A famous chef is coming to visit Mr. Hopper's second grade class, and everyone is excited about bringing in their family's favorite dish to share except Ollie.

By cutting and grinding the wheat for flour, Jack starts from scratch to help make his breakfast pancake.

A cumulative tale of a farm maiden who, aided by a group of animals, prepares "Arroz con Leche," or rice pudding. Includes recipe and glossary of the Spanish words that are woven throughout the text.

When Jack, a poor boy, trades some of his homemade bean pies for magic beans, they lead him to a strange new world above the clouds where he must must rely on his wits and cooking skills to avoid being eaten by giants. Includes puzzles and notes for adults.

Since Steffy was little, she and her older sister, Nina, have lived with beloved Auntie Gina. But when Steffy and Nina's dad comes home to live with them, everything changes. So Steffy does what she does best: she cooks her way through the hardest year of her life. But sometimes her life feels like a kitchen-sink meal--too many ingredients that don't quite work. All Steffy wants is for her family to be whole again. Can her recipes help bring them...

Pinch and Dash's disagreement over the use of pepper and hot sauce in their soup ends up spoiling the meal. This charming giggle-a-minute story of friendship and the perils of working together on a project is perfect for youngsters beginning to read independently. Pinch is hungry--but there's not much in his refrigerator, and he's too lazy to cook something or go out to the Chat and Chew for some soup. But his good friend Dash is always cooking something!...

Follows Tate, Rae, Caroline, and Oliver, ages nine to eleven, both on and off-camera as they compete in a televised cooking competition. Includes cooking tips.

"Once a year, each of Rubys relatives prepares a special dish to share at their family reunion. Daddy calls it their signature dishand Ruby wants one of her own. She wanders through the bustling kitchen looking for inspiration. As she watches Pop-Pops chicken sizzling in the skillet, Uncle G slicing onions, and Auntie Billie cooking corn on the hot grill, she wonders if shes just too young to have a signature dish. Thats when she finds it the perfect...

When Anita and Winnifred Wompananny, kitchen witches, are frightened by some children, they unwittingly bake their bad feelings into a pizza that escapes the oven and goes barreling through town.

Sascha Nelson and her best friend, Nicole Hilliard, love to cook! So when their favorite TV show Kids' Big Chef Food Fights comes to their school for a special competition, they're ecstatic! But school cheaters Ashli and Nathan are also in the show. When Sascha and Nicole buy a mysterious can called Monster Blood is Back, they think they've found the perfect ingredient. Unfortunately, the trouble with Monster Blood always seems to grow and grow. Can...