cooking – Elza Kinde

Read by Color

June 28, 2022June 7, 2022Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged #ReadByColor, amreading, contemporary, cooking, food, IReadMG, kidlit, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, reading, realistic fiction, school storiesLeave a comment

All Four Stars by Tara Dairman
Cover art by Kelly Murphy

Read by Color

July 1, 2021June 24, 2021Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged #ReadByColor, amreading, baking, contemporary, cooking, family, food, IReadMG, kidlit, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, reading, realistic fiction, summer reading, Tanya Guerrero, travelLeave a comment

All You Knead is Love by Tanya Guerrero
Cover art by Zhen L Zhen

Read by Color

April 12, 2021April 11, 2021Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged #ReadByColor, amreading, contemporary, cooking, diverse MG, IReadMG, kidlit, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, reading, realistic fictionLeave a comment

#Read By Color: Trial and Error | features the book cover of FROM THE DESK OF ZOE WASHINGTON by Janae Marks and a complimentary color palette.

From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
Cover art by Mirelle Ortega

Quote of the Day – Baker’s Magic

April 28, 2020March 13, 2020Posted in book quotes, favorite fictionTagged amreading, book blogger, book quotes, bookworm, cooking, Diane Zahler, fantasy, kidlit, MG novels, MGLit, quote of the day, quotes, readingLeave a comment

They didn’t speak again but sat in disbelief and wonder as the cookies, made with butter, sugar, flour, eggs, and a dollop of exasperation, slowly cooled on their tray.

–Baker’s Magic by Diane Zahler

Favorite Fiction – Food

May 11, 2018May 10, 2018Posted in favorite fictionTagged amreading, contemporary, contemporary magic, cooking, Diane Zahler, family, fantasy, food, friendship, illustrated MG, Jessie Janowitz, lower middle grade, magic, magical realism, MG novels, MGCarousel, MGLit, MGReads, Middle Grade, middle grade novels, middlegrade, Natalie Lloyd, Neil Gaiman, princesses, realistic fiction, time travel, travel, upper middle gradeLeave a comment

Books about food are some of my favorites. I blame being raised on Food Network, but, let’s be honest, you don’t have to know how to proof dough, mix up icing, or candy lemon peels to enjoy a story about sweets.

Here are a few books that revolve around sweet treats that you should definitely check out:

Baker’s Magic by Diane Zahler
Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman
A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd
The Doughnut Fix by Jessie Janowitz

Links will take you to Goodreads.

For more tasty reads, check out the #MGCarousel challenge for May!

Book Review – The Doughnut Fix by Jessie Janowitz

March 29, 2018March 29, 2018Posted in book reviewsTagged book blogger, book reviews, bookworm, contemporary, cooking, educational, family, IReadMG, Jessie Janowitz, kidlit, MGLit, MGReads, Middle Grade, middlegrade, realistic fiction, upper middle grade1 Comment

The Doughnut Fix by Jessie Janowitz

When Tristan’s family moves from New York to the middle-of-nowhere town of Petersville, it seems as though everything’s changing for the worse. Their new house is haunted, there are no restaurants, and there’s nothing to do until school starts. But when Tristan stumbles across rumors of the town’s famous life-changing doughnuts, he believes he’s found a way to make a change for the better. All he has to do is earn the recipe.