Author: Julia Dweck
Illustrator: Gemini
Illustrator: Gemini
Publisher: KiteReaders
Date: December 1, 2012
About The Author
Julia Dweck writes children's stories for digital and traditional publication. Her
stories span the spectrum of humor, fantasy, and edutainment in rhyme and in
prose. Julia's background in elementary education affords her the opportunity to
be in touch with what children want to read about and what makes them
giggle.Fairy Cook vs Gremlin
Caarina is the best cook in the fairy kingdom. She lives among the master chefs and learns all of their techniques.
One day, the Fairy Queen decides the fairies need a special feast. Caarina is given the honor of cooking for all the other fairies.
Unfortunately, a wicked gremlin decides to ruin everything that Caarina cooks. He dumps salt into the food cooking on the stove, he pricks her yeast bread and makes it fall and he pours hot pepper onto her honey cake!
Caarina does not know what is causing all of these mishaps. She is confident in her cooking skills but can't understand what is going wrong.
Suddenly, she hears a small gremlin laugh. She knows that she must use her wits to defeat this pesky little creature. Caarina cooks up a special brew that she hopes will cause the gremlin to flee.
Will Caarina outsmart the gremlin? Will Caarina prove that she is the best cook around?
My Thoughts
This is an excellent story for the young cooks (both male and female) in your family. Caarina is determined to prove that she is up to the task that the Fairy Queen assigned her. Caarina demonstrates intelligence, determination and persistence is this delightful story.
I read this story on my Kindle Fire. The story is designed with a landscape orientation and full-screen illustrations. There are four lines of rhyming text on each screen view.
Gemini did a fantastic job with the illustrations in this book. The soft colors in the background contrast with the bright facial features of the characters. Children will notice the details in the pictures...it looks like Caarina is always surrounded by fairy dust.
I recommend this book for children of all ages. Caarina demonstrates what it takes to overcome adversity and make a dream come true!
My Rating: 5 Stars Out Of 5
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