Since I love all things food related, I also want to instil that same love in my son. A while back I bought him 4 books from Amy Wilson Sanger's World Snacks series for toddlers, and over the weekend he pulled them off the bookshelf for me to read to him, again. Each book features a different cuisine, like Italian linguini, risotto and proscuitto in Mangia! Mangia! (above), southern fried chicken, mac & cheese and collard greens in  A Little Bit of Soul Food, Chinese oolong tea, sticky rice, spring rolls and dau fu in  Yum Yum Dim Sum, and Indian bhel puri, tandoori chicken and coconut cham cham in  Chaat and Sweets. There is also  My First Book of Sushi featuring Japanese food,  Let's Nosh about Jewish food and Hola! Jalapeño about Mexican food. The pictures are composed of cut-paper collages and the bouncy rhyming text is engaging and fun to read. I have read the books so many times, I can recite them word for word. They are a great way to introduce kids to new words and cuisines. The last time we had tandoori chicken, my son was hesitant to eat any, but once I reminded him that it's the same tandoori chicken that we read about in his book, he was at least willing to try a piece. The books are published by Tricycle Press. Images courtesy of amazon.ca