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Summary
In this picture book for the youngest child, there are eight students in Chef George's School of Dessertology. And only one--a studious little bunny--has any interest in following the rules. While bunny is busy baking a masterpiece, everyone else is busy making a mess. And even though only bunny actually learns to bake, all the students--from Dog with his shoe-fly pie to Mouse with her Swiss cheese surprise--are happy with how their desserts turn out in the end.
Black, white, and pink illustrations give this a hip, retro feel, and, with plenty of easy-to-make recipes adorning the endpapers, This Little Bunny Can Bake is one yummy picture book treat.
Author Notes
Janet Stein studied fine art at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Chicago Art Institute. She also studied with an award-winning Spanish pastry chef at a cooking school in Barcelona. This experience was the inspiration for this, her first picture book. She lives in Barcelona, Spain.
Reviews (4)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 1-Several animals sign up at Chef George's School of Dessertology to learn the fine art of making sweets. Kitty is interested in cheesecake, Spoonbill longs for fish cakes, and Poodle is only interested in looking good. Throughout the day, while the other students are playing and creating strange dishes, Bunny studies, listens to the chef, measures, and bakes a fancy cake, which she shares with her teacher and classmates. Everything in the brush and ink spreads and vignettes is black and white except the titular bunny, who, like her cake, is pink. The chef's statements are printed in red ink while the animals' comments, in black ink, look as if they were composed on a typewriter. Eight recipes for desserts are featured on the endpapers. The illustrations and the slight story line have limited appeal and will not hold the attention of children.-Maryann H. Owen, Racine Public Library, WI (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
This promising if rocky debut lets readers eavesdrop on a class at a world-famous "School of Dessertology," where Chef George, an imperious owl instructor, is whipping both egg whites and his hapless anthropomorphized students into shape ("What's an ingredient?" whispers one student, after the chef unveils a chalkboard with a whirlwind of information for them to absorb). There's a retro-chic sensibility, visual wit and good sense of character in Stein's gray-toned brush-and-ink drawings (a vain poodle is shown weighing herself on a digital scale when George commands, "Take the time to measure carefully"). But despite these strengths the story falls short. The titular bunny, distinguished by her diligence and rose-hued skin (nearly the only use of color in the book), never emerges as a character worth following. And the story feels more like a series of similar incidents strung together-the common thread being the contrast between the teacher's instructions and the students' incompetence-rather than a truly satisfying narrative arc. Ages 4-8. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Horn Book Review
As a new class begins at Chef George's School of Dessertology, it quickly becomes apparent that one pupil will rise above the rest. While her classmates stumble, the little pink bunny studies, sniffs, and stirs with care. Old-fashioned-looking brush and ink illustrations in muted gray-and-white with pale pink highlights support the humor in Stein's spare text. Endpapers feature tantalizing recipes. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
Booklist Review
Chef George has a few simple rules for creating world-class desserts, but most of the students enrolled in his School of Dessertology are more interested in eating gastronomic delights than following edicts for making them. However, one student a studious pink bunny shows true culinary potential. Under her teacher's wise tutelage, the aspiring chef creates a multitiered confection roped with artful curlicues of icing and graciously shares the masterpiece with her not-so-talented classmates. Charming grayscale brush-and-ink illustrations with a retro feel are punched up with rosy touches of color and lots of sly humor as the culinary students flout Chef George's rules time and time again, from recipe ingredients to a pampered French poodle who prefers measuring her waistline and a boxer with an irresistible yen for shoe-scented sweets. Endpapers display recipes for easy-to-prepare, kid-friendly desserts with a touch of sophistication.--McKulski, Kristen Copyright 2009 Booklist
