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Apple Cake: A Recipe For Love (2012)

by Julie Paschkis(Favorite Author)

3.72 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0547807457 (ISBN13: 9780547807454)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

HMH Books for Young Readers

review 1: Lovely, intelligent Ida always has her nose stuck in a book. So how is Alfonso supposed to get her attention to tell her he loves her? He tries flowers and music. He finally decides to bake her a cake.The story is that of a man in love gathering ingredients and mixing them together to make an apple cake for the woman he loves. Ida's nose peeks out over her book to smell the delicious smell. When Alfonso presents her with the cake Ida is surprised and pleased.And of course they enjoy it together.
review 2: Filled with lively gouache and ink illustrations that show the lengths to which Alfonso will go to get the bookish Ida to notice him, this picture book shows that the way to a reading woman's heart just may be through her stomach. After Alfonso tries and fails... more to capture her attention, he prepares a yummy apple pie that makes her put her book down. From my experience with bibliophiles--yes, I'm certainly one--it's just about impossible to get them to stop reading when they're engrossed in a book, even long enough to eat a delicious pie. That must have been a fantastic dessert. I'm glad the author provides the recipe so that readers can test it for themselves. I'd have loved the book even more if the last page showed Alfonso and Ida enjoying a slice of pie while also reading a book together. What could be sweeter? less

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