Two of my favorite hobbies are reading and cooking. So what better way to combine these two pastimes than by reading a book about food—whether it features a character with a passion for cooking or descriptions of feasts that make you salivate. If just reading about food makes you hungry, don’t forget to check out our new electronic resource, A to Z World Food. This online cookbook is free and available to all patrons of Meinders Community Library. Visit A to Z World Food and sign in with your library card number.
Picturebooks
- Today is Monday by Eric Carle
- Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola
- The Bear Ate Your Sandwich by Julie Sarcone-Roach
- Nanette’s Baguette by Mo Willems
Middle Grade Fiction
- Close to Famous by Joan Bauer
- A Tangle of Knots by Lisa Graff
- Love, Sugar, Magic: A Dash of Trouble by Anna Meriano
- Pie by Sarah Weeks
Young Adult Fiction
- North of Happy by Adi Alsaid
- The Way You Make Me Feel by Maureen Goo
- Heartless by Marissa Meyer
- The Summer of Jordi Perez (And the Best Burger in Los Angeles) by Amy Spalding
Adult Fiction
- Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien
- Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
- Chronicles of a Radical Hag (with Recipes) by Lorna Landvik
- Sourdough by Robin Sloan
Nonfiction
- In Winter’s Kitchen by Beth Dooley
- Voracious: A Hungry Reader Cooks Her Way through Great Books by Cara Nicoletti
- Amazing (Mostly) Edible Science: A Family Guide to Fun Experiments in the Kitchen by Andrew Schloss
- Give a Girl a Knife by Amy Thielen
Do you have a signature dish you always bring to potlucks? A family favorite you have at every holiday gathering? We’re collecting recipes to turn our card catalog into a community cookbook. Ask at the desk for a recipe card to contribute.
-Emily