Parkhurst, Carolyn. 2010. COOKING WITH HENRY AND ELLIEBELLY. Ill. by Dan Yaccarino. New York: Macmillan. ISBN 9780312548483 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK-2]
REVIEW
Hosts Henry and Elliebelly provide a humorous recipe for sibling fun as they work together preparing a pretend cooking show. Young children will ask for second helpings of this hilarious story in which Henry tries to demonstrate the proper technique for creating raspberry-marshmallow-peanut butter waffles with barbecued banana bacon only to be sabotaged by two-year-old Elliebelly. The entire text, written as dialogue, is especially well suited for read-aloud. Yaccarino’s cartoon illustrations creatively depict Henry’s joy and exasperation and Elliebelly’s true spunk.
CONNECTIONS
Invite children to create their own sumptuous recipes like raspberry-marshmallow-peanut butter waffles with barbecued banana bacon. Allow each child to write the recipe for the unique food creation and illustrate an accompanying depiction of the imagined product. Compile all of the recipes into a single book and make copies for all participating children.
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