Books on the Menu Collection

Use the resources in this collection to create your own Books On The Menu (BOTM) program. BOTM is a program in which your oldest elementary students can mentor the youngest students (their "bookmates") in reading. Through this themed collection, children satisfy their cravings for books and stories that focus on food while building new friendships. Download the Teacher's Handbook resources and the Bookmate Planner resource to get started.

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Books on the Menu: Teacher's Handbook (1st resource)

Books on the Menu Teacher's Handbook outlines a read-together program between younger readers and...

Books on the Menu: Teacher's Handbook (2nd resource)

Books on the Menu Teacher's Handbook outlines a read-together program between younger readers and...

Books on the Menu: Teacher's Handbook (3rd resource)

Books on the Menu Teacher's Handbook outlines a read-together program between younger readers and...

Books on the Menu: Teacher's Handbook (4th resource)

Books on the Menu Teacher's Handbook outlines a read-together program between younger readers and...

Books on the Menu: Teacher's Handbook (5th resource)

Books on the Menu Teacher's Handbook outlines a read-together program between younger readers and...

Books on the Menu: Bookmate Planner

Books on the Menu Bookmate Planner outlines a read-together program between younger readers and...

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Bread and Jam for Frances

Written by Russell Hoban and Illustrated by Lillian Hoban
Frances will only eat bread and jam, so her parents agree that that’s all she will eat. Children...
Pre-K - 3rd

Bread Bread Bread

Written by Ann Morris and Illustrated by Ken Heyman
Tortillas? Baguettes? Bagels? What kind of bread do you eat? Bread is a food enjoyed by people in...
Pre-K - 3rd

Chicken Little

Written and Illustrated by Steven Kellogg

"The sky is failing! The sky is failing!" Chicken Little and her feathered friends are all aflutter...

Pre-K - 3rd

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Written by Judi Barrett and Illustrated by Roland Barrett
The tiny town of Chewandswallow was very much like any other tiny town, except for its weather...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The Doorbell Rang

Written by Pat Hutchins
Ma makes a batch of a dozen chocolate chip cookies for her children. Each child has six cookies. But...
Pre-K - 3rd

Everybody Cooks Rice

Written by Norah Dooley and Illustrated by Peter J. Thornton

Carrie goes from one neighbor's house to the next looking for her brother, who is late for dinner...

K - 3rd

Family Pictures/Cuadros de Familia

Written by Carmen Lomas Garza (Paintings & Stories) and Illustrated by Sandra Cisneros (Introduction) & Pat Mora (Afterword)

Family Pictures is the story of Carmen Lomas Garza's girlhood: celebrating birthdays, making tamales...

1st - 6th

Feast for 10

Written by Cathryn Falwell
What does it take to feed 10 hungry people? When everyone in the family helps, the feasting can...
Pre-K - 3rd

Gregory, the Terrible Eater

Written by Mitchell Sharmat and Illustrated by Jose Aruego & Ariane Dewey

Gregory isn't like most goats. Instead of indulging in delicacies like old shoes, boxes, and bottle...

Pre-K - 3rd

How My Parents Learned to Eat

Written by Ina R. Friedman and Illustrated by Allen Say

An American sailor courts a young Japanese woman and each tries, in secret, to learn the other's way...

Pre-K - 3rd
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How To Make An Apple Pie And See The World

Written and Illustrated by Marjorie Priceman

Hitch a ride around the world to pick up every ingredient you need for an apple pie and learn all...

Pre-K - 2nd
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I Need a Lunch Box

Written by Jeannette Caines
Sometimes it's hard to be a younger brother and watch your older sister get everything she needs to...
Pre-K - 2nd

The Little Red Hen (Folk Tale Classics)

Written and Illustrated by Paul Galdone

Little Red Hen is a time-tested cautionary tale about how we reap what we sow. When the hen asks a...

Pre-K - 3rd

Mel's Diner

Written by Marissa Moss

Mabel enjoys helping her father and mother run their diner, a friendly and comfortable place where...

K - 4th

More Spaghetti, I Say! (Scholastic Reader Level 1)

Written by Rita Golden Gelman and Illustrated by Mort Gerberg

Minnie loves spaghetti. So much so, that he's too busy eating it to even play! Can he convince his...

Pre-K - 3rd

The Paper Crane

Written and Illustrated by Molly Bang

Business returns to a once-prosperous restaurant when a mysterious stranger pays for his meal with a...

Pre-K - 3rd

Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Play Rhyme

Written and Illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott

A favorite play rhyme takes on super-duper proportions as two children create a table-sized sandwich...

