FOOD FOR THE FUTURE: SUSTAINABLE FARMS AROUND THE WORLD Picture Book Review

Note: Thank you to Barefoot Books for providing a copy to review. All opinions are my own.

One of the best ways for kids to learn is when they don’t realize they’re learning because something is so interesting. The new nonfiction picture book FOOD FOR THE FUTURE: SUSTAINABLE FARMS AROUND THE WORLD provides an accessible way to get kids excited about the future of eco-friendly farming.

Written by Mia Wenjen and illustrated by Robert Sae-Heng, FOOD FOR THE FUTURE: SUSTAINABLE FARMS AROUND THE WORLD [Barefoot Books] highlights a dozen sustainable farms around the globe. The book’s flowing rhyme introduces everything from vertical farms in Singapore to food forests in Kenya.

One of the many strengths of this book is that it emphasizes both Indigenous and modern ways to farm responsibly.  Both methods can be effective and will provide eye-opening insight to readers. Inset boxes define keywords used on the pages.

Colorful illustrations with happy characters bring the text to life. Back matter includes in-depth information on sustainable farming, food justice, and the farming methods in the book.

FOOD FOR THE FUTURE: SUSTAINABLE FARMS AROUND THE WORLD is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection. It was also chosen by dPICTUS as one of the Top 100 Emerging Picture Books in the World for 2023 and was featured at the Bolognia Children’s Book Fair.

In a time when climate change affects us all, FOOD FOR THE FUTURE: SUSTAINABLE FARMS AROUND THE WORLD brings hope that the next generation will make eco-friendly choices regarding future agriculture production.

Where to Purchase FOOD FOR THE FUTURE: SUSTAINABLE FARMS AROUND THE WORLD

FOOD FOR THE FUTURE: SUSTAINABLE FARMS AROUND THE WORLD is available on Amazon (hardcover & paperback) and other online and in-person bookstores nationwide.

       

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About the Author Mia Wenjen

Mia Wenjen is half Japanese & half Chinese American and married to a Korean American. This unusual ethnic combination made her seek out all kinds of Asian representation in children’s books for her three kids. She started a blog, PragmaticMom.com, to share her favorite books, and Multicultural Children’s Book Day to celebrate diverse KidLit.

Her debut picture book, Sumo Joe (Lee and Low, 2019) was selected as a Bank Street College Best Children’s Book of the Year. She wrote Asian Pacific American Heroes for Scholastic (2020) and Changing the Game: Asian Pacific American Female Athletes as a Kickstarter pandemic project.

Mia also wrote The Elusive Full-Ride Scholarship: An Insider’s Guide. Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World [May 2023/Barefoot Books], Boxer Baby [2024/Eifrig Publishing], and Postcards from Malcolm X: How Yuri Kochiyama Became a Civil Rights Activist [2025/Red Comet Press]. Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World is a Junior Library Guild Gold Selection. It was selected as one of the 100 Outstanding Picture Books of 2023 by dPICTUS and was featured at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair.

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