Dessert First - Softcover

Durand, Hallie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1416963863 ISBN 13: 9781416963868

Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2010

Synopsis

Dessert Schneider has her very own personal style. But sometimes walking to the beat of her own drum means walking right into a heap of mischief, especially when it comes to the legendary family recipe (and Dessert’s all-time favorite treat), Grandma Reine’s Double-Decker Chocolate Bars. As the oldest in a rambunctious, restaurant-owning family of six, Dessert seems to be better at getting into trouble than getting out of it. And that’s because, for this eight-year-old, saying sorry is definitely not a piece o’cake! In a starred review Publishers Weekly writes, "Readers will be left craving a second helping." Look to the right for more on book two!

About this title

About the Author:

Hallie Durand’s favorite dessert is vanilla ice cream drowned in hot-fudge sauce.  She grew up in a large, food-loving family much like the one in her books.  But unlike Dessert, Hallie had to eat dessert after supper.  When she’s not writing, she likes to visit fondue restaurants to do “research.” Hallie lives with her family in New Jersey. 

Christine Davenier’s favorite dessert is profiterole au chocolat. She is the illustrator of many books for children including the Iris and Walter series by Elissa Haden Guest and The First Thing My Mama Told Me by Susan Marie Swanson, for which Christine received a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year Award. She lives in Paris.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 2-5–Eight-year-old Dessert, a lover of all things sweet and delicious, is trying to follow her third-grade teacher's advice to march to her own drummer. But it is not as easy as it sounds. Her first task is to convince her parents that dessert should be eaten before dinner, but they have other ideas. And when her mother forbids her to touch the irresistible homemade double-decker fudge bars in the refrigerator, Dessert cannot resist, and winds up eating all of them. Now she must find a way to make it up to her family, and so she cooks up a scheme that involves helping out at her family's restaurant. But when her class nemesis arrives at Fondue Paris, all of her grand plans may fall apart. This is a delectable story narrated by a plucky young heroine. Davenier's clever illustrations, reminiscent of Hilary Knight's work in Eloise, add to the charm. This book will be especially popular with fans of Clementine, Junie B. Jones, and Ramona.–Jessica Marie, Renton Public Library, WA
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About this edition

• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1416963863
• ISBN 13: 9781416963868
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176
• Illustrator: Davenier Christine