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			<p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="alignright" alt="Hungry Monkey" src="/wp-content/uploads/images/HM-cover-medium.jpg" width="199" height="294"><strong>Hungry Monkey: </strong><em>A Food-Loving Father’s Quest to Raise an Adventurous Eater</em></p>
<p>by Matthew Amster-Burton</p>
<p>A memoir on the wild joys of food and parenting and the marvelous mélange of the two, <em>Hungry Monkey</em> takes food enthusiasts on a new adventure in eating (with dozens of delicious recipes!). In the end, our guide reminds us: “Food is fun, and you get to enjoy it three times a day, plus snacks!”</p>
<p><a title="Hungry Monkey excerpt" href="http://hungrymonkeybook.com/pdf/Hungry%20Monkey%20Sample.pdf">Read the first three chapters right now</a> (PDF)</p>
<p><strong>Buy now (print): </strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hungry-Monkey-Food-Loving-Fathers-Adventurous/dp/B004KAB40Q/">Amazon</a> <a href="http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780547336893">IndieBound</a> <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hungry-monkey-matthew-amster-burton/1100302583?ean=9780547336893">B&amp;N</a></p>
<p><strong style="line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;">Buy now (ebook): </strong><span style="line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hungry-Monkey-Food-Loving-Adventurous-ebook/dp/B003K16PT6/">Kindle</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/hungry-monkey/id427531376?mt=11">iBooks</a> <a href="http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Hungry-Monkey-Food-Loving-Fathers/book--QhpGygl20uxxEkTj8k2vw/page1.html?s=dkuZdsNdeUuarqB3Kn_anw&amp;r=1">Kobo</a></span></p>
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<p>“Matthew Amster-Burton is smart, funny, a terrific writer, a great cook, and on track to be voted father-of-the-year every year for the next decade, at least.” –<strong>Dorie Greenspan</strong></p>
<p>“A very timely and excellent book.” –<strong>Anthony Bourdain</strong></p>
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