Delicious! Poems Celebrating Street Food Around the World by Julie Larios

Travel around the world and learn about different types of street food with the fourteen poems in Delicious!. 

Thoughts: This collection will leave you hungry! Delicious! is a great way to explore other cultures. My favortite poems are "Carts in the Park," "By the Sea," and "Train Station." The illustrations are bright, colorful, and diverse.  Poetry about food would be a fascinating way to study geography. Pair with What's Your Favorite Food? by Eric Carle and Friends and other food themed picture books and poetry collections for a fun food themed storytime. You could also use individual poems to highlight a certain location. For example, pair the poem "Train Station" with The Wheels on the Tuk Tuk by by Kabir Sehgal and Surishtha Sehgal. 

Locations Mentioned in Delicious! 

• New York, New York, USA
• Oaxaca, Mexico
• Jaffa, Israel
• Marrakech, Morocco
• Launceston, Tasmania, Australia 
• Saint Petersburg, Russia 
• Lima, Peru 
• Mumbai, India 
• Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia 
• Seoul, South Korea
• Athens, Greece 
• Dakar, Senegal
• Beijing, China 
• Boston, Massachusetts, USA 

Other Food Themed Poetry Collections

• Fresh-Picked Poetry by Michelle Schaub
• Fresh Delicious by Irene Latham 
• Follow the Recipe by Marilyn Singer
• The Popcorn Astronauts and Other Biteable Rhymes by Deborah Ruddell

Themes: Food, Different Cultures

(Illustrated by Julie Paschkis. Beach Lane Books, 2021.)