Suggestions for picture books about Cooking
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Hi guys,
I'm soon to start work on a new picture book project revolving around cooking/the kitchen.
I'd love your recommendations on any PB I could check out for inspiration!
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Hi @Neha-Rawat, that sounds great! You might check out A Pizza With Everything On It by Andy J Pizza and Kyle Scheele.
https://www.chroniclebooks.com/products/a-pizza-with-everything-on-it
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I can't get enough of Jillian Tamaki's Our Little Kitchen. I love her characters and line work.
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Our_Little_Kitchen/qPTSDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover -
Freedom Soup illustrated by Jacqueline Alcántara mixes cooking with history.
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It’s not about cooking, but it is about food. Sophie’s Squash is charming and got a lot of kids to like squash.
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“Julia, Child” by Kyo Maclear and Julie Morstad isn’t really a biography of Julia Child, but imagines her as a kid who loves cooking with her friend.
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Stone Soup one of my childhood favorites! And Bee-bim Bop, we are part Korean and my mother got this for my kids a couple years ago, very cute and delicious!
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@Neha-Rawat there are SO many, and you've gotten some great recommendations already!
Here are a few more:
- Bilal Cooks Daal by Aisha Sayeed
- Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao by Kat Zhang
- Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Maillard
- Gazpacho for Nacho by Tracey C. Kyle
- Armadilly Chili by Helen Ketteman (and illustrated by SVS's own @Will-Terry)
- Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin (which isn't really a cooking book, but does have lots and lots of tacos ... and salsa)
Hope these help!
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@Neha-Rawat. I recommend Whopper Cake by Karma Wilson and Will Hillenbrand as an oldie and a goodie. Belly laughs from my kids and from my preschool class.
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Oo3SYLzML.AC_UY218.jpgAlso Thank You, Omu. This one came out a couple of years ago and it is beautifully written and illustrated. It was a debut book for Oge Mora And it is a gem!
These are the top two that come to mind for me that have not been mentioned.
Happy reading. It looks like you have several good titles to peruse. https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/A1Wto5hsUrL.AC_UY218.jpg
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Hi Neha,
Do you need a story about stories that evolves in the kitchen over a long period of time, such as a few months, or a short period of time such as one afternoon or one day?
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Wow! So many great suggestions! Thanks everyone!
@Jeremy-Ross I did NOT see that story progressing the way it did!
It was so unexpected! I loved it! Thank you.@Valerie-Light Your'e absolutely right! I love how they've used the space of the page for different scales and perspectives within the same spread. This is a brilliantly designed book!
@RachelArmington I came to know of this book just last week when I was listening to Jacqueline Alcántara's talk for SCBWI! She's wonderfully married cooking and history with her illustrations.
@Kevin-Treaccar "Charming" is indeed the perfect way to describe this. So lovely and light hearted. Thank you for sharing!
@LouD I love the minimal style and color palette of this book. So simple with effective storytelling.
@Asyas_illos I love the different perspectives and crops of the mother in "Bee-bim Bop" so as to keep the visuals interesting. I think this is very much what I was looking for. Thank you!
@Melissa-Bailey-0 Wow! Thanks for the amazing list! I've only read the first 2 so looking forward to reading all the rest!
@JennyJones I loved Whopper Cake. So funny (and yummy!). I'm totally craving cake now!
I came across "Thank you, Omu" sometime last year and I loved it! Such a heartwarming story and so beautifully illustrated. Thank you for reminding me of it again.@idid I'm open to looking at both for inspiration! But the story I'm working on spans a short period.
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My personal favorite. Cora Cooks Pancit
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Boy Soup, can’t remember the author but illustrator was Michael Martchenko
There’s a Max Spaniel book where Max is “cooking” pizza but I forget the name of the book, author illustrator David Catrow!
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@Neha-Rawat awesome!
