Off to the Market: A celebration of markets, cooking, & fresh food

Ages 5 to 7, Grades K to 2

Sunday is market day. We are looking for pumpkin, apples, eggs, and bread. What else will we find? Where did it come from? And what will we make with it?Learn all about produce in this delightful child’s tour of a food market, full of fun facts, delicious new discoveries, and charming characters.A loving ode to the people who bring food to our table and connection to our community, from acclaimed artist Alice Oehr.A gorgeous gift for young children to inspire a lifelong love of food.A wonderful resource for educators and librarians to help students build visual and produce literacy, connecting words for a broad array of produce with images of it, and building a sense of curiosity about trying new foods.Just right for fans of Louise Elhert’s classics Market Day and Eating the Alphabet, and Chris Butterworth and Lucia Gaggiotti’s How Did That Get in My Lunchbox?

About the Author

Alice Oehr is a graphic artist from Melbourne. Her distinct colorful style incorporates her love of food, pattern, collage, and drawing. Many of her ideas have made their way onto textiles, homewares, magazines, and books. Off to the Market is her first children's book.