author/illustrator: Alice Oehr
ages: 3+
32 pages
27 cm x 22.5 cm
hardcover
English
Scribble (Australia)
Rights sold: French
Off to the Market
A celebration of the joy of markets, cooking, and food.
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.
- Winner of the 2023 ABIAs Small Publishers’ Children’s Book of the Year
- A 2023 CBCA (The Children's Book Council of Australia) Notable book
IN THE MEDIA
"Off to the Market presents wholesome, natural produce in a positive light and will stimulate children’s play as well as encourage them to eat experimentally and well." —Joy Lawn, Books + Publishing
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.
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