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Big Topics for Little Kids: Picky Eaters
Getting kids to try new foods can be challenging. Here are some books that might help. Part of the Big Topics for Little Kids series, these books are for sharing with kids grades PreK-2nd.
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Only Ants for Andy
2021 by Awan, JasharGet this itemAndy the Anteater figures out that different doesn't necessarily mean bad.
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I Will Never, Not Ever, Eat A Tomato
2000 by Child, LaurenGet this itemCan her brother's imagination help cure Lola's fussy eating problem?
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Nope. Never. Not for Me!
2019 by Cotterill, SamanthaGet this itemSometimes a patient approach using all our senses is the best way to manage trying something new to eat.
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Bear Likes Jam
2017 by Gavin, CiaraGet this itemOnce he discovers how yummy jam is, bear doesn't want to eat anything else.
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Monsters Don't Eat Broccoli
2009 by Hicks, Barbara JeanGet this item“Fum, foe, fie, fee, monsters don’t eat broccoli,” but it turns out that they do eat everything else, like wheels, ships, boulders, buildings and rockets.
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Betty Bunny Loves Chocolate Cake
2011 by Kaplan, Michael B.Get this itemFrom her first bite, young Betty Bunny likes chocolate cake so much that she claims she will marry it one day, and she has trouble learning to wait patiently until she can have her next taste.
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Our Food: A Healthy Serving of Science and Poems
2016 by Lin, GraceGet this itemPoetic answers to food questions such as "why are vegetables green"?
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Just Try One Bite
2022 by Mansbach, AdamGet this itemThese kids' parents only like food like chips and ice cream. Can the kids get them to try just one bite of yummy, healthy fruit or vegetables?!
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How to Feed your Parents
2018 by Miller, RyanGet this itemWhat to do when your parents only eat a few foods and reject anything else?
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Sylvia's Spinach
2012 by Pryor, KatherineGet this itemSylvia Spivens hates spinach! But what will the picky eater do when her teacher gives her spinach seeds to plant in the school garden? Discover what happens when Sylvia gives something new a try.
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Little Pea
2005 by Rosenthal, Amy KrouseGet this itemLittle Pea hates eating candy for dinner, but his parents will not let him have his spinach dessert until he cleans his plate.
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Cave Dada: Picky Eater
2021 by Reese, BrandonGet this itemWhat's Cave Dada to do when his little Baba only wants an egg for breakfast, and he doesn't have any?!
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Hungry Bird
2016 by Tankard, JeremyGet this itemWhat can bird do when he's super hungry but doesn't like any of the available snacks?
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I Am Picky: Confessions of A Fussy Eater
2022 by Tracy, KristenGet this itemRaccoon is picky, but very hungry!
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A Few Bites
2012 by Young, CybèleGet this itemSometimes it takes a big sister telling fantastical vegetable tales to make you want to eat them.
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