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First published in Japanese, the English translation of this unique picture book introduces children to a variety of fruits, vegetables, legumes, and nuts. Each page is illustrated with the food’s name written underneath it. And, when a plastic viewer is placed on the food, faces appear. This becomes a disadvantage if the plastic viewer is lost since the faces no long appear, but even without the viewer, this book could be used effectively as a wordless picture book. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Burger and the Hot Dog Short, snappy poems express the humor in a world peopled with food folks. Funny, sometimes silly, and always clever, the poetry and accompanying illustrations tickle the imagination. This collection could serve as a springboard for creative writing and artistic endeavors. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Cherries and Cherry Pits Bidemmi loves to draw, and she makes up stories to tell her friend who always brings her new markers. All of Bidemmi’s stories have an element in common: cherries and cherry pits. Creative and imaginative, this picture book could serve as an effective springboard for children to make up their own stories using another food as the common element. The colorful illustrations encourage children to express themselves through drawing. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Eggbert, The Slightly Cracked Egg Eggbert loves to paint and his beautiful pictures always cheer up others in the refrigerator. But, when it’s discovered that he is slightly cracked, he is sent away in disgrace. Eggbert wanders many places trying to find a way to fit in until he makes an amazing discovery. This picture book, with its vivid illustrations, is a splendid celebration of creativity and being different. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Gino Badino Gino has a fabulous talent, but his family doesn’t think so. The Badino family of mice thinks Gino should help in the family pasta factory instead of playing with dough and sculpting macaroni animals. When the business fails, Gino finds a unique solution to the problems. The light-hearted illustrations show the Badino family specializing in spinach, egg, carrot, and tomato pastas. This picture book could be used as a good springboard to creating dough sculptures. It could also lead to tasting different kinds of pasta. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Gus and Button Gus, a mushroom person, and his faithful dog, Button, leave their bland, colorless town to see the world. They brave the scary Howling Forest and discover a world of colorful fruits and vegetables and learn an important lesson about life. The imaginative illustrations in this book are created entirely from food. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- How Are You Peeling? Foods with Moods This clever book about emotions uses common fruits and vegetables sculpted as characters expressing moods and feelings. The photos are humorous and the questions with them encourage a discussion of feelings. A “Note About The Art” is included and could serve as the launch pad for an art activity or creative writing experience. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- One Lonely Sea Horse This counting book about friendship is completely illustrated with vegetable and fruit sculptures. The artist uses nearly 50 different fruits and vegetables to show underwater scenes and sea creatures. This colorful picture book with rhyming text is a great way to introduce children to new foods. It could, also, serve as a model for an art project. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- One Potato Using potato print illustrations, this counting book features delicious looking fruits, vegetables, and seeds to count up to 100. Both younger and older readers will enjoy looking at the unusual illustrations and then making their own books using potato printing. Directions and ideas for project are included. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Peanut Butter Party This delightful book is full of creative, practical ideas for peanut butter including parties, games, jokes, riddles, plays, decorations, and songs. Simple recipes, such as peanut butter play dough, and directions for activities that can be done with minimal adult supervision are included. Pages contain clever quotes from kids about peanut butter and could serve as a springboard for activities and creative writing. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Credits: The books on this booklist were reviewed by Chris Flood, M.S., Michigan State University Extension Program Leader, and Melinda Graham, M.B.A., Reaidng Is Fundatmental Coordinator, South Haven, Michigan. The Michigan Team Nutrition booklist has been funded by a donation from the United Dairy Industry of Michigan, and with federal funds from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service to Michigan State University Extension, Family and Consumer Sciences programs – the Michigan Nutrition Network and Team Nutrition.
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Source: This list is an excerpt from the Michigan Team Nutrition Booklist. The entire list is available at 
