Giving Compass' Take:

• Food Tank highlights 12 books that aim to educate and inspire kids to become involved in our agricultural systems. 

• What are other ways we can teach our children about the importance of healthy food that's sustainably sourced? Would that involve school punch programs?

• Here's an example on empowering our youth to transform the nutrition world. 

This holiday season, we’re highlighting 12 children’s books that will educate and inspire future eaters, food producers, and innovators. From stories exploring community gardens and ugly vegetables, to tales about feeding a hungry stranger and slaying “the climate dragon,” these books discuss deep topics in a personalized and fun way. Happy holidays!

  1. Amelia’s Road by Linda Jacobs Altman, illustrated by Enrique O. Sanchez
  2. Apple Farmer Annie by Monica Wellington
  3. Community Soup by Alma Fullerton
  4. Green Green: A Community Gardening Story by Marie Lamba and Baldev Lamba, illustrated by Sonia Sanchez
  5. Little Seeds by Charles Ghigna, illustrated by AG Jatkowska
  6. Our Community Garden by Barbara Pollak
  7. Plants Feed Me By Lizzy Rockwell
  8. Stone Soup, a classic tale
  9. That’s Not Fair! / ¡No Es Justo! by Carmen Tafolla and Sharyll Teneyuca, illustrated by Terry Ybáñez
  10. The Curious Garden by Peter Brown
  11. The Ugly Vegetables by Grace Lin
  12. What’s On Your Plate: Exploring the World of Food by Whitney Stewart, illustrated by Christiane Engel

Read the full article on inspiring children's books about agriculture by Danielle Nierenberg at Food Tank.