FUN!
Reading about vegetables can be fun, too! Watch our virtual early literacy program, "Veggie Tails and Tales," for stories, songs, and activities that will encourage you and your family to eat healthy foods and keep moving.
After you watch the video, try some of the activities below or read some of our recommended books. Also, be sure to complete the evaluation to help us serve you better!
Eating veggies can be
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Watch the Video:
This video was created through a Tails and Tales and Your Health: Virtual Children's Programs Grant from the Pennsylvania Library Association: PA Forward Initiative and the National Library of Medicine. The PA Forward Initiative believes health literacy is critical for parents, caregivers, children, teens, adults and seniors to participate successfully in their communities. The National Library of Medicine provides reliable information on a variety of health topics for all ages.
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Things to Do
Vegetable Hunt Activity
Go on a scavenger hunt shopping trip with this fun activity sheet and meet many types of veggies!
I Love My Veggies
Family Activities
from EatPlayGrow™,
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
and the Children's Museum of Manhattan (CMOM)
Amo Mis Vegetales Actividades Familiares
En Español
por EatPlayGrow™,
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
and the Children's Museum of Manhattan (CMOM)
LETTUCE READ SOME
Veggie Tales
These are some of our very favorite stories about vegetables! Click the title to find the book in our catalog.
Ayres, Katherine and Nadine Bernard Westcott.
Candlewick, 2008. 978-0763640170
Ehlert, Lois.
HMH Books, 1987. 978-0152325756
Fleming, Candace and G. Brian Karas.
Atheneum Books, 2002. 978-0689831522
Forest, Heather and Susan Gaber.
August House, 2005. 978-0874836028
Iwai, Melissa.
Henry Holt and Co., 2010. 978-0805090048
Kellogg, Steven.
Harper Collins, 1997. 978-0688152819
Krezel, Cindy and Bruce Curtis.
Turtleback Books, 2005. 978-1417726820
Tolstoy, Aleksei and Niamh Sharkey.
Barefoot Books, 2005. 978-1905236589