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Granny Torrelli Makes Soup by Sharon Creech

When Granny Torrelli visits her granddaughter to help her make soup she finds the little girl rather distracted. Things are not going well with her best friend - the boy next door. And as Granny Torrelli chops and grates and boils and stirs, the little girl begins to tell her story. Funnily enough, the girl's story is very similar to Granny Torrelli's own

Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

The much-loved Dr. Seuss classic about the charmingly persistent Sam-I-Am. The original Dr. Seuss classic that inspired the Netflix series.

The classic story from the one and only Dr. Seuss, that inspired the hit Netflix series!

When Sam-I-am persists in pestering a grumpy grouch to eat a plate of green eggs and ham, perseverance wins the day, teaching us all that we c

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judith Barrett

The tiny town of Chewandswallow was very much like any other tiny town except for its weather which came three times a day, at breakfast, lunch and dinner. But it never rained rain and it never snowed snow and it never blew just wind. It rained things like soup and juice. It snowed things like mashed potatoes. And sometimes the wind blew in storms

Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai

When Jingwen moves to Australia, he feels like he's landed on Mars. School is torture, making friends is impossible, since he doesn't speak English, and he's stuck looking after his (extremely irritating) little brother, Yanghao. To distract himself from the loneliness, Jingwen daydreams about making all the cakes on the menu of the bakery his father had planned to open b

The Super Chef Contest by Geronimo Stilton

Each Geronimo Stilton book is fast-paced, with lively full-color art and a unique format kids 7-10 will love.

My cousin Trap was entering the Super Chef Contest, which determines the best cook on Mouse Island -- and he was bringing me along as an assistant! Slimy Swiss cheese, I don't know the first thing about cooking fancy dishes . . . and I didn't think

Next Best Junior Chef: The Heat is On by Charise Mericle Harper

With this episode's theme of family and tradition, from a diner challenge to a quinceanera to the farmer's market, the junior chefs will have to saute their way through the chewiest challenges yet. They're the best in the nation, but can they handle the twists and turnovers week two has in store, on- and off-camera? Which junior chefs