Banana characters try crazy stunts in a cautionary kids’ tale with simple healthful dishes, including banana muffins, smoothies, cookies, and pancakes.
“Bizarrely funny” – The Horn Book. What’s the cure for “I’m bored” disease? A wisecracking picture book on the short (shelf) life of a bunch of bruisers—with food activities.
7 easy, yummy low-sugar recipes (more online)
Fun family time
African-American child
Free lesson plans
The perfect length book for children (not too long for adults): 24 pages. It’s clever, hands-on fun for boys and girls (ages 4 – 10, preschool – 5th grade). 320 read-aloud words—before recipes—by award-winning author and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (don’t miss his 60 multicultural books); illustrated by Jeff Faerber.
#1 in the Food Books for Kids series. Explore six more—plus free recipes, ebooks, and online SECRETS:
GROW: How We Get Food from Our Garden
The Dancing Flamingos of Lake Chimichanga
Ma MacDonald Flees the Farm
It Came from Under the High Chair: A Mystery
She Doesn’t Want the Worms
Crumbs on the Stairs – Migas en las escaleras
Discover laughter! KidsWorldBooks (Worldwide rights © Juneteenth 2011), libraries, and major cookbook distributors.
Family STEM book/children’s snack book with Hispanic and Black characters; 8”x10” full-color fruit book for reluctant readers; classroom/homeschool ESL/ELL/ESOL/ESE. No AI, CRT, gender, or orientation discussions—just multiracial happiness! LCCN: 2010910826; GAM020000, JUV050000, JUV011010, JUV019000, JUV054000, JUV020000; YNPC, YBG, JNTS; Hard ISBN: 978-0977606542, Soft ISBN: 978-0977606511 (ebook: 978-1452415598)
