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Books About Hunger for Kids

Oak Park Library has put together a great list of kids' books highlighting hunger in America.   Read together with your children to learn more and take action.   

Nonfiction

  • Poverty and Hunger by Louise Spilsbury
  • Taking Action to End Poverty by Rebecca Sjonger
  • Our Heroes : How Kids Are Making a Difference by Janet Wilson
  • Free Lunch by Rex Ogle

Fiction

  • Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña
  • Maddi's Fridge by Lois Brandt
  • The Old Man by Sarah V.
  • Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate

Download a bookmark with these titles here.