A Silver Medal Winner of California's 2025 Eureka Nonfiction Award!Celebrate 150 essential foods in beautifully illustrated pages that are as vibrant and inspiring as a visit to a farmer's market.There is room for everything on our big table: fruits and vegetables, pizza and pasta, chocolate and ice cream!
6-10 Years
9.84" x 7.17" Hardcover
128 Pages
Juvenile Nonfiction, Cooking & Food

Description

Book Synopsis

A Silver Medal Winner of California's 2025 Eureka Nonfiction Award!

Celebrate 150 essential foods in beautifully illustrated pages that are as vibrant and inspiring as a visit to a farmer's market.

There is room for everything on our big table: fruits and vegetables, pizza and pasta, chocolate and ice cream! White Raven Award-winning illustrator Lisa Voisard takes you on an appetizing tour of 150 foods--both beloved and surprising. Children will recognize the foods they love, and meet some new ones: carrot flowers and black garlic, white strawberries and banana ketchup. There are so many kinds of pasta, chips and chocolate. You'll learn what it takes to become a sushi master, why we call speeches "toasts," and about NASA's famous space potatoes.

Both adventurous and picky eaters will learn how to make good decisions for our bodies and for the planet. Readers can learn to reduce food waste and packaging, and be sensitive to those with food allergies. And for the daring young cook, the book includes surprising recipes: vegan parmesan, homemade ketchup and zero-waste pesto. Developing a balanced diet starts with learning to recognize key foods and understanding where they come from. Rather than stigmatizing certain foods, Our Big Table celebrates what people love to eat and inspires us to be creative with our choices. So let's welcome all the tastes of nature to our dinner table!

Review Quotes

A Silver Medal Winner of California's 2025 Eureka Nonfiction Award!

"A book for every kid who has ever wondered where food comes from...fun and educational." - School Library Journal

About the Author

White Raven Award Winner Lisa Voisard is a graphic designer and illustrator from Lausanne, Switzerland. Her illustrations are fresh, graphic, colorful and are often inspired by nature. Her 'A Marvelous World' series (Arborama, Insectorama) is a bestseller around the globe.

Jeffrey K. Butt is a translator residing in St. John's, Canada. He holds a Master of Arts in French from Memorial University of Newfoundland, as well as a Master of Philosophy in Literary Translation from Trinity College, Dublin. When not translating, Jeffrey enjoys spending time at his cottage, gardening, hiking, traveling, and practicing Taekwon-Do.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 9.84 Inches (H) x 7.17 Inches (W) x .55 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.15 Pounds

Suggested Age: 6-10 Years

Number of Pages: 128

Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction

Sub-Genre: Cooking & Food

Publisher: Helvetiq

Format: Hardcover

Author: Lisa Voisard

Language: English

Street Date: April 1, 2025

TCIN: 92433644

UPC: 9783039640652

Item Number (DPCI): 247-03-2236

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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