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The King's Taster (2009)

by Kenneth Oppel(Favorite Author)

3.71 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0060753722 (ISBN13: 9780060753726)

languge

English

genre

Food & Cookbooks

publisher

HarperCollins

review 1: This is a terrific story, told from the perspective of a little dog whose owner is also the king's cook. When they get a new king (presumably the old king dies), the cook goes out of his way to prepare scrumptious meals. But as the new king is a little boy, he is picky and hard to please. What will the cook do? To what lengths will he go to please the little despot? This is a fun, and somewhat silly tale and we enjoyed it immensely. The illustrations are marvelous, too!new word: syllabub
review 2: I love books about foods for story times, even though this one may make the kids hungry (it did me). The Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher illustrations are wonderful. I don't know how I missed this one when it came out in 2007, but I'm glad I found it now. Kids ... moreand their parents seem to be very interested in recipes so this book would provide a nice discussion of (French fries: Are they French?) (Pizza: Is it Italian?)(Tacos: I think they are from Mexico). I'm sad the author is Canadian and thus not eligible for the CCBA. However the illustrators Live in California. However, I think 2007 is too old anyway. Perhaps it would be OK since the edition I saw was copyright 2009. Even if it's not a CCBA I still very much like it. less

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