Off to the Market
★ Winner of the 2023 ABIAs Small Publishers’ Children’s Book of the Year
★ A CBCA Notable book
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.
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Ages 3–7 | 270mm × 225mm/10.8” x 8.7” | 30pp | CMYK + 1 Pantone | Flush-cut cover
★ Winner of the 2023 ABIAs Small Publishers’ Children’s Book of the Year
★ A CBCA Notable book
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.
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Ages 3–7 | 270mm × 225mm/10.8” x 8.7” | 30pp | CMYK + 1 Pantone | Flush-cut cover
★ Winner of the 2023 ABIAs Small Publishers’ Children’s Book of the Year
★ A CBCA Notable book
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.
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Ages 3–7 | 270mm × 225mm/10.8” x 8.7” | 30pp | CMYK + 1 Pantone | Flush-cut cover
Author & Illustrator: Alice Oehr
AUD$24.99 | £12.99 | US$17.95 (Hardback)
AU Edition (Hardback) | AUD$24.99
Publication Date: 05 October 2022
ISBN: 9781925849790
UK Edition (Hardback) | £12.99 | Buy at Bookshop.org
Publication Date: 22 September 2022
ISBN: 9781913348311
US Edition (Hardback) | US$17.95 | Buy at Bookshop.org
Publication Date: 08 November 2022
ISBN: 9781957363172
‘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
‘This beautiful non fiction-book is a feast of colour, introducing readers to the market experience and homegrown produce in a fun and interesting way.’ — Deescribe Writing
'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
‘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
‘Exceptionally designed. From the contemporary colour scheme and the vivid neon orange, to the delightful raw-cut cover ith curved edges that just beg to be held, to the relaxed font that let the illustrations do the talking. … Fun, vibrant, and entirely captivating.’
—ABDA judges
