Read these fun grocery store books for kids, that will teach children about the supermarket as well as how to make sure everyone has fun.
Shopping with children isn’t the easiest thing to do… but playing and learning about the grocery store is fun for everyone!
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Grocery Store Books for Kids
Going to the grocery store was an absolute mess if I took my sons.
No matter what I said or did, they were always running through the aisles like a pack of wild wolves.
So what did I do? I first grabbed a bunch of books about going to the grocery store to change the conversation from being mad to being proactive.
For one little boy, a trip to the supermarket is turned upside down.
A band of dinosaurs wreak havoc in the aisles, but the grown-ups can't see them!
Can he convince the dinosaurs to behave? Who will mop up the mess?
Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year
Max's hilarious guide to the grocery store turns an everyday errand into an adventure.
Children love to help out at the grocery store.
In her signature style, Anne Rockwell conveys the adventure of a trip to the supermarket from a young child's point-of-view.
Charley and our favorite mouse make a trip to the grocery store to buy lots of goodies for lunch.
Wherever they go and whatever they do, Lucy Cousins’s lovable characters are a delight.
Mercer Mayer’s Little Critter is off to the grocery store with his mom and siblings in this classic, funny, and heartwarming book.
A perfect way to teach kids about being on their best behavior!
A picture book that celebrates local shops and building communities.
Describes the kinds of work people do in the different departments of a supermarket.
Grocery Store Unit Study
In addition to offering a reading list of grocery store books kids will love and learn from, I’ve teamed up with some fellow bloggers to offer you homeschool and classroom unit study resources about grocery stores. These unit study resources may contain affiliate links.
Printable Preschool Food Theme Sorting Activities
Groceries (Food) Count and Clip
Grocery Store Pretend Play
Reading at the Grocery Store
Free Printable Groceries for Pretend Play
How to Survive the Grocery Store with Young Kids
What a great idea!
My favorite was always the Richard Scarry : https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/313375.What_Do_People_Do_All_Day_. But they have changed it in more recent years and do not show the one with the MOTHER pig and the ginormous grocery cart, LOL>
Thanks and love,
Full Spectrum Mama