Involve children in the selection process, asking them to choose a new fruit or vegetable to try each week. Like a book. About spinach. About a little girl who thought she hated spinach…until she had a wonderful, hands-on experience with the glorious green veggie that totally changed her feelings about it. A book called Sylvia’s Spinach. Go, Go, Grapes!: A Fruit Chant byApril Pulley Sayre: Engage in a lively fruit chant and explore the colorful world of fruits in this rhythmic and energetic picture book that encourages children to appreciate healthy eating. A sweet story about a little boy who plants a carrot seed and, despite everyone telling him it will not grow, continues to water and care for it until ti does indeed grow! A story about believing in yourself as well about wonderful carrots. Some engaging books about fruits and vegetables for preschoolers are “Eating the Alphabet” by Lois Ehlert, “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle, and “The Ugly Vegetables” by Grace Lin. How Can Books About Fruits And Vegetables Benefit A Child’s Education?

I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato by Lauren Child – Lola will NOT, under any circumstances, eat certain foods. Until her older brother Charlie slyly informs her that her mashed potatoes aren’t actually potatoes, but cloud fluff from the tops of mountains. And so on, until they arrive at the most offensive food of all: tomatoes. This classic tale tells the story of a little boy who has faith that the carrot seed he planted will grow, despite everyone telling him otherwise. It’s a great way to teach children about perseverance and patience. Rah, Rah, Radishes!: A Vegetable Chant By April Pulley Sayre

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This is a classic board book with soft, attractive watercolor pictures. There is no real story, but the book repeats the words ‘orange, pear, apple, and bear’ in different configurations that go along with clever illustrations. This book is best suited for babies or young toddlers. Ten Apples Up On Top A simple book about counting and numbers with colorful photographs of a variety of fruits and vegetables. Wonderful for promoting counting and number recognition in young children while also talking about a vast number of edible plants. This book encourages children to think about where their food actually comes from, and goes through several items of a child’s lunchbox, where they might have come from, and the process that it may have gone through before making its way to their tummies. The colors are bright and the pictures are engaging. My toddler had trouble sitting all the way through this book, so I would recommend it for an older preschooler or young elementary school aged child. The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and The Big Hungry Bear byAudrey Wood, Don Wood: Follow a little mouse's journey to protect a red, ripe strawberry from the big hungry bear in this engaging and suspenseful rhyming tale that emphasizes the concept of sharing.

Handa puts seven different delicious fruits in a basket to take to her friend Akeyo as a surprise. But Handa’s walk takes her past a variety of animals, and the fruits do look very inviting...” Interactive reading methods make reading fun by engaging the child in the story. Here are some interactive reading methods you can use when reading books about fruits and vegetables: The only mention of fruit in this books is at the end, when the main character gets some strawberry jam for his pancake, but we love it so I included it in this roundup anyway. A young boy wants a pancake for breakfast, but has to gather all the ingredients himself: flour from freshly milled wheat, milk from the cow, and so on. At the end he enjoys his pancake with strawberry jam from the cellar. Children’s Books About GardensThis beautifully illustrated book presents The Alphabet Through Fruits and Vegetables, combining reading and healthy eating in an engaging way. The Very Hungry Caterpillar By Eric Carle

Eating the Alphabet: Fruits & Vegetables from A to Z byLois Ehlert: Take a journey through the alphabet and explore a wide variety of fruits and vegetables in this vibrant and informative book that introduces young children to different foods. It has lovely illustrations and could be used to introduce children to different types of fruit or animals as part of an art or geography lesson. As she carries the basket on her head to her friends house, various animals steal the fruits, piece by piece but an accident results in her arriving with a basket full of tangerines which are incidentally Akeyo's favourite fruit.

My Garden: A little girl explores her imagination in the garden she grows. She grows chocolate bunnies, vibrant flowers and jelly bean bushes! A fun garden themed book to stretch your children’s imaginations. Handa is carrying a basket of fruit to her friend Akeyo. She is carrying it on her head and doesn’t notice that animals she is passing are taking fruit out of the basket. Eventually the basket becomes empty but an antelope chasing her runs in to a tree as Handa walks beneath it and fills the basket with tangerines. When Handa reaches Akeyo with her surprise she is surprised herself. It's not hard to understand how Beauman graduated from Cambridge with a first class degree in History. She skilfully, and traces the story of the pineapple wonderfully. This really is incisive history. A Walk Among Trees – STEM Biology Topic for Grade School Kids Trees have been growing on our planet well before human beings appeared on it. Without their comforting shade and tasty fruit, our earth would be quite a barren place. Take a walk among trees in the King’s orchard to savour the taste, the … Do your kiddos love repetition? I know my students love when they find a common phrase in a book and will chant right along with me! This little story will have your kiddos reading right along with you while showcasing a variety of vegetables.