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review 2017-11-06 02:39

Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast & it's sequel

Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast - Josh Funk,Brendan Kearney

Very creative! There is only one drop of syrup left in the refrigerator and Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast are on a race to get it. Miss Brie just informed the leftover friends and now the two of them will be pushing, shoving, rolling, falling and hurdling over items to get that last drop. Watch out linguini, you tall bottles of salad dressings and all you beans, these two are not stopping until they reach that syrup bottle. Chili Lagoon, Broccoli Forest, Orange Juice Fountain may slow them down but these two will clean themselves off and hit the road again. Who will be the winner and was this race worth the fight?

I thought this novel was fun and creative. I could actually visualize the events occurring in the novel as the twosome battled through the refrigerator towards the syrup bottle. Once they arrived at their prize (syrup bottle), I liked how things were settled and how the book ended. The bonus map which flips down on the back page, so it is a vertical illustration of the inside of their refrigerator, was the icing on cake. What a fantastic novel. 5 stars

It's sequel:

The Case of the Stinky Stench

This is a cute sequel to Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast. I enjoyed the rhyming text as it kept the story moving forward as Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast help investigate the strange stench that is troubling the fridge. Interrupting their vacation, Sir French Toast's nephew Inspector Croissant informs the vacationers that something is causing a horrible smell that needs to be investigated and eliminated before everything is lost. Immediately they know who is behind the odor but when they find their suspect, they find out they were wrong. They try again with other clues and it is the determination of Inspector Croissant that helps solve this mystery and saves the fridge elimination.

It's a cute story with colorful and bright illustrations. I enjoyed the fun and quirky names of the items in the refrigerator (Mount Everbean, Onion Ring Cave, Miss Steak, Corn Chowder Lake, etc). It's a creative and imaginative children's book that's fun to read. 4 stars

review 2017-03-14 15:57

Gives new meaning to "What's in the fridge?"

Reading For The Heck Of It

A few weeks ago, I read a book called Dear Dragon which was about a pen pal relationship between a little boy and a dragon but they had no idea they were writing to someone of a different species. The illustrations were on point but it was the storyline that had me looking to see what else the author had written. (His name is Josh Funk by the way.) Turns out he had another book by the snazzy title of Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast (with a sequel called The Case of the Stinky Stench due out on May 2nd). This book has fantastic illustrations by Brendan Kearney which truly bring the fridge food to life. If you're reading aloud to pre-school age children, I highly encourage you to have the kids make predictions and point out their favorite (and least favorite) food items. Otherwise, this book might be a bit of a daunting read-aloud because there are quite a few challenging words (and lots of them) per each page. It follows our two main characters, Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast, on an epic quest to reach the last drop of syrup remaining in the syrup bottle. Lots of ridiculous rhyming, competitive taunting, and delicious food items abound. 9/10 for frolicking foodie fun.

Note: If you do decide to use this as a storytime read-aloud and/or you utilize this in a lesson I recommend you check out Josh's website which has a free downloadable activity kit to complement the book.

Source: readingfortheheckofit.blogspot.com