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Color & Cook Healthy Snacks

By Monica Wellington

Join Molly and Jack as they stock up on fresh fruits and vegetables from the farmer’s market, whip up some yummy treats, and have a neighborhood healthy snack sale. This fun-filled coloring book features 28 illustrations and 5 recipes that encourage children to choose delicious, healthy snacks like Salsa Salad, Veggie Chips and Pretzel Wands. Softcover, 30 pages. Ages 4-8.

Color & Cook Healthy Snacks DV-4496......$4.99

Rotten Ralph Feels Rotten

By Jack Gantos and Nicole Rubel

Forgoing the healthy fare Sarah has made, Ralph sneaks out to fill up on decomposing garbage. The next morning has Ralph feeling utterly rotten, to the point of an emergency vet visit. Learning from his bad food choices, Ralph’s story reminds readers that good food equates to feeling good. Hardcover, 48 pages. Ages 4-8.

Rotten Ralph Feels Rotten MPS-3574......$15.00

Big Blue

By Vanita Oelschlager

With childhood obesity an increasing epidemic, Big Blue addresses the topic by introducing Blue, the bird, and the unfavorable results of his actions. When Big Blue forgoes daily tasks preferring to eat and nap day after day, he becomes too heavy to fly south with the flock. As the winter approaches, Big Blue works hard to survive, resulting in a stronger and healthier Big Blue! Hardcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-8.

Big Blue SCI-6253......$15.95

The Peanut-Free Cafe

By Gloria Koster

When a new student with a peanut allergy arrives at his school, Simon suggests making the peanut-free table a fun place so his new friend won’t have to eat alone. The plan works wonderfully leaving Simon to discover that even a true peanut butter lover like himself is willing to try a peanut-free lunch at school so he can join the fun. Library binding, 32 pages. Ages 4-8.

The Peanut-Free Cafe AW-3861......$16.99

In this book a young girl gives a realistic description of her life with diabetes from what it was like to learn she had the disease at age 2 to some of the ways she and her family have adjusted to it. Children who have recently been diagnosed with diabetes will take comfort in knowing what to expect and that they are not alone. Softcover, 24 pages. Ages 4-8.

Even Little Kids Get Diabetes AW-1595......$6.95

The Princess and the Peanut Allergy

By Wendy McClure

Regina has the perfect birthday party all set, with a princess theme and castle cake, nothing can go wrong. All is going to plan until Paula, Regina’s best friend, tells her that she can’t have castle cake, not even a slice, due to her peanut allergy. Bright watercolor illustrations balance informative text about food allergies, how to adapt, and concludes with a note from a pediatric allergist. Hardcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-8.

The Princess and the Peanut Allergy AW-6237......$16.99

Wiggle and Waggle
(Bank Street College of Education's The Best Children's Books of the Year
& A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book
& Earlychildhood NEWS Directors' Choice Award Winner)

By Caroline Arnold

Worms’ Wiggle and Waggle are no slouches, but a dynamic worm duo who work hard digging through soil helping gardens grow strong and healthy. In five chapters, Wiggle and Waggle balance tough work with plenty of fun- picnics, swimming, and singing. Upbeat text coupled with lively illustrations creates an engaging tale for young readers, along with a page of worm facts to conclude the tale. Softcover, 48 pages. Ages 4-8.

Wiggle and Waggle CB-3077......$5.95

This colorful book filled with watercolor illustrations featuring fruits and vegetables is sure to be “a-peeling” to young readers!  Join in with the students as a classroom project encourages the children to taste samples of over 50 fruits and vegetables along with learning how to plant, water and grow many of them in the school’s community garden and shop for produce at the grocery store! Even unusual produce like rhubarb, rutabagas, jicama, grapefruit, papaya, star fruit and cherimoya are included. Ages 3-7. Softcover, 31 pages.

All Our Fruits and Vegetables DA-6035......$7.95

Grab your favorite bread and nutritious fixings’ because it is time to make a sandwich. Explore the traditional sandwich in new ways through engaging illustrations of children working together to create cultural favorites, from empanadas to eggrolls. Easy to read rhyming text introduces an array of ethnic healthy sandwiches! Softcover, 29 pages. Ages 3-7.

It's a Sandwich! DA-6027......$7.95

Little children and toddlers love to jiggle and move around to bouncy music. This delightful book and CD contains lots of lively tunes for hopping, skipping and jumping and includes fun instructions for the "soldiers' march", the "carnival of the animals", the "skaters' waltz" and more! Boardbook with audio CD, 12 pages. 2 years and up.

CD tracklist: 1. Soldiers' March from Album for the Young (Schumann) 2. Minuet from Music for the Royal Fireworks (Handel) 3. Le Chevaleresque (Burgmuller) 4. Fossils from the Carnival of the Animals (Saint-Saens) 5. Skaters' Waltz (Waldteufel) 6. Moment musical (Schubert) 7. Caprice (Paganini) 8. The Entertainer (Joplin) 9. Dance of the Mirlitons from the Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky) 10. Soldiers' Chorus (Gounod) 11. Rondo alla turca (Mozart) 12. Gavotte (Bach) 13. Mazurka (Chopin) 14. Norwegian Dance (Grieg) 15. Radetzky March (Strauss) 16. Minuet (Boccherini)

Hop, Skip and Jump with dance-along music CD EDC-9148......$15.99

Young Nikki is tired of being teased by classmates and has been warned by her doctor to lose weight, so when a favorite teacher has a health crisis due to her obesity, Nikki decides to join her as she begins to eat healthier and exercise more. Children struggling with their weight will relate to Nikki and be inspired by her journey to a healthier lifestyle. Hardcover, 32 pages. Ages 6-10.

I Get So Hungry PP-3110......$16.99