It Happened on Sweet Street
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2020 · Est. 4 min read-aloud

It Happened on Sweet Street

By Caroline Adderson, Stephane Jorisch

Bakers clash in a dessert rivalry, leading to a chaotic food disaster. Can one girl find a lasting solution?

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44 pages· 520 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud
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In a town where cakes, cookies, and pies spark a fierce rivalry, Monsieur Oliphant, Mademoiselle Fée, and Madame Clotilde compete for sweet supremacy. Their bustling cul-de-sac becomes a battleground of flavors, culminating in a chaotic dessert disaster. Amidst the cream and crumbs, a determined little girl steps up with a plan to restore harmony. But will her solution endure the sugary storm? Dive into this whimsical tale of culinary chaos and discover if peace can be baked into the mix.

From the publisher

Cakes, cookies or pie? A rivalry among local bakers is the basis for this deliciously sweet, off-the-wall picture book. Monsieur Oliphant’s cake shop, the only bakery game in town, has long had customers lining up outside its door for Oliphant’s delicious jelly rolls and marvelous wedding cakes . . . until the day cookie concocter Mademoiselle Fée takes over the old shoemaker’s shop. And it isn’t long before the divine piemaker Madame Clotilde soon moves into the old bric-a-brac shop. Three different bakers all trying to outclass one another means their little cul-de-sac is packed with customers every day and night, so, one morning, when everyone is bumpling and jostling each other with their cakes, cookies and pies, a food disaster – a massacre of cream, a devastation of crumbs – is inevitable! Only one little girl has the drive (or appetite?) to find a solution, but can it last? This madcap tale of frenzied cooks and zany eats (and one very lucky town) will delight readers with a sweet tooth of any age!

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
44
Words
520
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Themes & topics
Books about bakingBooks about imagination and playBooks about cooking and foodBooks about rivalriesBooks about communities
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Book details

Publication
Published
July 7, 2020
Publisher
Tundra Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781101918852

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