Recommended Reads from Susan Carr, Youth Services librarian
A Tangle of Knots (juvenile fiction)
By Lisa Graff
An orphan with a talent for baking cakes, a speechless woman, a wandering ferret and an eccentric family join with a little magic to untangle the story and provide a grand finale. Recipes included.
Bring Me Some Apples and I’ll Make You a Pie: A Story about Edna Lewis (picture book)
By Robbin Gourley
Loosely based on the childhood of African-American chef Edna Lewis, this story moves through the growing season as Edna searches for the freshest ingredients for her pies.
Food: 25 Amazing Projects Investigate the History and Science of What We Eat (juvenile nonfiction)
By Kathleen Reilly
Those wondering about the origins of the foods we eat will discover where our food comes from, what’s really in it and what it does for us. Need a science fair project? Check it out!
What’s for Dinner? Quirky, Squirmy Poems from the Animal World (juvenile nonfiction)
By Katherine B. Hauth
Members of the animal kingdom do not go to the grocery for food. Here, 21 poems take a humorous look at the food chain. Funny illustrations offset some of the more gruesome moments.
The Greedy Python (reader ready level 1)
Written by Richard Buckley, illustrated by Eric Carle
After eating everything – and I mean everything – in sight, python still has an appetite. What could possibly fill him up? The answer will surprise and delight early readers.
Peanut (teen fiction)
By Ayun Halliday
Sadie’s efforts to stand out as the new kid in her new school backfire in a big way when she lies about having a severe allergy to peanuts.
Recommended Reads from Megan Chrusciel, Adult Services librarian
The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
By Michael Pollan
A society of voracious and increasingly confused omnivores, humans are just beginning to recognize the consequences of our everyday food choices, both for ourselves and for the natural world.
Eating Animals
By Jonathan Safran Foer
Would we eat animals if we knew how they became our dinner? Philosophy, literature, science and undercover detective work explore how we justify our eating habits.
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
By Anthony Bourdain
This deliciously funny, delectable banquet of wild-but-true tales of life in the culinary trade exposes the shocking secrets of life behind kitchen doors.
I'm Just Here for the Food: Food + Heat = Cooking
By Alton Brown
Blending humor, wisdom, history, pop culture, science and basic cooking knowledge, the host of Food Network’s Good Eats presents cooking techniques accompanied by master recipes.
The Art of Simple Food: Notes, Lessons, and Recipes from a Delicious Revolution
By Alice Waters, Patricia Curtan, Kelsie Kerr and Fritz Streiff
Using this advice on stocking a kitchen, seeking locally produced foods and mastering fundamentals, you can prepare delicious, seasonal-inspired meals all year long.
The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook
By Deb Perelman
The everyday cook – those of us with little time to spare, little money to burn on unpronounceable ingredients and little help in the kitchen – will revel in this recipe collection.
