The Popcorn Book

By de Paola, Tomi

Themes flagged by parents·4

  • Diversity

    This book portrays diverse nationalities and/or male and female genders.

  • Multicultural

    This book contains several different cultural or ethnic groups.

  • White

    This book contains predominantly White people and/or the main character is White.

  • Male Protagonist

    The leading character in this book is male.

Synopsis

Tony likes to cook. Tiny likes to read. And both twins like to eat . . . POPCORN!

So while Tiny cooks it, Tony reads about it: what popcorn is, how it's stored and prepared, legends and stories about it, and its history in Europe and North America.

Details

Illustrator
Tomie dePaola
Publisher
Scholastic
ISBN-10
0590402641
ISBN-13
9780590402644
Reading age
4 – 8
Grade level
Pre-kindergarten – 3
Pages
28
Published
1978
Added to shelf
Jul 7, 2025