Books about food for 0-5

Bananas are yummy! Have fun sharing this bright board book with a baby or toddler – as long as you have a banana on hand! 

Help Croc make pancakes! A fabulously fun interactive board book full of things to push, pull and slide. Ideal for little hands, to practise fine motor skills.

A baby watches an adult making bhorta, a South Asian dish of spicy mashed potatoes: potatoes go in to boil, then chillies and onion are fried up. Baby mashes the squishy potatoes: such fun! Then the oil and salt is added and the bhorta is made into little balls. Yummy! 

Discover different ways to look at veggies in this delightful board book with sturdy tabs to push and pull. Irresistible interactive fun for babies and toddlers.

Little fingers will love to follow the very hungry caterpillar as he munches his way through the pages of this classic, colourful, interactive picture book.

Glorious images of an African village convey the sights, smells and colours of the landscape, its animals and its food in a story told as much through pictures as through words.

It’s night-time in the supermarket and all is quiet and still. But wait. Something has escaped from the freezer, something with evil plans. This little escapee (or escapea?) wants to cause chaos. Can Supertato save the day? A hilarious and anarchic story with truly brilliant characters – one that you’ll be asked to read again and again.

Everything in this sausagey counting book works perfectly: from the big, bold illustration to the satisfying rhyme that works well for preschoolers. It will also entertain adults and older children, who will really get the silly humour.

Monica loves her papa’s butter chicken – and so does everyone else! Will Monica get a special time, just her and her papa? A heartwarming celebration of family and community. 

Zee is excited to go to Grandma’s Christmas party, and when she gets to Grandma’s delicious-smelling house with Mummy, Daddy and her sister Ree, she goes looking for her. But, the party is busy, and Zee can’t find Grandma anywhere!

A little boy who really, really loves his mum’s chocolate cake wakes up in the middle of the night and, against his best efforts, scoffs the lot. Marvellous fun that’s sure to get some tummies rumbling!

Mr Bunny gets taught a big lesson about how he should treat his employees when his chickens go on strike in this funny and sophisticated Easter egg tale.

From half a pawpaw to five jew-plums through to ten bananas, this girl’s love of Caribbean fruits is so infectious that you can almost taste the juice dribbling down your chin.

A delicious adventure celebrating food and family. Unusual and quirky, but delightful. 

Charlie tricks his younger sister, Lola – an extremely fussy eater – into eating all her least favourite foods.

Introducing simple sign language about food and mealtimes for young children. 

This bright and sweet book is a lovely way to look at differences between cultures, as well as what unites us.

Frank’s off to a party, but is he looking too delicious? Funny and silly, this will have children laughing – and possibly feeling a bit peckish… 

A lovely rhyming picture book with super cute illustrations, perfect for little ones with food allergies and their parents. 

A girl helps her grandmother recover from illness through their shared ritual of cooking Chinese dumplings as a symbol of their love.