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Once Upon a Cookbook: A Treasury of Recipes Inspired by Timeless Children's Books

by Bryton Taylor

Classic stories, brought to the table

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Classic stories, brought to the table

This illustrated cookbook connects 40 family-friendly recipes with familiar children’s books, giving storytime and shared meals a common thread. The collection spans breakfasts, afternoon tea, light lunches, drinks, desserts, and dinner, with examples such as Little Women-inspired buckwheat pancakes, Cress Sandwiches linked to Mole and Rat, and green lemonade from the Emerald City. Storybook-style illustrations accompany the recipes, making the book as much a visual tribute to its literary inspirations as a collection of dishes. Its central idea is simple: use food and classic stories as prompts for time spent together across generations.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Families who enjoy preparing food together and sharing classic children’s stories
  • Adults seeking a gift that combines a cookbook with storybook-inspired illustrations
  • Fans of the featured literary references, including Little Women, The Velveteen Rabbit, and The Wizard of Oz

Themes

Family cookingClassic children’s literatureFood and storytellingIllustrated recipes

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Book overview

Bring your family's favorite children's stories to life in a new way with kid-friendly recipes accompanied by charming storybook-style illustrations.

Bond with the next generation of your family and introduce them to your favorite classic bedtime stories in a whole new way with this fully illustrated cookbook featuring 40 family-friendly recipes for breakfast, afternoon tea, light luncheons, drinks, desserts, and dinnertime.

Ever want to try the Marches' Christmas morning breakfast? What about a make-believe play session where you and the kids take off to Neverland? With recipes in this book like the Little Women-inspired Buckwheat Pancakes and Wendy's Mammee-apple Slice, now you can! Each recipe is accompanied by a classically beautiful illustration of the recipe drawn by artist Emma Adams of illustration studio Fox & Fables--and the cookbook itself is gorgeously designed to be right at home alongside the well-loved classics on your bookcase. Other recipes and stories let you:

Pack a meal of Cress Sandwiches for a picnic with Mole and Rat.

Prepare a hearty meal of Corn Dodgers with Huck and Jim along the Mississippi River.

Re-create a traditional treat of Orange and Chocolate Almond Cookies inspired by The Velveteen Rabbit.

Enjoy a delightful sip of Green Lemonade straight from the Emerald City.

This treasury is made to create beautiful, nostalgic memories of beloved childhood stories and features recipes perfect for preparing with, and sharing with, family members of all ages.
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