"In a unique take on the cumulative classic "This Is the House That Jack Built," a family gathers with friends and neighbors to share a meal around a table that brims with associations: napkins sewn by Mom, glasses from Mom and Dad's wedding, silverware gifted to Dad by his grandma long ago. Not to mention the squash from the garden, the bread baked by Gran, and the pies made by the young narrator (with a little help). Serving up a diverse array of...

A young boy named Banjo Cannon always eats a sausage for dinner, until the night that his sausage--and the rest of his meal--runs away. What happens if someone's dinner decides that, well, it doesn't want to be eaten?

When his friends decline to come over for a beef stew dinner, Nicky feels bad until a surprise visitor shows up.

The blue table becomes more than just a blue table, as plans are made, families gather, and food is served, and gratitude is felt.

Introduces, in brief text and illustrations, the use of the letter combination "ow" in such words as "cow," "meow," "eyebrow," and "plow."

Every Shabbat Goldie makes cholent for her neighbors, but when Goldie is too sick one Saturday to cook, her neighbors surprise her with a shared meal of their own recipes in honor of Shabbat.

Evie and Simon always mind their manners, but their father has a lot to learn before a surprise dinner guest arrives.

Each day Antonio's Mamá tries to get everyone to sit down together to eat, but someone is always busy elsewhere, until the family celebrates a new arrival.

"Flapping wings. Pointy spikes. Stinky breath that will ignite. He's loud. He's rude. He's always late. A dragon is not a good dinner date. So do not take your dragon to dinner!"--Page [4] of cover.

Disappointment turns into gratitude when Little Mole's fancy forest feast does not go according to plan.