Funny Lunch

This year Henry and Mudge are out to make the best Mother's Day lunch ever. It has to be juicy, crunchy, and perfect for family sharing. When they select a gorgeous golden pineapple, the menu is shaping up to be anything but dull. Dad is helping them carve something almost too pretty to eat. So how will Henry ever stop Mudge from devouring the surprise before Mom sees it? Since its creation in 1987, the Henry and Mudge series has grown into one of the most beloved and acclaimed beginning-reading series ever. With more than two million copies sold, the American Library Association, the Library of Congress, Parents' Choice, The Horn Book Magazine, the International Reading Association, the American Booksellers Association, and most importantly, the thousands of children who belong to the Henry and Mudge fan club have recommended these wonderful books. Created by renowned Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant and acclaimed illustrator Su ie Stevenson, the Henry and Mudge series is without a doubt a classic for all time. Jacket illustrations copyright 2004 by Sucie Stevenson

Max Spaniel, a dog that considers itself to be a great chef, comes up with a creative solution when a bus full of people place a large order at his diner.

If you think vegan lunchtime means peanut butter and jelly day after day, think again! Based on the wildly popular blog of the same name, Vegan Lunch Box offers an amazing array of meat-free, egg-free, and dairy-free meals and snacks. All the recipes are organized into menus to help parents pack quick, nutritious, and irresistible vegan lunches. Ideal for everyday and special occasions, Vegan Lunch Box features tips for feeding even the most finicky kids. It includes handy allergen-free indexes identifying wheat-free, gluten-free, soy-free, and nut-free recipes, and product recommendations that make shopping a breeze.

When Phil Giriodi was just a boy, he knew exactly what he wanted to do—he wanted to get out of his small town and become a photojournalist, traveling the world and experiencing everything he could. And he did just that. Come along on the fascinating journey as Phil has Breakfast in Paris, Lunch in Rome, Dinner in London, and all on the same day! You'll travel to explore volcanoes, fly above mountains, swim with whales, witness drug busts, and even spend time with some major celebrities, presidents, and the pope. But it's not all fun and exciting. There are also moments of tragedy, frightening brushes with natural disasters, and eye-opening walks with the less fortunate. In each vignette, you'll see the world through the eyes of a multiple award-winning photojournalist who lived a dream, and you'll feel the itch to begin exploring the world too.

Max Spaniel is chef at his own diner, where he serves up a variety of tasty meals

Written by a parent for parents, this opinionated, personal, and easy-to-use guide has hundreds of ideas to keep the kids entertained for an hour, a day, or a weekend! Fun with the Family Oregon leads the way to amusement parks, historical attractions, children’s museums, wildlife habitats, festivals, parks, and much more. The whole family will enjoy . . . Donning your 10-gallon hats and cowboy boots (or baseball caps and sneakers) at the Pendleton Round-Up, one of America’s largest rodeos. Enjoying the tide pools (at low tide) around the base of 235-foot Haystack Rock near Cannon Beach, one of the world’s largest freestanding monoliths. Flying high at the sight of the fighter planes and blimps in the Tillamook Air Museum, the world’s largest clear-span wood building.

AL'S WORLD DON'T EAT THE PUDDING! Something about the lunch lady at Al's school stinks, and it isn't just her cooking. She wants Al and Keith to keep an eye on their friend Beth. But every time Al reports Beth's whereabouts to the lunch lady, strange men show up with guns. What's Beth hiding? Why would anyone want to kill her? And what the heck does the lunch lady have to do with it?

"A mighty portrait of poverty amid cruelty and optimism."—Kirkus (starred review) Free Lunch is the story of Rex Ogle’s first semester in sixth grade. Rex and his baby brother often went hungry, wore secondhand clothes, and were short of school supplies, and Rex was on his school’s free lunch program. Grounded in the immediacy of physical hunger and the humiliation of having to announce it every day in the school lunch line, Rex’s is a compelling story of a more profound hunger—that of a child for his parents’ love and care. Compulsively readable, beautifully crafted, and authentically told with the voice and point of view of a 6th-grade kid, Free Lunch is a remarkable debut by a gifted storyteller.