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20 Books on Food Culture to Read to Baby

Food can be a powerful gateway conversation to bigger issues, like race. Our top 20 favorite books on food culture for children.

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Food Culture Books For Babies

We have learned firsthand how powerful food can be as a gateway conversation to important topics, like culture and race.

Here is a list of our favorite children’s books where food culture is the dominant theme:

·  Baby Goes to Market

·  Freedom Soup

·  Rainbow Stew

·  Anna Carries Water

·  Bee 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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

What you read to your child matters. And it’s never too early to start.

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