BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS

Cooking Up a Storm in Picture Books (page 3)

CHILDREN'S

Released: Sept. 15, 1993

TOO MANY TAMALES

by Gary Soto, illustrated by Ed Martinez

"This one should become a staple on the holiday menu. (Picture book. 4- 8)"

The whole family is coming for Christmas, so Maria and her parents are busy making tamales—Maria helps Mom knead the masa, and her father puts them in the pot to boil. Read full book review >

Cover art for THE LITTLE RED HEN (MAKES A PIZZA)

ADULT

Released: Sept. 1, 1999

THE LITTLE RED HEN (MAKES A PIZZA)

adapted by Philemon Sturges

"I will."(Picture book/folklore. 5-7)"

In the best refashioning of a classic folktale since Eugene Trivizas's Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig (1993), Sturges hilariously extends and modernizes the original. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: June 1, 2005

TALLULAH IN THE KITCHEN

by Nancy Wolff, illustrated by Nancy Wolff

"No eating words here—just delicious pancakes that Tallulah and her friends sell at a lemonade stand. (Picture book. 4-7)"

Tallulah the cat loves to cook—especially pancakes. Read full book review >