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Books for Chefs and Bakers

Alice Éclair, Spy Extraordinaire! A Recipe for Trouble

Written by Sarah Todd Taylor
9-12

Baker by day, spy by night—Alice Éclair leads an exciting double life! Alice Éclair is a regular 13-year-old girl in 1930s Paris, whipping up amazing pastries and sweets in her mother’s patisserie, Vive Comme L’Éclair. But she also has a secret—she’s been receiving mysterious messages with instructions that have sent…

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Alice Éclair, Spy Extraordinaire: A Dash of Daring

Written by Sarah Todd Taylor
9-12

Alice Éclair is back for her fourth adventure—with higher stakes, stealthier spies, and more delicious cakes than ever before!  At France’s Olympics training camp, a brilliant young cyclist needs help. Her father has disappeared—along with the machine he invented that creates unbreakable codes. Alice must go undercover in the athletes’ kitchen, desperate to crack…

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Alice Éclair, Spy Extraordinaire: A Spoonful of Spying

Written by Sarah Todd Taylor
9-12

Join France's youngest spy on a grand adventure full of daring action and delicious cake! In 1930s Paris, Alice Eclair lives a secret double life, helping out in her mother's patisserie by day and sleuthing as a French spy after dark. When the World Fair comes to Paris, and enemy…

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Alice Éclair, Spy Extraordinaire: A Sprinkling of Danger

Written by Sarah Todd Taylor
9-12

Alice Éclair is back in a third installment full of daring espionage, glamorous settings, and delicious cakes! It's the late 1930s and Paris is abuzz with news that a film set has taken over the Palace of Versailles. But as priceless relics start to vanish from the set at an…

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Marvelous Margot

Written by Lou Peacock Illustrated by Ingela P. Arrhenius
4-8

Kindness and cake are always the BEST recipe for friendship. It's a marvelous day in the big city. The sky is blue, the sun is shining, and Margot made a delicious cake for her best friend Oscar! Margot takes her little red wagon and off she goes with cake in…

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Suki Cat: Baker

Written by Nosy Crow Ltd Illustrated by Grace Habib
2-5

Who will Suki be today? Peek inside the box and play! Toddlers will love discovering who Suki Cat will become at the start of each story before joining in with her dressing-up adventure—where she always saves the day! Join Suki Cat as she puts on her pastry chef hat to…

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Pascal the Very Hungry Penguin

Written by Nishani Reed Illustrated by Junissa Bianda
4-8

Get ready for this fast-paced and big-hearted rhyming adventure about a penguin who loves curry! When Pascal the penguin tries Nabil's delicious biriyani rice, Pascal decides to leave the zoo and go home with him! But Nabil will be in BIG TROUBLE if his mom finds out. And Pascal is…

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No Cheese, Please!

Written by Nishani Reed Illustrated by Maria Neradova
4-8

A heartfelt story about food allergies, misunderstandings, and true friends determined to make it right. Mo the mouse can't eat cheese. When his friends accidentally show up to his birthday party with all kinds of cheesy treats, Mo doesn't know what to do! How will he tell them about his…

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Welcome to Our Table

Written by Laura Mucha & Ed Smith Illustrated by Harriet Lynas
7-10

Find out what children eat all around the world in this beautifully illustrated book! From biltong to biryani, papaya to passionfruit, and ramen to roti, there are so many different dishes and delicacies all around the world. In this fascinating book, young children can learn all about what people in…

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