Cooking

A lively portrait of potato expert Alberto Salas shows science, agriculture, and Peruvian food culture working together through curiosity and care.

Counting, kitchen rhythms, and multigenerational love come together in a Spanglish celebration of making and sharing menudo.

A Japanese American family tends peaches and remembers the generations, labor, and land that made the orchard possible.

Amy wants to make bao that look as perfect as everyone else's, but practice brings her somewhere better.

A food-chain-focused picture book shows why sharks matter and how entire ecosystems shift when key species are lost.

Nonsense rhyme and berry-filled adventure make this one of the strongest playful read-alouds for younger listeners.

A town where food falls from the sky keeps getting stranger and funnier as the weather forecast worsens.

Frances insists on eating only bread and jam until monotony teaches her what variety can mean.

Bright diagrams and simple explanations show how plants become food and how sunlight, water, and growth connect to our plates.

A cookie who does not fit the usual idea of smartness discovers her own kind of intelligence and confidence.