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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2017 · Est. 9 min read-aloud
How the Cookie Crumbled
Written & illustrated by Gilbert Ford
Discover the messy truth behind the chocolate chip cookie's invention.
4.2/5 Goodreads · 324 ratings
40 pages· 1,059 words· Est. 9 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
Meet Ruth Wakefield, the chef who invented the chocolate chip cookie. But how did this iconic treat come to be? Was it a cooking mishap, a clever substitution, or pure genius? Dive into a tale of culinary creativity and decide which story you believe. Grab a cookie and uncover the delicious mystery!
From the publisher
In this unique and clever picture book, Gilbert Ford sheds a little light on everyone’s favorite sweet treat—the chocolate chip cookie—and reminds readers everywhere that just because a story is told doesn’t mean it’s true.
Crunch! Crunch! Crunch!
Mmmmm!
Everyone loves chocolate chip cookies! But not everyone knows where they came from. Meet Ruth Wakefield, the talented chef and entrepreneur who started a restaurant, wrote a cookbook, and invented this delicious dessert. But just how did she do it, you ask? That’s where things get messy…
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 40
- Words
- 1,059
- Reading age
- 4–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- 900L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 4.8
- F&P level
- ~V
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 193547
Publication
- Published
- October 24, 2017
- Publisher
- Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781481450676
- LCCN
- 2016019687
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