Book Reviews

Do you have the munchies, but are not quite sure what to nibble on?

How about a tasty book review? Hopefully a juicy bite will prompt you to read the books themselves. 🙂

Here’s a sampler platter of Alphabet Soup Book Reviews — children’s fiction and nonfiction picture books, middle grade novels, poetry anthologies, single poet collections, and cookbooks. Put on your best bib and enjoy!

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BOOK REVIEW SAMPLER PLATTER

The White House Cookbook by Hugo Ziemann and F.L. Gillette (+ recipe for Squirrel Soup)

When Molly was a Harvey Girl by Frances M. Wood

The Apple Lover’s Cookbook by Amy Traverso (+ recipe for Apple Pumpkin Walnut Muffins)

Papa is a Poet by Natalie S. Bober and Rebecca Gibbon (+ Chat with Natalie)

Strings Attached by Diane DeCillis (+ Hummus Recipe)

P. Zonka Lays an Egg by Julie Paschkis (+Chat with Julie and her Kulich recipe)

Lidia’s Egg-Citing Farm Adventure by Lidia Bastianich and Renee Graef (+ Lidia’s Lemon Ricotta Cookies recipe)

Kids Cook French by Claudine Pepin, Jacques Pepin and Shorey Wessen (+ Almond Cake recipe)

Fab Four Friends: The Boys Who Became the Beatles by Susanna Reich and Adam Gustavson (+ Chat with Susanna)

The Adventures of Miss Petitfour by Anne Michaels and Emma Block

The Knish War on Rivington Street by Joanne Oppenheim and Jon Davis

When Paul Met Artie: The Story of Simon and Garfunkel by G. Neri and David Litchfield

Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice by Nikki Grimes and Laura Freeman

Dumplings for Lili by Melissa Iwai (+ Chat with Melissa)

Born Hungry: Julia Child Becomes “the French Chef” by Alex Prud’homme and Sarah Green

Tomorrow is New Year’s Day by Aram Kim (+ Chat with Aram)

Chef Edna: Queen of Southern Cooking, Edna Lewis by Melvina Noel and Cozbi A. Cabrera (+ recipe for Edna’s Biscuits)

How the Sea Came to Be: And All the Creatures In It by Jennifer Berne and Amanda Hall

The Sweetest Scoop: Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Revolution by Lisa Robinson and Stacy Innerst

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