Duck cannot sleep because he is hungry, but while he is preparing a snack the Hampire, who roams the barnyard at night sinking his fangs into food, is creeping near.

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

A fussy eater decides to sample the carrots after her brother convinces her that they are really orange twiglets from Jupiter.

When kindly Sen?or Tomas and Sen?ora Rosa welcome a stray cat into their home and share tuna tacos with him, insisting that he use proper table manners, they find that he has a lesson for them, as well.

A mother and toddler have fun at suppertime.

Combining conventional wisdom, historical research, and cutting-edge science, an acclaimed journalist and science writer reveals that only by restoring the relationship between the flavor of food and the nutrition it provides can we hope to change our eating habits and overall health.

Using long-forgotten WPA files archived in the Library of Congress, bestselling author Mark Kurlansky paints a detailed picture of Depression Era Americans through the food that they ate and the local traditions and customs they observed when planning and preparing meals.

"Introduces the different culinary regions of Greece and presents many kids of recipes for traditional Greek dishes"--