Fairy Floss: The Sweet Story of Cotton Candy

Written by Ann Ingalls · Illustrated by Migy Blanco

A new treat makes its debut at a dazzling world's fair.

40 pages· ~440L· AR ~2.1

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Bookroo's summary

The 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis was packed with giant buildings, new inventions, exhibits from around the globe and vendors selling all kinds of food. One of the newest treats was fairy floss, the spun-sugar candy we now call cotton candy. This picture book tells how the sweet treat was invented and how it became a fair favorite.

From the publisher

Step right up and read about the debut of cotton candy at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904! The 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, was an exhibition like none other. It had huge buildings for displaying all sorts of inventions and machines, exhibits from all around the world, and vendors selling new foods, including something called Fairy Floss, which we now call cotton candy. In this book, a young girl named Lily and her Aunt Mae are told all about Fairy Floss by John Wharton, one of the inventors. Lily can't wait to go to the Fair and see how it's made. While there, she even makes a batch for herself! Readers will get a glimpse of the excitement and innovation of the Fair through the descriptive text and the detailed illustrations in this beautiful historical fiction picture book.

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