I have learned firsthand how powerful food can be as a gateway conversation to bigger issues.
Like race.
So I spent the morning creating a list of our favorite children’s books where food culture is the dominant theme. They are:
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· Baby Goes to Market
· Freedom Soup
· Rainbow Stew
· Anna Carries Water
· Bi Bim Bop
· Fry Bread
· My Food, Your Food
· Thank You Omu
· Cora Cooks Pancit
· Lailah’s Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story
· Dim Sum for Everyone
· Too Many Tamales
· Hot, Hot Roti for Dada-ji
· Amy Wu & The Perfect Bao
· Latkes, Latkes
· Hiromi’s Hands
· Duck for Turkey Day
· Pancakes to Parathas
· Bilal Cooks Dal
· Green is a Chili Pepper
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What you read to your child matters. And it’s never too early to start.
xo Jenny, founder
