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Picture books are for everyone! Teens and tweens – if you’re having trouble picking a picture book to read for your Beanstack badge, here are some ideas and suggestions from Teen/Tween Librarian Mollie:

• Revisit a favorite childhood book or story.
• Look in the Juvenile biography section (J 920) to learn about a favorite historical figure or celebrity in a picture book format.
• Read one of Mollie’s favorites that even older readers will enjoy or connect with:
  • Mr. S by Monica Arnaldo – EASY ARN
  • Journey by Aaron Becker – EASY BEC
  • Leave Me Alone! by Vera Brosgol – EASY BRO
  • We are Definitely Human by X. Fang – EASY FAN
  • Big by Vashti Harrison – EASY HAR
  • Spaghetti Hunters by Morag Hood – EASY HOO
  • Pizza! A Slice of History by Greg Pizzoli – EASY PIZ
  • Unstoppable by Adam Rex and Laura Park – EASY REX
  • There was a Party for Langston by Jason Reynolds, Jerome Pumphrey, and Jarrett Pumphrey – EASY REY
  • Cookie Time by Jessie Sima – EASY SIM
  • Flotsam by David Wiesner – EASY WIE

Get cooking and try some new recipes this December! Here are some cookbooks you might like to try:

Children’s Books –

• Chef Snoopy Cookbook: Tasty Recipes for Young Chefs  – J 641.5 CHE
• Chef in Training: Kids in the Kitchen by Bernice Ho – J 641.5 KIT
• Delish: The How-To Cookbook for Young Foodies by Joanna Saltz – J 641.5 SAL
• Spider-Man: the Official Cookbook by Jermaine McLaughlin – J 641.5 SPI
• Bake, make and learn to cook : fun & healthy recipes for young cooks by David Atherton – J 641.508 ATH
• The Complete Cookbook for Young Scientists by America’s Test Kitchen – J 641.512 AME
• Annabel Karmel’s My First Cookbook by Annabel Karmel – J 641.512 KAR
• Recipes for Change: 12 Dishes inspired by a Year in Black History by Michael Platt – J 641.512 PLA
• Tiana’s Cookbook from Disney’s Princess and the Frog – J 641.512 TIA
• Children’s Quick and Easy Cookbook by Angela Wilkes – J 641.512 WIL
• Omari McQueen’s Best Bites Cookbook by Omari McQueen – J 641.563 MCQ
• The Vegan Cookbook for Kids by Barb Musick – J 641.563 MUS
• A Sweet Year: Jewish Celebrations and Festive Recipes for Kids and Their Families by Joan Nathan – J 641.567 NAT
• Priya’s Kitchen Adventures by Priya Krishna – J 641.59 KRI
• Cocinando on Cook Street: a Collection of Mi Familia’s Recipes by Marcela Valladolid – J 641.597 VAL
• The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Pizza Cookbook by Peggy Paul Casella – J 641.824 CAS

Teen Books –

• The Complete Cookbook for Teen Chefs by America’s Test Kitchen – YA 641.5 COM
• Percy Jackson and the Olympians the Official Cookbook by Jarrett Melendez – YA 641.5 MEL
• Minecraft: Gather, Cook, Eat! Official Cookbook by Tara Theoharis – YA 641.5 THE
• The Official Five Nights at Freddy’s Cookbook by Scott Cawthon and Rob Morris – YA 641.512 CAW
• The Super Easy Teen Cookbook by Christina Hitchcock – YA 641.512 HIT
• The Unofficial Studio Ghibli Cookbook by Jessica Yun – YA 641.595 YUN
• Bread Baking for Teens! 30 Step-by-step Recipes for Beginners by Katie Shaw – YA 641.815 SHA
• Sushi Cookbook for Beginners by Chika Ravitch – YA 641.82 RAV
• Anyone Can Cake by Whitney DePaoli – YA 641.865 DEP
• The Nightmare Before Christmas Official Baking Cookbook by Sandy K Snugly – YA 641.865 SNU
• Kawaii Cafe Bubble Tea by Stacey Kwong and Beyah Del Mundo – YA 641.87 KWO
• Noodles, Rice, and Everything Spice: A Thai Comic Book Cookbook by Christine de Witte and Mallika Kauppinen – YA GRAPHIC NOO