Children’s and Teen Books
300 Step-By-Step Cooking and Gardening Projects for Kids
By Nancy McDougall and Jenny Hendy
(All ages)
With warmer weather and the end of the school year just around the corner, this is the book every parent will want on hand. This excellent resource is full of ideas for fun, creative recipes in the kitchen as well as great garden ideas kids will love.
Dragons Love Tacos
By Adam Rubin
(Ages 3-6)
Throwing a party for dragons is easy if you serve tacos. Dragons love tacos, but they do not like spicy foods. Find out what happens when a little spice is accidentally served at a party full of dragons.
I Know a Librarian Who Chewed on a Word
By Laurie Lazzaro Knowlton
(Ages 3-8)
In this hilarious adaptation of “There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly,” readers will learn that a librarian will do just about anything to get kids to read.
Minette’s Feast: The Delicious Story of Julia Child and Her Cat
By Susanna Reich
(Ages 4-8)
Not only was Julia Child an exquisite chef, she was a cat lover, too. This is a fun story about Child’s first cat, Minette, and how, though she loved some of Child’s cooking, she preferred a mouse.
Soul Searching: A Girl’s Guide to Finding Herself
By Sarah Stillman
(Ages 12 and up)
Making the journey from a girl to a young woman can be difficult. Written when the author was just 16, this book is a fun, insightful guide to help teenagers embrace their true selves and follow their passions.
Adult Books
Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us
By Michael Moss
A Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter at the New York Times, Moss delivers the story of the rise of the processed food industry and its link to the emerging obesity epidemic.
The Fresh 20: 20-Ingredient Meal Plans for Health and Happiness 5 Nights a Week
By Melissa Lanz
The Fresh 20, the popular budget-friendly meal-planning service founded by working mother Lanz, is now a cookbook. Lanz offers families an all-natural and easy approach to mealtimes using just 20 organic, non-processed ingredients per week.
Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation
By Michael Pollan
Pollan, the bestselling author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, explores the enduring power of the four classical elements – fire, water, air and earth – and how they transform the stuff of nature into delicious things to eat and drink.
Relish: An Adventure in Food, Style, and Everyday Fun
By Daphne Oz
Oz – a co-host on the hit daytime talk show The Chew, bestselling author of The Dorm Room Diet and Dr. Mehmet Oz’s daughter – offers simple, practical advice on living the best life right now.
What’s for Dinner?: Delicious Recipes for a Busy Life
By Curtis Stone
Celebrity chef Stone, host of Bravo’s hugely popular series Top Chef Masters, believes that sitting down to a home-cooked meal with family and friends is one of life’s greatest gifts. In his fifth cookbook, he offers mouthwatering recipes for both novice cooks and seasoned chefs.
