![]() ![]() What the author doesn't do as well is characterization. I think a 8-10 year old would think it was hilarious. At first the mishaps are relatively small and contained, but then they get bigger and more ridiculous until the final climax is utterly silly and involves everyone in town. ![]() The author does a good job with pacing and plot line. The recipes don't go well, and one humorous calamity after another befalls Calamity Falls (the town here they live) because of recipes gone wrong. Rose, the second child and oldest daughter, is suspicious of Tia Lily, but is also eager to try some of the magical recipes her parents use. The day after their parents leave, their "Aunt Lily" shows up on the doorstep and volunteers to help them while their parents are gone. When the Bliss parents are called to a nearby city to help put down a flu epidemic with their croissants, the children are left to run the Bliss bakery on their own. They have a special cook book that contains recipes with magical powers. The Bliss family have been bakers for generations. ![]() I do the activity with my friend and co-worker, Sheila Nielson, and she suggested this book for the month of October. ![]() The third week of each month we do an activity based on a book. At the library where I work, I teach an after school program for kids age 8-12. ![]()
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