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Monsters don't eat broccoli
by Barbara Jean Hicks
Illustrations and rhyming text reveal how imagination can spice up even the healthiest meal
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Creepy carrots!
by Aaron Reynolds
The Twilight Zone comes to the carrot patch in a clever and hilarious picture book parable about a rabbit that fears his favorite treats are out to get him. Illustrations by the celebrated creator of Children Make Terrible Pets.
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Vegetables in underwear
by Jared Chapman
Illustrations and brief text reveal the wide variety of unmentionables sported by vegetables
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Lola plants a garden
by Anna McQuinn
A backyard adventure starring the heroine from Lola at the Library and Lola Loves Stories finds her planting flower seeds with her mother and carefully tending her garden while waiting for the flowers to grow.
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The Vegetables We Eat
by Gail Gibbons
Using her signature combination of a clear and informative text with plenty of illustrations, diagrams, and cross sections, a popular nonfiction author provides a wealth of information about produce and the importance of good nutrition. 12,500 first printing.
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Goodnight, veggies
by Diana Murray
A sleepy bedtime story set in a community garden depicts a friendly earthworm who observes the nighttime rituals of tuckered-out tomatoes, cuddly cauliflowers and potatoes with closing eyes. Illustrated by the award-winning creator of The Not So Quiet Library. 30,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Grow kind
by Jon Lasser
Young Kiko, aided by her teenaged sister, Annie, and her dog, Chico, grows kind as they harvest fruits, flowers, and vegetables from their garden and share them with others. Includes note for parents and caregivers
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Zombies don't eat veggies
by Megan Lacera
Although Mo's parents insist he eat zombie cuisine, Mo craves vegetables and strives to get them to taste recipes made from his hidden garden. Includes recipes
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Veg patch party
by Clare Foges
At night when all the farm animals are asleep, the vegetables wake up, set up stages, and party all night long
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Fruit bowl
by Mark Hoffmann
When his identity as a fruit is questioned by the other fruits in a big bowl, Tomato uses sly science and the wisdom of a wise old raisin to identify the common traits shared by produce that may not be recognized as fruits, like peppers, eggplants and squashes. Simultaneous eBook.
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See what we eat! : a first book of healthy eating
by Scot Ritchie
Visiting an apple farm to pick apples and make an apple crisp for a potluck harvest dinner, Yulee and her friends are treated to a tour of the farm, where they learn what it means to eat balanced meals, why eating local food matters and the numerous steps
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T. Veg : the story of a carrot-crunching dinosaur
by Smriti Prasadam-Halls
A picture book ode to vegetarianism features a rampaging T. Rex, who prefers yummy veggies to the steaks his paleo pals eat and who endeavors to find a place for himself among herbivores only to scare away his fellow vegetarian dinos. 25,000 first printing.
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What will grow?
by Jennifer Ward
A companion to What Will Hatch? implements four pull-out gatefolds in a picture book introduction to seeds and how they change and grow throughout the seasons.
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Edible colors
by Jennifer Vogel Bass
A boldly illustrated celebration of unusual fruits and vegetables reveals how familiar produce can be different colors and still be delicious, from red bananas and purple broccoli to yellow cherries and green carrots.
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Rainbow Stew
by Cathryn Falwell
"On a rainy summer day, three children and their grandpa pick vegetables in his garden and then cook and share a delicious meal of his famous Rainbow Stew. Includes recipe"
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That fruit is mine!
by Anuska Allepuz
While five elephants race to see which one can claim a hard-to-reach fruit high up in a tree first, the fruit is whisked away by a five mice working together and the elephants realize they have a lot to learn from the cooperative bunch
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Nothing rhymes with orange
by Adam Rex
All the fruits gather together and enjoy a rhyming party, but poor Orange feels left out because he does not rhyme with anything--until Apple invents a new word
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I am bat
by Morag Hood
A cherry-loving bat warns the reader to stay away from his favorite treat
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What am I? : looking through shapes at apples and grapes
by N. N. Charles
A concept book for young readers presents an interactive introduction to colors and shapes with boldly colored die-cuts of shapes through which familiar fruits can be seen, and includes rhyming clues that help identify the fruits.
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