Book In Review

      Marjorie Priceman has written a wonderful book of whimsy about making a cherry pie.  She starts off telling us what we will need to make the pie, after she gives us a recipe.  She tells us where to get the items we need to make the pie; at the cook shop.  However, if the cook shop is closed…oh no, what do we need to do then?  All of a sudden making a cherry pie becomes much more complicated and we need to do some traveling to get the supplies we need.

        The book has a map of the United States and we do use it to travel to get the supplies that we need to make our cherry pie.  Step by step the author teaches us to use some critical thinking to solve the problem of getting what we need.  She takes us to states that have interesting facts and natural resources that when we put them to use will allow us to get the items that are needed for pie making.  We really do see what the country has to offer us as we travel.

         The illustration is colorful and fun.  Who knew that there was so much activity required to make a cherry pie?  This children’s picture book was published by Alred A Knopf in 2008.  You can visit their website here:  http://www.randomhouse.com/kids .