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I'm In The Mood For Food: In The Kitchen With Garfield Review

I'm In The Mood For Food: In The Kitchen With Garfield
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Our son loves to cook. He also loves Garfield. He is living away from home during his college break, and, being an ever concerned mother, when I saw this book I thought what a great book to send to our son for his summer fun, and it could be a great survival book. I picked it up out of a sense of fun and mother's happiness, and, to my delight, I found a serious cook book lay deliciously hidden beneath the cover. Ahh, "Decadent Roasted Blue Chees Potatoes," "Magnifico Mushroom Risotto," "Beat Me. Whip Me. Make Me Eat Rosemary Scalloped Potatoes," ah yes, like the great Native American Tradition, this is a book for the Heyokas out there, and the jesters. It is cooking with heart, with fun, and what fellow or gal with a great sense of humor and a great palate wouldn't just love the greatness of this hidden treasure book of fun and food.
Of course, there is ever-practical advice, such as Garfied's Fine Dining Faux Pas (Lord only knows who your child might be dating, and they can kindly leave this page open so that the "would-be date" will not embarrass your child while dining in a fine establishment). Thus, the advice, and this is just one of many, that one should not gargle with your aperitif, could simply be one of many saving graces.
I highly recommend this book. I readily admit I have kept the copy I bought for our son, and ordered many more for the rest of our children so that after a hard day, they may laugh and cook and be oh so glad to have an outrageous mother who has taught them love, laughter, and fine dining make for a happier day.

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Over the years, Garfield the cat has struck a chord with readers who can identify with his laidback, shall-we-say-lazy approach to life. The famous feline--whose passion for food and sleep is matched only by his aversion to diet and exercise (he prefers lie-downs to sit-ups)--has become the poster cat for all kinds of people, none of whom would ever describe themselves as "Type A's."To celebrate being the world's favorite feline, Garfield introduces I'm in the Mood for Food: In the Kitchen with Garfield.Chock-full of tasty recipes, the cookbook also features spot art and food-related Garfield comics in color. I'm in the Mood for Food includes chapters on Family Food, Party Food, Pasta, Outdoor Cooking, Kids' Recipes, Snacks, and Desserts. Consider some of these mouth-watering morsels: Lazy Cat's Lasagna, Color Me Hungry Red Pepper Potato Frittata, Royal Roasted Lemon-Herb Chicken and I'd Rather Be Happy Than Thin Chocolate-Chunk Cookies. All in all, I'm in the Mood for Food will appeal to cooks everywhere, especially those who love Garfield and, like him, believe that the best things in life are edible.

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Kitchen Science Review

Kitchen Science
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My two older children (age 7 and 5) really love this book. Most of the experiments in the book include things that you commonly find in your kitchen. The experiments are pretty easy for them to do with minor adult supervision and the book does a good job explaining the science behind the experiments. This has really helped get my kids interested in science. I've just purchased a copy for my 6-year-old nephew for a Christmas gift.

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"The clean and colorful format, cleverly boxed lists of supplies, and cartoon characters will encourage youngsters to try these activities on their own."--School Library JournalScience basics start right at home for children with this fun introduction to the kitchen laboratory. There, simple and safe activities will reveal the excitement of science in an enjoyable, unintimidating atmosphere. And bright drawings and photos add to the kid appeal. What children learn as they cook up some cool experiments will set the stage for science success all through school. All it takes are some common materials, such as applesauce, coffee filters, coarse pepper, and a candy or two. Colorful "cabbage soup" teaches them about chemical reactions, and they'll also learn by watching balloons inflate themselves with the help of a little yeast, making eggs "burp," and more. There are even activities to do in restaurants while waiting for the meal.

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Dancin' in the Kitchen Review

Dancin' in the Kitchen
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Gelsanliter and Christian have created a wonderfully playful book that kids will eat up. Every time I read it to our kids, their eyes light up as the the sing-song story pulls the reader through fabulous illustrations. The artist who decorated the book has a fauvist, Matisse-like style that engergizes the written words. I anxiously await the next course!

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Piggies in the Kitchen Review

Piggies in the Kitchen
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PIGGIES IN THE KITCHEN receives vivid drawings by Ard Hoyt to accompany a lively story of piggies who sneak into a kitchen to make treats. Being pigs, they make a big mess - and also must be on constant alert for the adults who surely will shut down their endeavors. An endearing, simple story of culinary chaos ensues in a recommendation for any picturebook collection.


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Animal Alphabet Review

Animal Alphabet
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I picked up this book at Goodwill for either 25 or 50 cents. I'm so glad I got it. The illustrations are great - very lifelike! The book also has some animals that are unexpected such as a Jerboa for the J page. It's also fun to guess what the animals are since they aren't named until the last page!

