The Food Trust’s multicultural collection of farm to ECE books highlights children’s books that feature characters from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, many of which are authored by writers of color. The list also includes a number of books that are either bilingual or written exclusively in Spanish. These books cover a wide variety of farm to ECE related topics including gardening, farms, cooking, family meals, farmers markets, shopping for food and more.
Arturo and the Bienvenido Feast
Green Green: A Community Gardening Story
Bee-bim Bop!
Grow. Eat. Repeat. A Love Letter to Black-Eyed Peas
The Prince(ss) of Picky Eating
Grandma Lena's Big Ol' Turnip
Lola Plants A Garden
Little Seeds (My Little Planet)
Jonathan and His Mommy
City Green
The Ugly Vegetables
Cooking With You/Cocino Contigo
Mooncakes
Community Soup
Kitchen Dance
Plant A Little Seed
Plants Feed Me
The Sandwich Swap
Green Is A Chile Pepper: A Book Of Colors
At The Farmers Market / En El Mercado (Spanish and English)
Too Many Tamales
Round Is A Tortilla: A Book Of Shapes
Mealtime (Toddler Tools)
Harvesting Hope: The Story Of Cesar Chavez
Full, Full, Full Of Love
Bibim Bap for Dinner / Bibim bap para cenar
How a Seed Grows
Bring Me Some Apples and I’ll Make You a Pie: A Story About Edna Lewis
That’s Not Fair! Emma Tenayuca’s Struggle For Justice / ¡No Es Justo! La Lucha De Emma Tenayuca Por La Justicia
Aani And The Tree Huggers
A Season For Mangoes
Lailah’s Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story
All Around Us
No Kimchi for Me!
In My Family / En Mi Familia
Family Pictures / Cuadros De Familia
Sweet Potato Pie
Amelia's Road
Ghosts For Breakfast
Our Community Garden
When We Were Alone
Celebrate My Hopi Corn / Celebrate My Hopi Toys
The Apple Tree (English and Cherokee)
Hungry Johnny
We eat rice / Comemos Arroz
No Mush Today
Rainbow Stew
The Have A Good Day Cafe
Hot, Hot Roti For Dada-ji
Auntie Yang’s Great Soybean Picnic
The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees To Feed Families
Block Party
Can You Eat A Rainbow? / ¿Puedes comer el arco iris?
Time For Tacos / Vamos a hacer tacos
Go Go Gumbo / Rico, rico estofado!
Family Picnic / Picnic en familia
Meat Pies / Empanadas de carne
The Wakame Gatherers
In My Garden
Counting Pumpkins
On Our Farm / En nuestra granja
Juicy Peach / Durazno jugoso
The Goat Goes To Town / Una cabra en la ciudad
Cora Cooks Pancit
Yum, Apples! / ¡Deliciosas manzanas!
Fatima and the Clementine Thieves
Hello Flower/ ¡Hola, flor!
Fishing Fun / Pescar es divertido
Dim Sum For Everyone
Come And Eat!
Before We Eat
Fussy Freya
Eat A Rainbow
Babies Can't Eat Kimchee!
Mariama: Different But Just the Same
A Day without Sugar / Un día sin azúcar
Lenny In The Garden
In The Garden With Dr. Carver
The Tangerine Tree
Seed Magic
Mystery Vine
The Cazuela That The Farm Maiden Stirred
Grandpa's Girls
A Farmer's Life For Me
Lenny Has Lunch
Icy Watermelon / Sandia Fria
What Shall I Make?
Fruits: A Caribbean Counting Poem
Rosario's Fig Tree
El Barrio
Alicia's Fruity Drinks / Las Aguas Frescas de Alicia