t involve us in the making of the meal, but she was my model of a home cook who knew the importance of ­families eating together. She relied on a 1940s edition of The Boston...
      

Good enough to eat, a.k.a. thank an art teacher

Today is National Doughnut Day. Moving beyond the editorial debate (donut v. doughnut) and the regional debate (Dunks v. Krispy Kreme v. Starbucks), I wanted to take this opportunity to encourage people to thank an art teacher. Ours is Mr. Wynn, and this hugely child-friendly project pictured above consisted of...
      

Texas Time

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St. Nick and me, sculpture by Steve Neves after William Joyce, photo by Richard AschWhat a wonderful time Richard and I had in Abilene! We were at the National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature (still jeez to the name, but I did learn its acronym is pronounced nickel and not...
      

Yes, they also sent fruit

...and also all this! Thanks for the surprise Tuesday afternoon pick-me-up, Media Source! Roger, we'll (try to) save some for you....
      

BBF 2017

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I hope to see some of you tomorrow, 11-5, at the Boston Book Festival. The Horn Book will be giving stuff (and opinions; I'm almost done with The Book of Dust) away at booth number 9 in Copley Square. We can see Roxy's Grilled Cheese (number 33) from our booth!...
      

Farm to table

Barker, David M.  Organic FoodsGr. 4–6, middle school     64 pp.     LernerHand, Carol  Urban GardeningGr. 4–6, middle school          64 pp.     LernerMickelson, Trina  Free-Range FarmingGr. 4–6, middle school          64 pp.     LernerPerdew, Laura  Eating LocalGr. 4–6, middle school          64 pp.     LernerGrowing Green series. This series for upper-middle-grades focusing on "green" food and farming...
      

Food and cooking

Brash, Lorna Professor Cook's Dynamite DinnersGr. 4–6     32 pp.     EnslowBrash, Lorna Professor Cook's Fruity DessertsGr. 4–6     32 pp.     EnslowBrash, Lorna Professor Cook's Mind-Blowing BakingGr. 4–6     32 pp.     EnslowBrash, Lorna Professor Cook's Smashing SnacksGr. 4–6     32 pp.     EnslowProfessor Cook's... series. Kid-friendly recipes are presented with underlying food facts and cooking principles...
      

Moving moment No. 11

Longtime HornBooker Jennifer Brabander came by today to scour the giveaway shelves, and look what she brought. Thanks, Jen!...
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