Delicious!: Poems Celebrating Street Food Around the World

Journey around the world with this poetry collection celebrating delicious international street food

The world is a delicious place Come along on an international journey to try a hot pretzel in New York City; saffron tea in Mumbai, India; deep fried scorpions in Beijing, China; and much, much more.

This poetry collection celebrates all the different kinds of street food from around the globe, introducing young readers to snacks they know and ones they've never heard of--showing that no matter where we live, we all appreciate a yummy treat

Author: Julie Larios
Publisher: Beach Lane Books
Published: 04/13/2021
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 10.30h x 10.30w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781534453777
Audience: Ages 4-8

Review Citation(s):
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2021
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2021
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2021 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Publishers Weekly 05/31/2021

About the Author
Julie Larios taught for seven years on the faculty of the Vermont College of Fine Arts in their MFA in writing for children program before turning full-time to her writing. Her work has earned her a Pushcart Prize, a Washington State Artist Trust Fellowship Award, and two inclusions in the annual Best American Poetry series for her poetry for adults. She has published four books of poetry for children.

Julie Paschkis is a painter, textile designer, and award-winning illustrator and author of many books for children, including Vivid: Poems and Notes about Color; Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People by Monica Brown, an Américas Award winner and an Orbis Pictus Honor book; Night Garden: Poems from the World of Dreams by Janet S. Wong, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book; Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella by Paul Fleischman; and Yellow Elephant: A Bright Bestiary by Julie Larios, a Boston Globe-Horn Award Honor Book. She lives in Seattle with her husband. Visit her at JuliePaschkis.com.