Select language, opens an overlay
  • General Recommendations
  • Staff-Created List

SRC 2025: Make a Recipe from Another Culture for Kids

Kid's books to fulfill TPL's Summer Reading Challenge 2025 category: "Make a recipe from another culture."

Tacoma Public Library

24 items

  • American Girl Around the World Cookbook

    Delicious Dishes From Across the Globe

    Collects more than forty easy-to-follow international recipes for young chefs, including such dishes as Swedish meatballs, souvlaki, tortilla soup, chicken tikka masala, and sticky toffee pudding.
    Book, 2018San Francisco, CA : Weldon Owen, [2018] — J 641.59 AM3544A 2018
  • The Antiracist Kitchen

    21 Stories (and Recipes)

    This illustrated nonfiction anthology is a collection of stories and recipes about antiracism from 21 North American children's authors.
    Book, 2023[Victoria, British Columbia] : Orca Books Publishers, 2023. — J 641.59 ANTIRACIS 2023
  • Award-winning writer and master storyteller Karim Alrawi draws on his deep knowledge of Arab culture in creating these enchanting tales that are a feast for young imaginations. These stories take readers of every age on a delightful literary,…
    Book, 2021Northampton, MA : Crocodile Books, 2021. — J 641.5956 AL77A 2021
  • Chef and such ingredients as Lexi the veggie whiz and Chai the spice guru present foods and eating traditions from different parts of the world and offer a recipe from each of thirteen countries, including Brazil, France, Morocco, and China.
    Book, 2016London, United Kingdom : Lawrence King Publishing, 2016. — J 641.59 B3204A 2016
  • Bilal and his father invite his friends to help make his favorite dish, daal, then all must wait patiently for it to be done.
    Book, 2019New York : Salaam Reads, [2019] — CJ SAEED-A
  • Discusses cooking techniques, food hygiene, and kitchen safety, and presents step-by-step instructions for all types of dishes.
    Book, 2023New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2023. — J 641.5123 W6524C 2023
  • Chinese Menu

    the History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods

    Lin, Grace,
    The origin stories of each Chinese dish told using the framework of Chinese cuisine-oftentimes based in folklore, both ancient and contemporary.
    Book, 2023New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2023. — J 641.5951 LIN 2023
  • Cocinando on Cook Street

    a Collection of Mi Familia's Recipes

    Valladolid, Marcela,
    Family is where the heart is, and the heart is our kitchen. Inspired by her own Mexican ancestry and culture, chef Marcela Valladolid's children's cookbook leads readers through the magic and legacy of her family recipes. From homemade chili-lime…
    Book, 2022[Los Angeles, California] : Lil' Libros, 2022. — SP J 641.5972 V241C 2022
  • Cooking Class Global Feast!

    44 Recipes That Celebrate the World's Cultures

    Cook, Deanna F., 1965-
    Food is a fun way to celebrate diversity, and in her new kids' cookbook, best-selling author Deanna F. Cook leads young chefs on a tasty tour of global cultures and cuisines. Kids gain practical kitchen skills through preparing breakfasts, drinks,…
    Book, 2019North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, [2019] — J 641.59 C7715C 2019
  • Fry Bread

    a Native American Family Story

    Maillard, Kevin Noble,
    Using illustrations that show the diversity in Native America and spare poetic text that emphasizes fry bread in terms of provenance, this volume tells the story of a post-colonial food that is a shared tradition for Native American families all…
    Book, 2019New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2019. — CJ MAILL-K
  • Happy Nowruz

    Cooking With Children to Celebrate the Persian New Year

    Batmanglij, Najmieh, 1947-
    Nowruz - the Persian New Year - is one of the world's great festivals, a full month of activities celebrating the earth, the arrival of spring, and the rebirth of nature. Most of all, it is a festival for families. Children and adults alike can…
    Book, 2015Washington, DC : Mage Publishers, 2015. — J 641.5955 B3212H 2015
  • In this version of the classic Stone Soup tale, nobody in the apartment building has enough ingredients for dinner--so a child suggests that they have a community hot pot night. Everybody contributes something, bringing their diverse community…
    Book, 2020Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2020] — CJ CHEN-V
  • Board book with beautiful photos of kids of all abilities celebrate all the different ways we eat (like with chopsticks, hands, and GI tubes), while rhythmic text builds both vocabulary and empathy!
    Book, 2022Berkeley, CA : Little Feminist, [2022] — BB
  • The Juneteenth Cookbook

    Recipes and Activities for Kids and Families to Celebrate

    Agostini, Alliah L.,
    The Juneteenth Cookbook introduces the history of Juneteenth to kids through vibrant recipes, activities, and games drawn from Black American cultural traditions.
    Book, 2024New York, NY : becker & mayer! kids, an imprint of The Quarto Group, 2024. — J 641.568 AGOSTINI 2024
  • Debut cookbook from Michael C. Platt, a teen baker, social entrepreneur, and food-justice advocate. This cookbook from Michael C. Platt will quickly become a favorite as you build skills in the kitchen, whip up some tasty treats, celebrate history,…
    Book, 2022New York : Get Creative 6, [2022] — J 641.86 P6975M 2022
  • Nacho's Nachos

    the Story Behind the World's Favorite Snack

    Nickel, Sandra,
    A picture book biography of Ignacio (Nacho) Anaya, a waiter at the Victory Club in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, and the events surrounding the creation, in 1940, of the globally-popular tortilla chip, cheese, and jalapeño pepper snack that…
    Book, 2020New York, NY : Lee & Low Books, Inc., [2020] — CJ 641.812 ANAYA 2020
  • A delicious exploration of all kinds of breads, from sourdough to bannock to bao, that will tickle your taste buds and warm your heart.
    Book, 2023[Toronto] : Tundra, [2023] — CJ 641.815 QUINTERO 2023
  • A young boy aspires to make a bowl of ramen as delicious as his dad's, and runs into some surprises--both delightful and disastrous--on his first attempt.
    Book, 2023New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2023] — CJ TANUM-P
  • From the Montgomery bus boycott to the Black Lives Matter movement, food has played a vital role in strengthening and shaping Black empowerment. Join food justice advocate and baker Michael Platt on a...visual journey as he retells moving and…
    Book, 2023New York : Magic Cat Publishing, 2023. — J 641.512 PLATT 2023
  • Explore the delicious world of Korean Food! A Very Asian Guide to Korean Food introduces little readers to classic and modern Korean dishes and provides fun facts about the foods and culture of Korea. Learn how kimchi is made or discover what makes…
    Book, 2022California : Gloo Books, [2022] — J 394.120519 LI 2022