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Family Literacy Day 2026

Family Literacy Day takes place every January 27th and raises awareness about the importance of reading as a family. This year's theme is make mealtime family learning time. Whether it’s following recipes, making shopping lists, or sharing stories at the dinner table, make your mealtime family learning time. Check out this list for ideas!

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  • Any kid can be a great cook, it just takes some practice! Organized from simple techniques to more complex ones, kids will amp up their cooking skills as they progress through the book and put their new skills to practice with amazing and inventive…
    Book, 2025New York, NY : Hearst Home Kids, 2025. — J 641.5123 Sal 2025
  • Grab your apron for a delicious trip! This cookbook is packed with simple, authentic recipes families around the world make for their biggest parties and festivals. Discover fun facts and make treats for celebrations like Day of the Dead (Mexico)…
    Book, 2025London : Usborne Publishing Limited, 2025. — J 641.568 Whe 2025
  • Ice Cream Everywhere

    Sweet Stories From Around the World

    Campbell-Smith, Judy
    Everywhere you go, all around the world people are eating ice cream! And while some folks spoon up sundaes and some savor Syrian bouza -- one thing is always true: ice cream is joy! Travel the globe and discover a mouthwatering selection of cold,…
    Book, 2024Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, 2024. — J 641.862 Cam 2024
  • Be a Food Scientist

    Question, Experiment, Discover

    Owen, Ruth
    Ever wonder who invents your favorite snacks? It’s food technicians -- the awesome scientists who mix and create new foods! In this book, you get to become one by inventing a brand-new sandwich and whipping up your own awesome ice cream flavor!…
    Book, 2025Minneapolis, MN : Ruby Tuesday Books, 2025. — J 641.3 Owe 2025
  • Our Big Table

    What We Eat and Where It Comes From

    Voisard, Lisa
    Celebrate 150 essential foods in beautifully illustrated pages that are as vibrant and inspiring as a visit to a farmer's market. There is room for everything on our big table: fruits and vegetables, pizza and pasta, chocolate and ice cream!
    Book, 2025Basel, Switzerland : Helvetiq, 2025. — J 641.3 Voi 2025
  • This official Barbie cookbook includes more than 35 original recipes, perfect for budding chefs and grown-up fans alike. Recipes are inspired by iconic Barbie themes and fan-favorite characters, including Ken, Skipper, Teresa, and Chelsea. Try…
    Book, 2025El-Segundo, CA : Mattel Press, 2025. — J 641.5123 Far 2025
  • The Official Harry Potter Cookbook

    40+ Recipes Inspired by the Films

    Farrow, Joanna
    Cook your way through Hogwarts and the rest of the Wizarding World in this official cookbook inspired by the Harry Potter films! This book is packed with full-color photography and over 40 recipes -- both savory and sweet -- including snacks,…
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Scholastic Inc., 2023. — J 641.5123 Far 2023
  • Minecraft

    the Crafter's Kitchen : An Official Minecraft Cookbook for Young Chefs and Their Families

    Featuring 60 step-by-step recipes, this official Minecraft cookbook gives aspiring young chefs the tools needed to begin a lifelong love of cooking -- as well as important lessons on environmental stewardship. The recipes in The Crafter's Kitchen…
    Book, 2023New York : Random House Worlds, 2023. — J 641.5123 Min 2023
  • Marvelously Revolting Recipes

    Inspired by the Stories of Roald Dahl

    Roald Dahl has been creating mouth-watering food in his books for decades. Now, young chefs can make their own Wormy Spaghetti (The Twits), Dandyprats (James and the Giant Peach), or Bean's Cider (Fantastic Mr. Fox). Adults and children alike will…
    Book, 2024New York : Viking, 2024, c2023. — J 641.5 Mar 2024
  • Learn to draw cute and funny foods with artist Rob Jensen and his fun-loving family for the YouTube sensation Art for Kids Hub!
    Book, 2024New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2024. — J 743.896413 Jen 2024
  • What if you could spend a day with your favorite animals? What would you eat? How would you play? Pull up a chair and get ready to dine with carnivorous dinosaurs. Learn all about what different meat-eating dinosaurs ate, when they lived, and more!…
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Scholastic Inc., 2024. — J 567.91 Mar 2024
  • Enjoy delicious stories all about the different foods and sweet treats that favorite PBS Kids characters love! Alma tries to fix Mami's mofongo dish and Daniel Tiger makes pan pans at the Platypus house. Lyla and Luke enlist Stu to help make…
    DVD, 2024[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Kids, [2024] — J DVD 791.4575 Sev
  • Food is an integral part of each of our lives. Food represents our culture, our family traditions, and connects us to people we love, here and around the world. This book was made to help kids learn about how food is much more than what fuels our…
    Book, 2025New York : DK, 2025. — J 641.3 Kha 2025
  • Farming and Food Security

    Farming Is An Essential Part of Life on Our Planet--learn About Food Security and the Challenges Presented to Everyday Farming

    Hay, Allison L.
    Discover how farming is an essential part of life on our planet and learn about food security and challenges.
    Book, 2025New York : DK, 2025. — J 630 Hay 2025
  • Let's Bake Bread!

    a Family Cookbook to Foster Learning, Curiosity, and Skill Building in Your Kids

    Ohara, Bonnie
    Bonnie Ohara draws on her expertise as a professional baker and homeschooling mother of three children to teach parents how to turn baking bread into an activity for the whole family, with kid-friendly recipes and teachable moments throughout.…
    Book, 2023New York : Artisan, 2023. — PAR 641.815 Oha 2023
  • Seasonal Family Almanac

    Recipes, Rituals, and Crafts to Embrace the Magic of the Year

    Frisch, Emma
    Seasonal Family Almanac is an indispensable guide and hands-on resource for families that want to joyfully build or deepen their connection with nature through a range of recipes for cooking, wellness, personal care, and crafts all year long.…
    Book, 2023New York : Princeton Architectural Press, 2023. — PAR 640 Fri 2023
  • Body-confident

    a Guide to Raising Happy Eaters

    Wright, Emma (Parenting coach)
    For too long parents have been given an impossible task: to keep their kids a healthy weight while making sure they love their bodies. In this practical and essential book, body-confidence parenting coach Emma Wright uses current research to put an…
    Book, 2024Auckland, New Zealand : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2024. — PAR 306.4613 Wri 2024
  • How to Raise An Intuitive Eater

    Raising the Next Generation With Food and Body Confidence

    Brooks, Sumner
    This book uses the wisdom of Intuitive Eating to help parents reject diet culture. It's a compassionate guide to raising children with a healthy relationship with food and their bodies, preventing negative effects like weight cycling and low…
    Book, 2022New York : St. Martin's Essentials, 2022. — PAR 613.2 Bro 2022