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Bert Kitchen's beautiful and delicate paintings of the twenty-six animals which make up this book are hypnotising and compelling. The book has no words on any of the pages of the alphabet and the reader has the challenge of guessing the names of the animals which can be checked with the words on the last page.Apart from providing children with an enjoyable guessing game, this is a most beautiful book which will be always a pleasure to dip into.

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Summers Long Ago: On Grandfather's Farm and in Grandmother's Kitchen Review

Summers Long Ago: On Grandfather's Farm and in Grandmother's Kitchen
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It's a privilege not everyone has, and keeps fading as time rolls on. "Summers Long Ago: On Grandfather's Farm and in Grandmother's Kitchen" is a memoir of William McNeill reflecting on the summers with his grandparents on a Canadian coastal farm. Reminiscing about the profound lessons he learned during these times, he shows how his experiences shaped him into the historian he is today. "Summers Long Ago" is quite the unique and inspiring story, and is well worth the consideration.


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This book is for families for grandparents to read aloud to their grandchildren, for beginning readers to read to their parents, and for parents and children to read together. It is also for teachers and young students who want to know what life was like on a family farm before furnaces, running water, and electricity changed housekeeping and before cars, trucks, and tractors changed work in the fields, a time when cows had to be milked by hand every day and when almost all of what chickens, pigs, cows, horses, and people ate came directly from the farm. These stories of a city boy s learning to fish for trout in the brook, gather wild blueberries and mushrooms in the back pasture, and dig clams on the shore are an introduction to a distant but still emotionally vibrant aspect of the human past.

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Betty Crocker's Kitchen Gardens Review

Betty Crocker's Kitchen Gardens
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I really enjoyed this book. It describes different herbs, their uses and how to plant them. I have to admit, though, that I bought it for the illustrations by Tasha Tudor. They are so folksy and homespun, that it takes you back to your childhood.(if you are old enough to remember such things.) Nice book.

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Cows in the Kitchen Review

Cows in the Kitchen
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Our daughter Maria loves this book. Her Dad reads this book to her every night. She has begun to make the animal sounds as soon as he calls out the name of each animal. Just a great book.

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Time Warp Trio Gift Set, Books 1-4 (Knights of the Kitchen Table; The Not-So-Jolly Rodger; The Good, the Bad, and the Goofy; Your Mother Was a Neanderthal) Review

Time Warp Trio Gift Set, Books 1-4 (Knights of the Kitchen Table; The Not-So-Jolly Rodger; The Good, the Bad, and the Goofy; Your Mother Was a Neanderthal)
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It's hard to find books for boys that really turn them on to reading but these did the trick. My son insisted that I read them too so we could talk about the plots. Entertaining and well written, perfect for a second or third grader.

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The first four books of the wildly popular Time Warp Trio series are now in one value-priced boxed set! Whether the gang's fighting off the Black Knight in the middle of Camelot, practicing magic tricks on Blackbeard and his pirates, stampeding cattle in the Old West, or running from a woolly mammoth, one thing is for sure: no one's ever bored when the Time Warp Trio's around!--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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The Kitchen Madonna Review

The Kitchen Madonna
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Rumer Godden delivers another unsentimental children's story that explores the quiet devotion that Peter has to his Ukranian housekeeper. A solitary boy who does not liked to be kissed or hugged, Peter scours London for a "Kitchen Madonna " that will make his homesick nanny feel welcome. In the course of his search, Peter makes new allies and discovers that even he needs the warmth and companionship of his family and neighbors.

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Marta is unhappy. For quietly aloof Gregory and his sister Janet, Marta, with her thick Ukrainian accent, her good cooking, and her stories, is the anchor of the house. Mother and Father, both busy architects, are gone all day and sometimes at night. Marta is always there; and the children, sensing her unhappiness, do not want her to go away. When they find out that Marta desires a good place in the kitchen, nine-year-old Gregory, with precocious young Janet in tow, sets out to find her a Ukrainian icon in busy, modern London. Master storyteller Rumer Godden deftly brings to life a portrait of a lonely boy discovering the creative power of love.

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Fannie in the Kitchen: The Whole Story from Soup to Nuts of How Fannie Farmer Invented Recipes with Precise Measurements Review

Fannie in the Kitchen: The Whole Story from Soup to Nuts of How Fannie Farmer Invented Recipes with Precise Measurements
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I am an educator who likes to use historical fiction with elementary students. Students love the story of FANNIE IN THE KITCHEN, and we have also used the book to talk about how cooking has changed over the years. I bring in old kitchen utensils from antique stores to show them. (Many kids can't identify a sifter, to say nothing of a butter mold! And when was the last time you saw a doughnut cutter??) We also use the book as a jumping off point to talk about math and measurements.
Although this is clearly a humourous, fictionalized take-off on a footnote to history, students and I also enjoy talking about how young Marcia must adjust to change, as her mother has a new baby. The way the illustrator depicts the developing relationship between Marcia and Fannie is delightful.
As the author note states, Fannie Farmer was one of the first to recommend precise measurements in cooking. What a fun way for kids to be introduced to this 19th century figure

