Vonnie Winslow Crist

Leprechaun Cake & Other Tales - A Vegetarian Story-Cookbook

Stories & Pictures by Vonnie Winslow Crist

Recipes by Debra Wasserman (ISBN 0-931411-13-0)

 A leprechaun in the kitchen, baby dragon down the block, friendly forest deer from South America, and the Snow Queen's Unicorn teach children and the adults who love them, about friendship, caring, and healthy cooking! 

Forty-three easy to prepare recipes including: Sweet Rainbow Delight, Troll's Tasty Hot Apple Cider, Jaguar's Wedding Stew, Rainy Day Lemonade, and, of course, Leprechaun Cake. Over 100 illustrations. Keys to cooking. Cooking terms. Clean-up time. Safety tips.

Available from Amazon, http://astore.amazon.com/vonnwinscris-20  or other online bookstores. (Available from Vonnie at in-person events).

"Vonnie Crist is a master at storytelling so the combination of great tales, fun recipes and the author's clever illustrations all makes for a book you'll want to give all young people." -- Sybil Kaplan, "From My Kosher Kitchen," Syndicated Columnist

   "We were impressed with the quality of the book." -- Scott Eubank, Cambridge Educational

   "A delightful new book for children." -- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. PCRM listed "Leprechaun Cake & Other Tales" as one of the Best Books of 1995.

For more reviews of Leprechaun Cake & Other Tales, see below.

Sadly, Leprechaun Cake & Other Tales will be going out of print soon.

Fun Things to Do:

#1- Get a Greener Forest Maze Free:

     http://www.coldmoonpress.com/forreaders.html

#2- Solve Lucky the Good Luck Dragon's Riddles:

 > > What do you call a dragon in a snow storm? < <

 > > What do dragons put on the floor of their cave? < <

 > > What are Lucky's favorite foods? < <

                            (answers below)

#3- Quickly repeat these 3 tongue twisters:

 > > Try Troll's terrific tongue twisters. < <

 > > Sipping and slurping sweet cider. < <

 > > Golden brown garbanzo bean burgers. < <

    and a bonus super difficult tongue twister:

            > > black bug's blood < <

(Answers to Lucky the Good Luck Dragon's riddles:

What do you call a dragon in a snow storm? A blizzard lizard.

What do dragons put on the floor of their cave? Rep-tile.

What are Lucky's favorite foods? Peas, plums, bread crumbs, noodles, nuts, and oodles of tofu! 

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 More Reviews of Leprechaun Cake & Other Tales:

"I was pleasantly surprised by my youngest co-reviewer, age 6, who had me read all the stories to him immediately. He refers to the recipes by referring to their stories. My 10-year-old co-reviewer was also interested in the stories and their interest was contagious. I learned that lots of adults may enjoy nutritional information in cookbooks but lots of children enjoy stories. I feel my co-reviewers' positive reactions to the book would be typical. I can highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a children's cookbook and I've learned the stories only enhance it." -- Pat Griffin, "The Vegetarian Voice"

"This delightful children's storybook, following the adventures of an ethnically mixed neighborhood, is also a vegetarian cookbook intended to involve children in cooking at the same time they are entertained by short stories. The stories are a combination of day-to-day life in the neighborhood peppered with fantasy and folk tales. Children learn that people from different backgrounds have their own traditions and that they can learn from and enjoy hearing about them." -- "Small Press"

"We were very pleased with the book "Leprechaun Cake & Other Tales --- A Vegetarian Story-Cookbook..." -- Amy Bertsch, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

   Vonnie has illustrated children's books written by other people. It's a challenge to take another writer's words and draw pictures to go with them. 

Woe Is Me And My Birthday Tree

              Words by Diane Kelly &                 pictures by Vonnie Winslow Crist

Available from: http://astore.amazon.com/vonnwinscris-20

The Day Sara's Sneakers Sneaked Away

  Words by MiMi Zannino & pictures by Vonnie Winslow Crist

 Keeping Memories Alive

Words by MiMi Zannino & pictures by Vonnie Winslow Crist

For both books contact: memorylandpress@yahoo.com