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“There is no other word but delicious.”
—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“More than mere confection, A Fine Dessert is a rich and satisfying journey across four centuries…simply delectable.”
—School Library Journal, starred review
“A delicious book about a delicious treat.”
—Booklist, starred review
"This is classic Jenkins in its seemingly casual, observation-rich text; the folkloric structure of the process makes the prose rhythmic and readable, while the changing settings mark the significant historical and industrial shifts over the centuries."
—Bulletin, starred review
EMILY JENKINS has written many highly acclaimed books for children, including Water in the Park, a Booklist Editors' Choice and a Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book; Lemonade in Winter, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year; and two Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor Books: Five Creatures and That New Animal. She is also the author of the popular Toys trilogy: Toys Go Out, Toy Dance Party, and Toys Come Home. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit the author at emilyjenkins.com.
SOPHIE BLACKALL received the Caldecott Medal for Finding Winnie by Lindsay Mattick. She is the illustrator of The Mighty Lalouche by Matthew Olshan, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year; Edwin Speaks Up by April Stevens, a Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year; and Ruby's Wish by Shirin Yim Bridges, an Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Award winner. She has also illustrated the Mr. and Mrs. Bunny series by Polly Horvath and the bestselling Ivy and Bean series by Annie Barrows. A native of Australia, she lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit her at sophieblackall.com, where she has regularly posted about the process of making this book.
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This is one of our favorite children's books (and we own hundreds). We checked this out from the library so many times I finally decided to buy it. Imagine my surprise to come on here and see that this book has so many critical reviews (many, I noticed, from people who have never left a review before... hmmm) claiming this book to be racist.
Maybe it's because we own several other wonderful children's books that cover the topic of racism, especially in the South in America (where we live) such as Who Owns the Sun?, Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., The Story Of Ruby Bridges: Special Anniversary Edition, and Follow the Drinking Gourd (Dragonfly Books) among others ....
But for us this book sparked many interesting discussions: (Why is the mother and daughter having to serve them but not getting to eat? Why do they have to hide in the cupboard to lick the bowl?) None of them "glossing over" the pained reality of racism as part of our history.
Further the author and illustrator both address this in the back of the book.
From the author:
"This story includes characters who are slaves, even though there is by no means space to explore the topic of slavery fully. I wanted to represent American life in 1810 without ignoring that part of our history. I wrote about people finding joy in craftsmanship and dessert even within the lives of great hardship and injustice--because finding joy shows something powerful about the human spirit. Slavery is a difficult truth. At the end of the book, children can see a hopeful, inclusive community."
From the illustrator:
"Some questions were more difficult to answer: How did the slave girl feel, waiting on the family in 1810? And how did the other girl, roughly the same age, feel being waited on?"*
*There are definitely some uncomfortable expressions on this illustration in the book. The young white girl looks very squeamish as the girl her age is serving her. The mother serving looks somewhat uncomfortable as well.
All of that to say, I think this is a lovely book that covers many aspects of American history. I'm glad it brought up slavery. I'm also glad that is showed a mother and her daughter overcoming despite an overwhelmingly horrible situation. I don't believe slavery or racism has been glossed over at all.
And the last page, showing families of all different types and races coming together over a meal, everyone participating in preparing the meal (including men) certainly is a "hopeful" picture as the author suggested.
Love this book - there are so many lessons in here. It has sparked many conversations with my daughter - about subjects from advances in cooking to slavery and why was that institution allowed.
And we made the recipe - it was delicious!
Sweet little book and we actually plan to make the desert!
This is a beautiful book. I bought it because I am a fan of Sophie Blackall's work. The story is just perfect showing 4 different times in history of how a dessert, Blackberry Fool, was made from historical to current methods. This book is an awesome starting point to discussions of the customs of each time. It contains the recipe for Blackberry Fool, which I hope that parents will make with their child after reading this book. It doesn't hurt to let a child go from being inspired to acting on that inspiration.
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