PROGRAMS :: Farm-to-School

Book List

Reading Level K-1:

Bread, Bread, Bread

Author: Ann Morris

Take a trip around the world and explore various cultures and the bread they eat.  What kind of bread do you eat?  A bagel?  A tortilla?  A baguette?  All over the world, wherever there are human beings, someone is eating bread.  This book celebrates the many different kinds of bread and how it is enjoyed all over the world.

Green Eggs and Ham

Author: Dr. Suess

Handa's Surprise

Author: Eileen Browne

Handa selects seven delicious fruits to bring to her friend Akeyo as a surprise. As she carries the basket on her head she contemplates which fruit Akeyo will like the best.  Thanks to some hungry animals, it's Handa who is in for a surprise.

I Will Never Not Ever Eat A Tomato

Author: Lauren Child

Charlie has this little sister, Lola that is a very fussy eater.  Lola will not eat carrots, peas, potatoes, or spaghetti.  And she will never NOT EVER eat a tomato.  Sometimes Charlie has to give Lola her dinner.  Charlie has an eye for looking at foods.  Charlie's imagination soars as he comes up with food for Lola to eat.  Will Lola eat orange twiglets, cloud fluff and moonsquirters?

Milk: From Cow to Carton

Author: Aliki

Aliki takes readers on a guided tour that begins with grazing cows, proceeds through milking and a trip to the dairy, and ends with some different food made from milk.

Tops & Bottoms

Author: Eric Carle

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Author: Janet Stevens

Reading Level 2-3:

Cow

Author: Jules Older

Cow is a light-hearted book filled with all sorts of facts and details about cows and how they produce one of nature's most nutritious foods, milk! Readers also learn about the many foods made from milk and the author's favorite, ice cream!

Everybody Cooks Rice

Author: Norah Dooly

Carrie is sent out to find her brother who is late again for dinner.  In her hunt for Anthony, Carrie travels from house to house in her neighborhood.  In every house she visits, a different ethnic heritage is represented. She is invited to taste what her neighbors are cooking.  Carrie and Anthony soon discover that everybody cooks rice.

How Do You Raise a Raisin?

Author: Pam Munoz Ryan

For centuries people have been gobbling up raisins.  But where do they come from?  This colorful book is written on two levels.  The first is a fun narrative about raising raisins in California and the second level gives a more scientific and historical perspective. 

The Hungry Thing

Author: Ann Seidler and Jan Slepian

The Hungry Thing came to town one morning.  He sat down and pointed to the sign around his neck that said, Feed Me.  The townspeople ask the Hungry Thing.  "What would you like do eat?" I want some shmancakes...and tickles...and feetloaf...and gollipops.  The townspeople jump at the chance to find what the Hungry Thing really wants to eat.

Mice and Beans

Author: Pam Munoz Ryan

Rosa Maria loves her big family and loves to cook for them.  Her youngest grandchild is turning seven and she is planning a party for her.  When important items begin to disappear she does not know what to think.  The surprise at the end of the story is sure to delight.

The Seven Silly Eaters

Author: Mary Ann Hoberman

The mother of these seven silly eaters, bends over backwards to accomodate their likes and dislikes, and the result is the children are able to combine their favorite foods to come up with something wonderful for their mother's birthday.

The Ugly Vegetable

Author: Grace Lin

The Ugly Vegetables is a story about a little girl and her mother who together grow Chinese vegetables, while all the neighbors grow colorful flowers. The little girl compares her vegetable garden with her neighbors' flower garden and becomes miserable because she thinks that her vegetables are just plain ugly.  But when Harvest time comes, Mom knows just what to do to turn the ugly vegetables into mouthwatering vegetable soup.  In the end, the neighbors bring their flowers to the little girl's family to exchange for vegetable soup.

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