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Kitchen Boy Review

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What a pleasure to read the book this summer while I was vacationing on Mount Desert Island. I hurried back to the bookstore to get another book by Mr. Pippen- Cheap Gossip- and was promptly informed by the cashier that he had been her High School English teacher!The book is a very "easy read" with the dryest humor. I had a similar upbringing as young An-dy in the book- working in a hotels and restaurants on Cape Cod, clamming with the parents, eating tons of fish, and waiting on the tourist population. This is surely a book that I will re-read each summer!

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a novel, the story of a Maine boy working summers in asmall coastal hotel, a story of the summer people, the hotelproprietors, and the coming of age of one smalltown maine boy in thelate 1950s early 1960s

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The Barn Owl (Animal Lives) Review

The Barn Owl (Animal Lives)
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The barn owl is certainly a unique species, and is an excellent subject for a book meant to introduce young children to the world of owls, and birds in general. The illustrations are excellent, and the text for the most part is easy to read. The occasional advanced word is encountered, but this is hardly a problem. Overall, an excellent book.

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Kids in the Holiday Kitchen: Making, Baking, Giving Review

Kids in the Holiday Kitchen: Making, Baking, Giving
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I first saw this book at our local library and fell in love with its graphics and fun recipes to do with kids. The recipes are colorful and many would make great teacher gifts all year around. There are recipes for lunch, such as, tea cup soup and snowman sandwiches...dressed up tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. Our family is having a reunion this weekend and the caramel corn with orange and chocolate should be a hit. And our 4-H group recently used the cookies in a jar recipe for a project learning day and the kids really enjoyed themselves as they scooped in the ingredients and made colorful tags. This book will get lots of use year around!

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Kick off the holidays in the kitchen this year! Here are kid-friendly projects including easy entres, sweet and savorynoshes, and fantastic crafts to display, wear, or give. Kids will love makingand then eatingcupcakes that look like Christmas ornaments and Snowballs in the Forest, creative little pizzas perfect for little hands. That special someone will be delighted to receive Santas Suds decorated soap or a candy-cane decorated gift tin. With these unique craft and snack ideas, the holidays will certainly be merry and bright.

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Mr. and Mrs. God in the Creation Kitchen Review

Mr. and Mrs. God in the Creation Kitchen
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I really like this book. The art is fantastic, the idea remarkable. In reading it, please keep in mind that it's a fantasy for kids ... not adults (except adults like me who have never grown up).
I think the author had some very creative lines in this book and some scenes that I applaud. But I think it would have a wider audience as a Christian book since it's a God-themed base ... which agrees with my philosophy and beliefs. But it isn't Biblically based, which would turn some Christians off, but I think it's perfect for children in the author's targetted age range.
Clever! Clever.
Lighten up, people!

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Kittens in the Kitchen (Animal Ark #1) Review

Kittens in the Kitchen (Animal Ark #1)
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Mandy and her friend James find an abandoned mother cat in school. They decide to look after it and provide it a comfort place for giving birth to it¡¦s kittens. But they find that the cat has kittens in their school custodian¡¦s laundry basket. The custodian tells them to find new homes to the kittens within one week or else he will deal with it. Can they do so within a week?
This story is really interesting and it is easy to understand. I appreciate Mandy¡¦s sympathy, as we can see her willingness to look after and find new homes for the kittens. Although she finds lots of difficulties during the process, she never decides to give up. May be she thinks that she was very like the cat. Because they were both adopted. It¡¦s really touchable.
I would highly recommend this book to all young readers because it¡¦s very amusing. The readers may get a sense of caring animals from reading this book. I am sure that you will enjoy it.

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When a stray cat gives birth to kittens in Mr. Williams' kitchen, he is furious. Can Mandy find homes for four kittens in one week?.

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Cows in the Kitchen (Classic Books with Holes) Review

Cows in the Kitchen (Classic Books with Holes)
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At first, I thought this book was too young for my 3-year-old grand-daughter. However, the day after we read it she pulled it down from the shelf and began reciting what she had remembered from the day before. The words have a nice sound to them when read aloud.

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His fields are empty, so Tom Farmer is looking for all the farmyard animals.He's in for a big surprise when he finds them!What will he do to sort them out?Die-cut holes in each page hold clues to what follows, with lots of scope for imitation and expression.Bouncy illustrations, innovative die cutting and popular rhymes make Books with Holes a must for every child. Available in three formats, suitable for babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers and the nursery or classroom.

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