Authors in the Kitchen: Recipes, Stories, and More Book

Step into the kitchen and stir up a batch of storybook treats with 50 literary recipes based on the books and lives of 50 of your favorite children's authors and illustrators, including Eric Carle, Mary Casanova, Keiko Kasza, Steven Kellogg, Yuyi Morales, Janet Stevens, and Jane Yolen and 40 others. Whip up a heavenly coconut cream cake enjoyed in Jacqueline Briggs Martin's recent story, On Sand Island; savor the spicy pumpkin pie inspired by Toni Buzzeo's Sea Chest. You'll also learn some fascinating facts about each author and read anecdotes and stories connected with the recipes. Biographical details, author photographs, book lists, and reading connections make this a perfect resource for library, classroom, and home. A great gift for booklovers. What a delicious way to learn about authors and their books! Grades K-6.

School Library Journal

It might be fun to say, Oh, this is Gail Gibbons's apple pie," or "This is Janet Stevens's potato soup" as you serve up these recipes. This book includes a hodgepodge of different foods, a photo and biographical sketch of each contributor, and a longer statement or anecdote that relates to the fare. Booklists for each entry give readers a good overview of the artist's work or enrich a subject generated by the contributor's comment, such as children's resources about Marco Polo with Kathy Feeney's recipe for MarcoRoni, titles relating to immigration with Betsy Maestro's Russian Borscht, or a list of 100-day tales accompanying Keiko Kasza's submission. Organized alphabetically by author, the recipes are not for novices. Many require expertise in the kitchen, and some a sophisticated array of tools. The list of 50 authors and illustrators does not read as a Who's Who in children's literature, but there are enough stars to establish a recognizable compilation of familiar names. Not to imply that children's authors are unhealthy eaters, but desserts are plentiful and most of the entries will not accommodate a health-conscious diet.-Janet S. Thompson, Chicago Public Library Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.