Is William’s Cooking Going To

Spice Things Up Too Much?

William lives in the magical land of fairy tales, but he’s not the least interested in princesses, kingdoms or
pretty much anything associated with a fairy tale. What he’s interested in is being a chef and cooking happily ever after. The End.

William has tried working at the Brick House (obviously from the Three Pigs fairy tale), but the menus seemed too dangerous since he is supposed to fix Pot-o’-Wolf Stew and one of the ingredients in it is a Big Bad Wolf!

He has served porridge at Three Bears Bistro but the folks there were very persnickety.

And he’s baked for Gingerbread-on-the-Go, but that didn’t end too well for him either since his cookies escaped.

After deciding to work at home, William discovers his pantry nearly bare so he heads to the market. While there, he sees a box that has flipped out of a truck headed to FairyTale Headquarters. In the box are apples, beans, and a pumpkin. But will any of these seemingly innocent ingredients be involved in other fairy tales?

Oh, I don’t know, maybe Snow White for one? Oh, oh . . .

My Thoughts

What Concerned Me: If kids aren’t familiar with fairy tales, much of the humor will be missed.

What I Liked Most: This is a creative, fun, cooked-up fairy tale that kids should fall in love with. The bright illustrations complement the text beautifully. Seems like a winner for adult and kids.

Author: Penny Parker Klostermann
Illustrator: Ben Mantle
Publisher: Random House Children’s Books, 2017
Approx Words: 633
Pages: 40

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