Picky Eater | Mountain View Public Library

1) Grumpy monkey yuck!

Author

Lang, Suzanne

Series

Grumpy Monkey (Board books)

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Board Book, eBook, Kindle

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"Jim Panzee, really likes bananas. And that's all he ever wants to eat. Good luck getting him to try anything else because he is a pretty picky eater." -- Back cover.

2) Little Pea

Author

Rosenthal, Amy Krouse

Series

Little Books (Rosenthal)

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Book, eBook

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Little Pea hates eating candy for dinner, but his parents will not let him have his spinach dessert until he cleans his plate.

3) Bread and jam for Frances

Author

Hoban, Russell

Series

I can read book

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Frances decides she likes to eat only bread and jam at every meal--until to her surprise--her parents grant her wish.

4) Piranhas don't eat bananas

Author

Blabey, Aaron

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Told in rhyming text, Brian tries to get his fellow piranhas to try his fruit and vegetable platter, but they all prefer meat--like those human feet dangling in the water.

5) But I don't eat ants

Author

Marvin, Dan

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This clever take on the picky-eater is full of wry humor and silly puns as the anteater takes us through the food he LOVES to eat, all while repeating the refrain, but I don't eat ants. That is until dinnertime when his mom presents him with with a fiery surprise.

6) Rabbit food

Author

Gretz, Susanna

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Uncle Bunny, who has been summoned to make sure that John joins his fellow rabbits in eating lots of vegetables, reveals a surprising dislike for carrots.

7) Pete the cat: Three bite rule

Author

Lamb, Anne

Series

Pete the cat

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When Grumpy Toad claims he doesn't eat bananas, Pete the Cat encourages Grumpy to try the banana casserole Pete brought for the class potluck.

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"Yoomi hates stinky spicy kimchi--until Grandma makes kimchi pancakes for her!"-- Provided by publisher.

9) Burger boy

Author

Durant, Alan

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Benny hates vegetables and eats nothing but hamburgers, until the day his mother's prediction proves true and he turns into a walking, talking--and running--burger.

10) Eat, Leo! Eat!

Author

Adderson, Caroline

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On Sunday, Leo and and family gather at Nonna's house for a big lunch. Everyone is hungry--except for Leo. Then Nonna starts telling a story that includes the star-shaped pasta in her soup. The following week, she continues the story with a different kind of pasta, and Leo's appetite for the story--and Nonna's food--grows and grows.

11) Only ants for Andy

Author

Awan, Jashar

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A picky anteater named Andy tries out new things with his best friend Sam Sloth and learns that different does not necessarily mean bad.

12) Hungry Bird

Author

Tankard, Jeremy

Series

Bird (Jeremy Tankard) volume 3

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Book, eBook

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"Bird is hiking with his friends when his tummy rumbles. But no one packed him a snack that he likes! With every step, his hunger mounts until he collapses on the ground. How will Bird survive if he doesn't eat the perfect something this instant?!"-- Provided by publisher.

13) The Prince's breakfast

Author

Oppenheim, Joanne

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"A very stubborn Prince learns how to expand his diet and try new foods"-- Provided by publisher.

14) Betty Bunny loves chocolate cake

Author

Kaplan, Michael B

Series

Betty Bunny books volume 1

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From her first bite, young Betty Bunny likes chocolate cake so much that she claims she will marry it one day, and she has trouble learning to wait patiently until she can have her next taste.

15) Too pickley!

Author

Reidy, Jean

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Book, Board Book

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A child rejects a number of foods before settling on one that is just right.

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17) Time to Eat, Bunny!

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Help Picky Eaters with this Cute Mealtime Book
Bunny? Bunny!

It's dinnertime but that doesn't mean that Bunny's ready to eat.

Let the kids take charge in this book to make sure Bunny eats dinner.

Kids and parents will laugh at the silly bunny who so often is just like them. Let your young reader be the boss in this easy to read picture book. Perfect for picky eaters, beginning readers and toddlers.