Off to the Market

A celebration of markets, cooking, and fresh food
Alice Oehr

‘Off to the Market creates an approachable environment for children to learn just what to do at a market. This is also an excellent resource for learning about different types of fruits and vegetables without an overly moral approach to eating ‘good’ or ‘healthy’ food. Instead, the book favours information about flavours, colours, textures and growing conditions: ‘sage has a strong flavour that goes well with rich ingredients like pumpkin and butter’. With Oehr’s bright illustrations of wholefoods and her depiction of a multicultural community, Off to the Market is one of my favourite children’s picture books of the year.’

Clare Millar, Readings

‘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

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‘Alice Oehr’s beautifully illustrated picture book, Off to the Market, explores a trip to a food market, teaching children about the produce, what can be made with it, as well as the journey to our tables … introduces fun facts and new discoveries.’

City Kids

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.

Clare Millar, Readings

‘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

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Details

Format:Hardback

Size: 270mm × 225mm

Extent:30pp

ISBN (13):9781913348311

RRP:£12.99

Pub date:22 Sep 2022

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AWARDS

2023 ABDA Award for Best Designed Children's Non-Fiction Book - Winner 2023 ABIA Small Publisher's Children's Book of the Year Award - Winner 2023 CBCA Eve Pownall Award - Commended 2023 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Award for Age Category: 3 to 5 - Short-listed

CATEGORIES / tags

Cooking & food (Children’s / Teenage) JUVENILE NONFICTION / Cooking & Food Picture books Social issues: environment & green issues (Children’s / Teenage)Early learning: time & seasons COOKING / Seasonal

AUTHOR

Alice Oehr

Alice Oehr is a graphic artist from Melbourne. Her distinct colourful style incorporates her love of food, pattern, collage, and drawing. Many of her ideas have made their way onto textiles, homewares, magazines, books, and even once as a series of 6ft tall Ancient Egyptian statues for a marquee at the Spring Racing Carnival. Alice’s work has been sought-after commercially by clients local and international. Alice is very interested in the changing medium of illustration in our digital age. She runs workshops for all ages with both HB pencils and Apple pencils.

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