We both love to read and are constantly handing out suggestions of what should be in our bag next time we’re at the library. Here’s a (short) list of some of our favorite, must-read books.

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver, Steven L. Hopp, Camille Kingsolver

Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking by Jeff Hertzberg, Zoe Francois, Mark Luinenburg

Baby and Toddler Learning Fun: 50 Interactive and Developmental Activities to Enjoy with Your Child by Sally Goldberg

Feeding the Whole Family: Recipes for Babies, Young Children, and Their Parents – Cooking with Whole Foods by Cynthia Lair, Peggy O’Mara

Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats by Sally Fallon, Mary G. Enig

Real Food: What to Eat and Why by Nina Planck

Real Food for Mother and Baby: The Fertility Diet, Eating for Two, and Baby’s First Food by Nina Planck

Spiritual Midwifery by Ina May Gaskin

Unbuttoned: Women Open Up About the Pleasures, Pains, and Politics of Breastfeeding by Sana Sullivan, Maureen Connolly

Must read books on cranberries:

Blueberries, Cranberries, and Other Vacciniums by Jennifer Trehane

Cranberry Chart Book by UMass Cranberry Extension

Cranberry Memories: Voices from the Bogs complied and edited by Edward and Yolanda Lodi

Cranberry Production: A guide for Massachusetts by UMass Cranberry Extension

The American Cranberry by Paul Eck

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