Seven fussy eaters find a way to surprise their mother.

Offers insight into food consumption in the twenty-first century, explaining how an abundance of unlimited food varieties reveals the responsibilities of consumers to protect their health and the environment.

"When dragons run out of tacos, they travel back in time to get a fresh supply"--

A fussy eater decides to sample the carrots after her brother convinces her that they are really orange twiglets from Jupiter.

A father tells outlandish stories while trying to get his young son, who is a very picky eater, to eat foods he thinks he will not like.

When Inchworm overhears Mama Bug tell Baby Bug that she eats like a monster, he cries out in fear and sets off a chain reaction of animals trying to hide from the horrible beast they believe is coming.

A boy who is so hungry that he moves from eating sandwiches to buildings and finally to an entire nation learns from his mother that it is his soul, not his body, that needs to be filled.

Josey Cirrini is sure of three things: winter is her favorite season, she's a sorry excuse for a Southern belle, and sweets are best eaten in the privacy of her closet. For while Josey has settled into an uneventful life in her mother's house, her one consolation is the stockpile of sugary treats and paperback romances she escapes to each night--Source other than Library of Congress.

"A busy creature eats his way through the alphabet!"--

It's a big, tasty world out there, and this book takes kids on a tour through the cuisines of 14 countries, complete with a recipe for each one. What's on your plate? Chances are it's not quite the same as what's on other children's plates around the world. Come on a journey to see how people in different countries prepare, eat, and think about their food. Beautiful photographs and illustrations capture the food culture of 14 countries. Each spread...