Food Fiction

On each of the adventures, our characters get caught up in situations sometimes exciting, sometimes dangerous, and sometimes comical. Along with a host of other interesting characters attached to their adventures, these stories are written to help introduce children to a new way of looking at something that may ordinarily present a challenge.

Soul Food is a multi-voice performance of a short story called Fillet of Souls by D. Glenn Millar, in which strange, disembodied beings share a meal at a restaurant on the edge of galaxy. The menu? It's to die for.

Avventure, misteri e pasticci in compagnia di Jack Pigòn, il piccione investigatore più simpatico e coraggioso di Volandia! Jack Pigòn è senza lavoro da troppo tempo: è rimasto senza casa perché non aveva più soldi per pagare l'affitto e vive da sua sorella Lalla. Al posto della sua vecchia abitazione ora c'è un fast food! Ma una mattina arrivano tre incarichi nel giro di pochi minuti: tre missioni sono tante, forse troppe, e il tempo è poco, ma per Jack è l'occasione per rimettersi in pista!

Tout commence dans une usine. Elle a de grandes cheminées qui crachent de la fumée et beaucoup de tuyaux gris qui font du bruit. Il est bizarre cet endroit, mais on ne le critique pas, car il fabrique des giga pasta !

With his book, Mark Hyman aims to erase all the harmful myths we’ve been sold about food and replace them with the right ones. This audiobook contains a comprehensive, well-detailed summary and key takeaways of the original book by Mark Hyman. It summarizes the book in detail to help people effectively understand, articulate, and imbibe the original work. This audiobook is not meant to replace the original book but to serve as a companion to it.

Miles Sexton was the kind of guy I avoided at all costs. The man’s confidence and good looks screamed heartbreaker, and I’d had enough of that for a lifetime. But it wasn’t easy to avoid someone when they parked their food truck right outside the upscale restaurant you worked at as the executive chef. Or when they constantly came in, asking to borrow ingredients because they failed to be prepared.

How do dogs think? Do they fantasize? Do they dream? What do their barks, whines, and growls tell other dogs? How do they communicate in groups, and why do they form hierarchies? What do dogs want? Anthropologist Elizabeth Marshall Thomas attempts to answer these and other questions about a species that has been with mankind for over 20,000 years and still remains a mystery. Based on 30 years and hundreds of thousands of hours of research, this volume describes behavior every dog owner has seen thousands of times but will now understand for only the first time.

Fran is hungry, but Dad has to make dinner. What will she do as she waits? This book focuses on the long vowel digraph oo.

Thirteen year-old Alexander has the world figured out--but he's entirely wrong. He's sure that bullies are lurking around every corner in his middle school. He's certain that wedgies, swirlies and pantsings are just waiting to happen. He's even created a smartphone app to help him in his epic battle. He knows just when to pass through the school gate in the morning (7:54 a.m.), how to move through the hallways (fast!) and even how to eat (no condiments!).

When Joel Leicester walks into the hotel where Rosa Tempest works, she can’t believe her bad luck. Out of all the hotels in all of North Yorkshire, the man who broke her heart would have to walk into Carrick Park! The last time Rosa saw Joel it was after a whirlwind holiday when they’d been greeted by a woman claiming to be his fiancée. Rosa never stuck around to hear Joel’s side of the story, but now, six years later on, Fate has another trick up its sleeve as a potentially disastrous summer wedding at Carrick Park can only be saved by Joel and Rosa working together....

From Michael Pollan to locavores, Whole Foods to farmers' markets, today cooks and foodies alike are paying more attention than ever before to the history of the food they bring into their kitchens - and especially to vegetables. Whether it’s an heirloom tomato, curled cabbage, or succulent squash, from a farmers' market or a backyard plot, the humble vegetable offers more than just nutrition - it also represents a link with long tradition of farming and gardening, nurturing and breeding. In this charming new book, those veggies finally get their due.

Sun's out, crumbs out - Greg the Sausage is SO EXCITED to be jetting off on his first-ever holiday! He's ready to hop on a plane to paradise for some FUN IN THE SUN! Karaoke, splashing in the pool, ice cream - Greg's ready to try it all and have the BEST HOLIDAY EVER! But will he miss his sausage-roll sweetheart, Gloria, and all his friends back at the bakery?

Author-illustrator Lian Cho of Oh, Olive! and Pig Town Party delivers her third hilarious book about a bear and the fish, named Eustace, that they're trying to make their lunch. But a dash of diversion, a pinch of luck, and the surprising power of friendship just might save Eustace after all!?...

From bustling Hanoi to the heart of Cambodia, best friends Elwis and Chen are off on a magical journey full of surprises! Their mission? To visit Chen's cousin’s amazing shoe factory in Phnom Penh. But this isn’t just any factory—it's a place where shoes are made like magic, and every room holds something new to discover!

Meghan Truman is ecstatic when she discovers she’s won an all-expense paid trip to Paris for a food and baking convention. She’s never been to Europe and is looking forward to the sights, smells and people. Her trip takes a very sour turn when one of the chief conference speakers is reported missing and subsequently found dead in her hotel room. Meghan is shocked when she’s informed she has been identified as a person of interest who the police want to speak to.

In The Market Has a Thousand Flavors, a joyful young girl explores the sights, smells, and tastes of a bustling multicultural market. From sizzling street food to fragrant spices and sweet mango juice, every page invites readers to celebrate community and discover the flavors of the world.

Food truck entrepreneur and blooming amateur sleuth Billie Halifax is excited that Sea Glass Island is hosting the annual late fall bridal convention. She has big plans to proudly display her new bakery truck at the event, hoping to gain gaggles of new customers. Her excitement wanes, however, when she discovers a woman's body on the beach. Sensing something suspicious, Billie dives into investigating and comes to the quick conclusion that not everyone on the island is there for a good reason.

Billie Halifax is not only new to Sea Glass Island, Florida, but also to the food truck business. After her late grandmother left her a non-functional fleet, Billie packed up and headed out on a new adventure, ready for anything. Or so she thought . . . Her first task is to find a manager for the initial truck, so she narrows it down to three potential candidates from a local culinary school. They'll show off their skills and she'll pick the best of the best for her first truck, Taco the Town. Billie's off to a bit of a rocky start.

The true story of a harbor seal that charmed the world paired with the teenage voice of actress Rachel Sieben will capture imaginations of all ages!

I fantasize about my master’s kitchen bench all the time. I dream of him bending me over it and teaching me some good, hard lessons in submissive kitchen etiquette. I am a chef, and it’s wrong. So, so wrong. Usually, I’m the one in charge, dominating my restaurant kitchen like the queen I am. Yes, I have an ego. Yes, I get stressed. And yes, all I can think about tonight is him taking charge, making me take him any way he wants. I ache as wait for him, quite sure he’s late on purpose—keeping me on edge, aware of the power he has not just over my body but also my time.