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I almost forgot about 'The Little Red Hen'!

Strega Nona and Stone Soup are both good classics.

For the picky little eater, I also recommend "Bread and Jam for Francis." It's about a little girl named Francis who only wants to eat bread and jam...and how she decides to try other foods too.

Summer meals were often a delicious tomato salad (sliced tomatoes topped with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and salt/pepper) with sweet corn cobs on the side. I still am a huge fan of tomato salad, but now I shell out big bucks to get heirloom tomatoes :-)

We also made tomato sandwiches - slice of american, slice of tomato and mayo - but I don't eat those much at all anymore, since I don't buy processed cheese like that.