Cakes, cookies or pie? A rivalry among local bakers is the basis for this deliciously sweet, off-the-wall picture book.
CAROLINE ADDERSON was born and raised in Alberta and now lives in
Vancouver with her husband, son and Jack Russell terrier Mickey.
She earned a Bachelor of Education with a concentration in Creative
Writing from the University of British Columbia and spent the next
ten years working as an ESL teacher. She now teaches at Simon
Fraser University and writes for both children and adults. Her
books for kids are frequently featured on Canadian award lists,
including the Tree Awards, the Chocolate Lily Awards and the CCBC
and OLA Best Bets, and her titles include the Jasper John Dooley
series, the Bruno series, A Simple Case of Angels, Norman, Speak!,
Eat, Leo! Eat! and I Love You One to Ten. Her works for adults have
been awarded numerous prizes, including the IMPAC Dublin Literary
Award, two Commonwealth Writers' Prizes, the Scotiabank Giller
Prize longlist, the Governor General's Literary Award and the
Rogers' Trust Fiction Prize.
ST PHANE JORISCH is a Canadian children's book illustrator who has
written and/or illustrated more than 80 children's books in English
and French. Stephane's first book, Oma's Quilt, won the Ruth
Schwartz Children's Book Award and was shortlisted for the Blue
Spruce Award. He has also illustrated Michael Kaplan's Betty Bunny
series. Stephane's work in illustrated versions of Lewis Carroll's
The Jabberwocky and Edward Lear's The Owl and the Pussycat have
both won the Governor General's Awards for Illustration, and he was
awarded the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award for Un cadeau
pour Sophie. In addition to his books for young people, Stephane
Jorisch also illustrates for magazines and has created designs for
the renowned Cirque de Soleil. Stephane lives in Montreal with his
partner and their family.
"Children will delight in thinking about an abundance of
gingerbread cookies, teetering, towering cakes, and blackbird
pies." —Kirkus Reviews
“This delectable book is a useful purchase for libraries looking
for titles that foster discussion about competition and inclusion.”
—School Library Journal
“Readers will become quickly invested in the escalating
events on Sweet Street and the story’s carnivalesque atmosphere."
—Booklist
"This zany picture book delivers a tasty treatise on the benefits
of keeping the peace — and keeping a variety of desserts at
hand!" —Shelf-Awareness
"If you have a sweet tooth, this is the book for you. . . .
Adderson’s playful text is perfectly paired with Jorisch’s zany
illustrations" —Globe & Mail
"Caroline Adderson has produced a whimsical look at the world of
sweet treats with an underlining message. So relevant today, she
brings home the point that although we may all have our personal
viewpoints and philosophies, we can bridge the gaps by working
together." —Canadian Cookbooks
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