Healthy Habit Stories for Children and Families

The following books were carefully reviewed and selected by a panel of child nutrition professionals from Marin County, CA. These books were selected based on several factors including: accuracy and appropriateness of information; availability; the use of positive nutrition and physical activity messages; and a focus on supporting Healthy Habits in children. Books for Grades 1 - 3 Apples, Apples, Apples Bread Comes to Life Carrot Soup Dinosaurs Alive and Well Farmers Market Get Up and Go *Green Eggs and Ham Hamster Camp: How Harry Got Fit Happy and Healthy *I Will Never Not Eat a Tomato Jodys Beans *Milk From Cow to Carton * Mr. Sugar Came to Town Oh, the Things You Can Do That Are Good for You Olivers Fruit Salad Olivers Vegetables *Pumpkin Circle: The Story of a Garden The Busy Body Book: A Kids Guide to Fitness *The Tortilla Factory The Vegetables We Eat Tops & Bottoms adapted *Vegetable Dreams * Available in both English and Spanish
Note: A number of popular childrens books which were not included on this list take a more heavy handed approach toward nutrition with a focus on weight control and good/bad foods. Recent findings by child nutrition professionals show that using a more positive approach that inspires the development of healthy dietary and activity habits rather than focusing on weight loss, and involving the entire family in making healthful changes, will improve a child's self-esteem and be less likely to lead to negative eating issues.

by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace by George Levenson by John Segal by Laurie Krasny Brown & Mark Brown by Marcie Rendon & Cheryl W. Bellville by Nancy Carlson by Dr. Seuss by Teresa Bateman by Sindy McKay (We Both Read Series) by Lauren Child by Malachy Doyle by Aliki by Harriet Romer by Tish Rabe by Vivian French by Vivian French by George Levenson by Lizzie Rockwell by Gary Paulson by Gail Gibbons by Janet Stevens by Dawn Jeffers

Last Updated: 11/18/07

Healthy Habit Stories for Children and Families

The following books were carefully reviewed and selected by a panel of child nutrition professionals from Marin County, CA. These books were selected based on several factors including: accuracy and appropriateness of information; availability; the use of positive nutrition and physical activity messages; and a focus on supporting Healthy Habits in children. Books for Pre-K to Kindergarten *At Home on the Farm Bearobics: a hip-hop counting story *Bread and Jam for Francis Dancing in My Bones *DW the Picky Eater Eating the Alphabet *From Head to Toe From the Garden Good Food Growing Colors *Growing Vegetable Soup *How Do Dinosaurs Eat their Food? I Eat Fruit I Eat Vegetables *Im Growing *Market Day *My Five Senses On the Move by Sharon Gordon by Victoria Parker by Russell Hoban by Sylvia Andrews by Marc Tolon Brown by Lois Ehlert by Eric Carle by Michael Dahl by DeMar Reggier by Bruce McMillan by Lois Ehlert by Jane Yolen by Hannah Tofts by Hannah Tofts by Aliki by Lois Ehlert by Aliki by Deborah Heiligman

*Available in both English and Spanish Note: A number of popular childrens books which were not included on this list take a more heavy handed approach toward nutrition with a focus on weight control and good/bad foods. Recent findings by child nutrition professionals show that using a more positive approach that inspires the development of healthy dietary and activity habits rather than focusing on weight loss, and involving the entire family in making healthful changes, will improve a child's self-esteem and be less likely to lead to negative eating issues.

Last Updated: 11/18/07