welcome to our table: a celebration of what children eat everywhere: the week junior book awards book of the year 2024!

　　六星推薦，不可錯過：
　　★英國BBC美食雜誌大力推薦
　　★最繽紛可愛的美食文化入門圖鑑
　　★透過美食認識世界與各國傳統，學習尊重不同文化的差異與美好！
　　★從味覺到食物的口感，從主食到甜點，從醃漬物到辛香料，孩子好奇的食材與料理，這裡應有盡有！
　　★培養SDGs永續發展目標精神 ：SDG2消除飢餓、SDG14保育海洋生態
　　★國際觀養成最佳繪本《世界的孩子歡迎你》系列新作

　　開動囉！いただきます！Bon Appétit！

　　＼＼小美食家們，世界的餐桌歡迎你一起來開動！／／

　　從餐具、主食、糕點、調味到烹煮方法，
　　從法國長棍麵包到印度香米飯，從番茄炒蛋到翻轉蘋果塔，
　　最繽紛、易懂的美食文化入門圖鑑通通在這裡！

　　這裡除了有各國好吃的食物，還有很多故事——
　　玉米原產於中美洲，現在成為全球重要的糧食！
　　一頭牛從牛肉到牛皮，從牛腦到牛尾，都可以做成料理？
　　為什麼科學家鼓勵大家吃蟲代替吃肉？

　　這本書介紹了105種食材、180種料理、16種香料植物與辛香料，
　　如果你好奇，想嚐嚐看，這會是你探索世界的絕妙管道。

　　一起用美食輕鬆了解世界文化吧！
　　小心，邊看邊流口水！

好評推薦
　　我們之間的差異以另一種方式相互連結；對於每個需要吃東西的人來說，這本書是很棒的讀物。──《柯克斯書評》

　　如果你認為自己對食物很了解，那麼可能要重新考慮了！ 《世界的餐桌歡迎你》充滿了關於人類和食物的有趣事實。這本引人入勝、內容豐富的書將受到孩童的喜愛。──美國《書單雜誌》

　　透過這本插圖精美的書，了解世界各地的孩子們吃什麼食物……孩子們會喜歡關於蟲蟲大餐的章節！──《BBC 美食雜誌》

　　——中文書介摘錄自《世界的餐桌歡迎你》，小天下出版

'Winner of Children's Book of the Year at The Week Junior Book Awards 2024!

　　Shortlisted for the Fortnum & Mason Awards Food Book of the Year 2024!

　　Find out what children eat all around the world in this beautifully illustrated book, written by bestselling poet and author Laura Mucha, alongside acclaimed cookbook author Ed Smith.

　　From pasta to passionfruit, baguettes to biryani, ramen to rambutan, there are so many different dishes and delicacies all around the world. In this fascinating book, young children can learn all about what people in other countries eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as where our food comes from, and the stories, cultures and traditions behind what we eat.

　　A unique, warm-hearted book that will teach children understanding, empathy and respect of differing experiences, cultures and tradition.

　　With engaging, colourful artwork on every page by award-winning illustrator Harriet Lynas.

　　"When my two were little, this would have been a favourite book, something that showed them the world, introduced different foods and cultures, had some amazing facts and that I - rather selfishly - would have enjoyed and learnt from too" - Diana Henry, Waitrose Weekend

　　"Engaging information, combined with colourful illustrations, makes this a winning choice for any budding young chef" - GQ Magazine

Laura Mucha is ex-lawyer turned award-winning poet and author. Some of her writing is funny (or at least she hopes it is . . . ), but some is serious and addresses important things that aren't always talked about. She often thinks about how we live and what we can do to make our lives, and the lives of others, a little bit better.

Her writing has won multiple international awards and been featured on TV, radio and public transport, as well as in hospitals, hospices, prisons, books, magazines and newspapers around the world. When she isn't writing, she spends her time visiting schools around the world and working with organisations such as UNICEF to try to improve the lives of children. She is also Author-in-Residence in the Department of Public Health & Primary Care, University of Cambridge.

Laura has travelled to every continent of the world (at least twice!) and now lives in London with her husband and son.

ED Smith is an award-winning food and recipe writer. After leaving a career as a lawyer for a life in food, he trained as a chef, worked briefly in restaurants and pop-ups, and now cooks, consults, writes, and spends a bit too much time on social media (@rocketandsquash). His cookbooks include 'Crave; recipes arranged by flavour to suit your mood and appetite', which was named cookery book of the year in 2022, 'On the Side' and 'The Borough Market Cookbook'. And he regularly contributes recipe columns to the likes of Waitrose Food, Waitrose Weekend, BBC Good Food magazine, Delicious and The Sunday Times Magazine.
Ed and his work have won and been shortlisted on multiple occasions for numerous awards, including Best Cookery Book, Best Cookery Writer and Best Food Writer at both The Fortnum and Mason Food and Drink Awards, and the Guild of Food Writers Awards.
His next book, 'Good Eggs', will be published March 2024.

Harriet Lynas is an award-winning children's book illustrator who lives in Cambridge with her husband and their son. She has always loved doodling since she was able to hold a pencil and decided to become an illustrator at the age of ten. After studying Visual Communication Design at University, Harriet worked as a graphic designer in the fashion industry before becoming a children's book illustrator. When she is not drawing, she enjoys cooking exotic foods and country walking.