Pre-K - 1st

Pizza Party! (Hello Reader Level 1)

Written by Grace MacCarone and Illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully

A 1993 Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator and the author of Itchy, Itchy Chicken Pox come together...

Pre-K - 3rd

Sheep Out to Eat

Written by Nancy Shaw and Illustrated by Margot Apple

The sheep are back, and this time they're hungry, venturing into a tea shop for even more rollicking...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Stone Soup

Written by Marcia Brown and Illustrated by Maricia Brown
Based on an old French folktate, the story is about how three hungry soldiers outsmart the selfish...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The Stories Julian Tells

Written by Ann Cameron and Illustrated by Ann Strugnell
Julian loves to tell stories, but they’re not always true. His most captive audience is his younger...
1st - 4th

Strega Nona

Written and Illustrated by Tomie dePaola
Strega Nona, or Grandmother Witch, is a witch doctor who helps the people in her village with her...
Pre-K - 3rd

Thunder Cake

Written by Patricia Polacco

A loud clap of thunder booms, and rattles the windows of Grandma's old farmhouse. "This is Thunder...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Too Many Tamales

Written by Gary Soto and Illustrated by Ed Martinez

Christmas Eve started out so perfectly for Maria. Snow had fallen and the streets glittered. Maria's...

Pre-K - 3rd

Alphabet Soup

Written by Abbie Zabar
Descriptions of twenty-six (one for each letter of the alphabet) unfamiliar but everyday foods from...
2nd - 3rd
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Chato’s Kitchen

Written by Gary Soto and Illustrated by Susan Guevara
Chato, the cool cat from East Los Angeles decides to invite his neighbors ratoncitos, or little mice...
Pre-K - 3rd

Chicken Soup with Rice: A Book of Months

Written and Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

This rhyming book cleverly uses a little boy’s love for soup to teach children the months of the...

Pre-K - 1st
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Chicken Sunday

Written by Patricia Polacco
A young white girl and her two black "brothers" devise a plan to raise money to buy the boys'...
1st - 4th

Cleversticks

Written by Bernard Ashley and Illustrated by Derek Brazell

Ling Sung dreads going to school. There are too many things the other kids can do that he can't...

Pre-K - 2nd

Corn Is Maize: The Gift of the Indians

Written and Illustrated by Aliki

In this Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2 book, award-winning author-illustrator Aliki tells the...

Pre-K - 3rd

Curious George and the Pizza

Written by Margaret Rey & H.A. Rey

Curious George is up to his elbows in dough and trouble as he tries his hand at making pizza. Tony...

Pre-K - 2nd

Curious George Goes to an Ice Cream Shop

Written by Margaret Rey & H.A. Rey

There are so many colorful, delicious flavors of ice cream in Mr. Herb's store. Which should George...

Pre-K - 2nd

Daddy Makes the Best Spaghetti

Written by Anna Grossnickle Hines

Not only does Corey's father make the best spaghetti, but he also dresses up as Bathman and acts...

Pre-K - 1st

Each Orange Had 8 Slices: A Counting Book

Written by Paul Giganti, Jr. and Illustrated by Donald Crews

If each orange has 8 slices and each slice has 2 seeds, then how many seeds are there in all? You'll...

Pre-K - 3rd

Eating Fractions

Written by Bruce McMillan

Food is cut into halves, quarters, and thirds to illustrate how parts make a whole. Simple recipes...

Pre-K - 3rd

Frog Goes To Dinner

Written and Illustrated by Mercer Mayer

A boy was getting dressed in his bedroom. His pet dog, frog and turtle watched as he put on his best...

Pre-K - 1st

The Giant Jam Sandwich

Written by John Vernon Lord & Janet Burroway and Illustrated by John Vernon Lord

It's a dark day for Itching Down. Four million wasps have just descended on the town, and the pests...

Pre-K - 3rd

Green Eggs and Ham

Written and Illustrated by Dr. Seuss

Through rhyme and repetition, Dr. Seuss portrays the human instinct to dislike something new–until...

Pre-K - 2nd

If You Give A Mouse A Cookie

Written by Laura Numeroff and Illustrated by Felicia Bond

If a hungry little mouse shows up on your doorstep, you might want to give him a cookie. And if you...

