40+ Books That Teach Kids About Food

I love books that are about food! Since I had kids, I kinda obsess over them and try to make them into a fun project. Now that I teach online Child Nutrition courses I wanted to provide my students with a comprehensive list of books that teach about food that they can print off and keep with them as they progress in their careers with kids. I also enlisted the help of some of my dietitian colleagues in sharing their favorites with me. I have these broken down into categories to make it easier to navigate. If you hang on until the end, you can get all these on one printable to keep with you and share.

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Books on Fruits and Vegetables

Eating the Alphabet from A to Z by Lois Ehlert is one of my favorites. She does such a great job of visually presenting fruits and vegetables with the alphabet. It’s for Pre K and younger.

Where Do Bananas Come From? A Book of Fruits By Dani Lebovitz, MS, RDN, CSSD, CDE, is so adorable, fun, and educational! There is so much information on fruit presented in a fun way. This is definitely one to add to the library.

Mrs. Peanuckle’s Fruit Alphabet by Mrs. Peanuckle

Go, Go, Grapes! A Fruit Chant by April Pulley Sayre

Rah – Rah – Radishes! A Vegetable Chant by April Pulley Sayre

Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Carrot Soup by John Segal

Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert is an easy to follow story with an actual recipe at the end. This would be such a fun classroom activity.

The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli

Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper

The Boy Who Loved Broccoli by Sarah A. Creighton

Ten Apples Up On Top by Dr. Seuss

Monsters Don’t Eat Broccoli by Barbara Jean Hicks

Stone Soup by Ann McGovern

Food Allergy Books

The Princess and the Peanut Allergy by Wendy McClure will help kids gain an understanding of what the allergic child goes through.

The Peanut Free Cafe by Gloria Coster is a really cute book about dealing with peanut allergies at school.

The Bugabees: Friend with Food Allergies by Amy Recob

Picky Eating

I Will Never Not Ever Eat A Tomato by Lauren Child

The Seven Silly Eaters by Mary Ann Hoberman

Gregory, The Terrible Eater by Mitchell Sharmat

Food Science

Science Experiments You Can Eat by Vicki Cobb is one I am diving into with my kids! I really like how it’s laid out and the experiments.

Edible Science: Experiments You Can Eat by National Geographic

Kitchen Science Labs for Kids by Liz Lee Heinecke

Books About Different Foods

Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

This classic is typically used around March 2nd for Read Across America. I even have a cute food idea for it, Green Eggs and Ham Muffins!

Pancakes, Pancakes by Eric Carle is a very nice book that takes a child though making pancakes. It has a recipe for you to make with your child.

Today is Monday by Eric Carle

How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World by Marjorie Priceman

Tyler Makes Spaghetti by Tyler Florence

To Market, To Market by Nikki McClure

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi and Ron Barrett

Dragons Love Tacos and Dragons Love Tacos 2 by Adam Rubin

If You Give a Pig A Pancake by Laura Numeroff

If You Give a Mouse A Cookie by Laura Numeroff

If You Give a Moose A Muffin by Laura Numeroff

Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell and Lillian Hoban

The Popcorn Book by Tomie de Paola

Secrets of the Garden: Food Chains and the Food Web in Our Background By Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld

Pinkalicious by Victoria and Elizabeth Kann

Pizza at Sally’s by Monica Wellington

Rodeo Ron and His Milkshake Cows by Rowan Clifford

Chicks and Salsa by Aaron Reynolds

N is for Nutrition by Todd Skene and Amneet Aulakh

If you braved it to the end, here is your 40+ BOOKS ABOUT FOOD!