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A History of Desserts (a Graphic Novel)
Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · November 30, 2021
Cake is delicious, and comics are awesome: this exciting nonfiction graphic novel for kids combines both!
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- Who it’s for
- Dessert history gets the graphic-novel treatment, with legends and recipes served alongside the facts.
- Themes
- History of desserts, Origins of popular sweets, Recipes to try at home
- Genres
- Kids' Cooking, Comics & Graphic Nonfiction, History
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Cake is delicious, and comics are awesome: this exciting nonfiction graphic novel for kids combines both! Explore the history of desserts through a fun adventure with facts, legends, and recipes for readers to try at home. Have you ever wondered who first thought to freeze cream? Or when people began making sweet pastry shells to encase fruity fillings? Peri is excited to show you the delicious history of sweets while taking you around the world and back!
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The team-up that made ice cream cones! The mistake that made brownies! Learn about and taste the true stories behind everyone’s favorite treats, paired with fun and easy recipes to try at home. After all, sweets—and their stories—are always better when they’re shared!
Sweet Stories
Dessert history gets the graphic-novel treatment, with legends and recipes served alongside the facts.
Come here for
- A comics-led trip through the history of sweets
- The stories behind ice cream cones and brownies
Expect
- Dessert history, legends, and facts
- Easy recipes to try at home
Where it sits
| Comics & Graphic Nonfiction | 63% |
|---|---|
| History | 55% |
| Kids' Cooking | 54% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Comics & Graphic Nonfiction
- Comics Biographies
- Comics History
- Authors
- Victoria Grace Elliott
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- November 30, 2021
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- History of desserts · Origins of popular sweets · Recipes to try at home
- Reading lane
- Comics & Graphic Nonfiction