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Granny teaches her young grandson how to cook the family meal, in this celebration of food, traditions, and gathering together at the table. Includes recipe for baked macaroni and cheese.

Discovering a dusty cookbook of magical recipes, Kelly and her two best friends are surprised when their concoctions produce genuinely magical results and tempt them to consider stirring up trouble with their respective crushes.

"It's lunch time and all of the animals are hungry. In fact, you're feeling hungry too, and you know exactly what to make. Delicious peanut butter sandwiches for everyone. You start by checking your recipe-- and who knew that making a peanut butter sandwich could be so complicated?! You gather the critters and a few necessary items (the peanuts and bread of course, and you can't forget the accordion and wooden clogs!), and then you get started! All...

When Koko Dodo's secret chocolate sauce is stolen just before an important cooking contest Didi, a dodo bird, devises a daring plan to help--whether he wants her to or not.

"Tiana starts a garden on the roof of her restaurant!"--

In the houses of Rahma Road are people from all over the world. Some are fasting for Ramadan, and some are not. But the annual potluck iftar is something they all attend. Who would miss grandest, tastiest, most delicious meal of the year? From chicken tikka to roti bom, each house is planning on bringing something to share. The result? A feast of food from around the world! Travel from house to house on Rahma Road to see what everyone's making (and...

Luna and her little brother Sol are out to solve a mystery! They suspect that their grandmother uses magic to create her remedies because she says that she uses a "magic" ingredient. At the beginning of the story Luna and Sol catch colds so their grandmother makes a healing soup. Luna overhears Nana singing a classic Spanish children's song about frog tails while cooking the soup, so Luna secretly thinks that frogs are the magic ingredient. The children...

"Pookie's family spends a terrific Thanksgiving Day together, with love and gratitude. (AND PIE!!!)"--

"The last few months have been pretty tough for Eli. He moved to New York City and left his small town in Minnesota with his extended family and everyone he knows. He hasn't made any new friends. And his mom died unexpectedly, shattering his whole world. He misses Mom more and more every day, but Dad refuses to talk about her, leaving Eli alone in his grief. Then Eli finds a stash of instructional cooking videos his mom made, revealing her dream of...

"You're my chef's kiss. This yummy book is filled with foodie love!"--