Glitter Girl and the Crazy Cheese

By JULIETTE ROSSANT The situation: It is lunchtime. You say to your kid: eat your lunch, and then you can play with your friends. But your child doesn't want to eat. So, you pull out Glitter Girl and The Crazy Cheese by lawyer and novelist Frank Hollon and his kids, Mary Grace and Dusty Baker (MacAdam/Cage 2007). You say: OK, I will read you this book while you eat. Your child checks out the cover: all the characters have their mouths open screaming on the cover. Who would say 'no' to finding out about what's inside? Make sure your child eats a bite before you begin. "Mom, Mom, I'm going outside. Lilly's got a new scooter And I'm going to ride." "No, young lady, come sit down in your chair. You eat all your lunch before you go anywhere." Glitter Girl has to catch her runaway cheese and then eat something that just had arms and legs. Maybe your kids will just start speaking in meter…or maybe they'll just listen while you read and they eat. This is an action-packed adventure with a chase scene and a speculative moment of dream versus reality. Glitter Girl posses an existential question: "Can a person eat a cheese sandwich if the cheese is alive like me and you? And what about the carrots? Might they soon fly away? Like orange butterflies Or bumblebees, On a beautiful summer day?" If that sort of question will turn your kids off cheese forever, then don't read this book. However, some kids will like the question and giggle at their own now-eaten lunch. The illustrations by Elizabeth Dulemba are suitably exciting with some fun surprises that enrich the story (check out Glitter Girl's cat at the imported cheese counter). This story may be about a girl, but boys will like the wacky adventure, too. Previous articles: [Children's Cookbook Reviews - complete] [Cookbook Reviews - complete] Technorati Tags: superchefblog, Juliette Rossant, super chef, celebrities, chefs, food, restaurants, cooking, branding, cuisine, blogging, food blogging, cookbook reviews, Glitter Girl --> back to Super Chef