Pre-K - 3rd
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If You Give a Pig a Pancake

Written by Laura Joffe Numeroff and Illustrated by Felicia Bond
If you give a pig a pancake, she'll want syrup to go with it. If you give her some of your favorite...
Pre-K - 3rd
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If You Give a Moose a Muffin

Written by Laura Numeroff and Illustrated by Felicia Bond
If a big hungry moose comes to visit, you might give him a muffin to make him feel at home. If you...
Pre-K - 3rd

I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie

Written by Alison Jackson and Illustrated by Judy Schachner

I know an old lady who swallowed a pie, a Thanksgiving pie, which was really too dry.

And with that...

Pre-K - 2nd

In the Night Kitchen

Written and Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

In the Night Kitchen is the classic story of Mickey's adventures in the bakers’ kitchen as they...

Pre-K - 3rd

Jalapeño Bagels

Written by Natasha Wing and Illustrated by Robert Casilla

While trying to decide what to take for his school's International Day, Pablo helps his Mexican...

K - 3rd

The Magic Porridge Pot

Written by Paul Galdone

In this classic fairy tale, the porridge pot always produces food for the little girl, but it runs...

K - 3rd
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Pancakes for Breakfast

Written by Tomie De Paola
This wordless picture book follows the trials of a little old lady who attempts to make pancakes for...
Pre-K - 2nd

Pancakes, Pancakes!

Written by Eric Carle
The barnyard rooster crows to tell Jack it's time to get up. It's very early in the morning – and...
Pre-K - 3rd

Pass the Fritters, Critters

Written by Cheryl Chapman and Illustrated by Susan L. Roth

A playful nonsense rhyme and bold illustrations follow a group of animals as they try to get the...

Pre-K - K

Pickles To Pittsburgh: The Sequel To Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs

Written by Judi Barrett and Illustrated by Ronald Barrett

In this charming sequel to the classic Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Kate and Henry eagerly...

Pre-K - 3rd

Sip, Slurp, Soup, Soup/Caldo, Caldo, Caldo (English and Spanish Edition)

Written by Diane Gonzales Bertrand and Illustrated by Alex Pardo Delange (Illustrator) & Julia Mercedes Castilla (Translator)

"On rainy Sunday mornings when Mama pulls out her tall, dark soup pot with tiny white spots, we know...

K - 2nd

Stone Soup

Written by Ann McGovern and Illustrated by Winslow Pinney Pels

A clever young man tricks an old woman into believing that soup can be made from a stone. As the pot...

Pre-K - 2nd

Stop That Pickle!

Written by Peter Armour and Illustrated by Andrew Shachat

When Mrs. Elmira Deeds waddles into Mr. Adolph’s deli and asks for a pickle, chaos erupts! The...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Ten Apples Up On Top!

Written by Dr. Seuss and Illustrated by Roy Mc Kie
Three friends balance counting and fun in this silly Beginner Book by Dr. Seuss and illustrated by...
Pre-K - 2nd

This Is the Bread I Baked for Ned

Written by Crescent Dragonwagon and Illustrated by Isadore Seltzer

Having spent the afternoon preparing a special dinner for her husband, Ned's dedicated wife, Glenda...

K - 3rd

Today is Monday

Written and Illustrated by Eric Carle

String beans, spaghetti, ZOOOOP, roast beef, fresh fish, chicken and ice cream are the delicious...

Pre-K - 2nd

Tony's Bread

Written by Tomie dePaola

Tony dreams that one day he'll become the most famous baker in northern Italy. His poor daughter...

Pre-K - 3rd

The Tortilla Factory

Written by Gary Paulsen and Illustrated by Ruth Paulsen

Author Gary Paulsen pays tribute to a cycle of life – from seed to plant to tortilla. Workers till...

Pre-K - 3rd

The Ugly Vegetables

Written and Illustrated by Grace Lin

The neighbors' gardens look so much prettier and so much more inviting to the young gardener than...

Pre-K - 3rd

Walter the Baker

Written and Illustrated by Eric Carle

Walter the Baker is famous for his breads, rolls, cookies, tarts, and pies. The Duke and Duchess...

Pre-K - 2nd

Warthogs in the Kitchen: A Sloppy Counting Book

Written by Pamela Duncan Edwards & Henry Cole

A delightful counting book from the creators of Livingstone Mouse features a group of eight messy...

Pre-K - 3rd

Watch Out for the Chicken Feet in Your Soup

Written and Illustrated by Tomie dePaola

Embarrassed to introduce his friend to his old-fashioned Italian grandmother, a young boy gains a...

K - 4th

Yoko

Written and Illustrated by Rosemary Wells
When Yoko brings her favorite lunch, sushi, to school all the other students make fun of her. Yoko’s...
Pre-K - 2nd