In fact, cooking is her big dream, and as far as she can tell, Hank is the only thing standing between her and her destiny. The question just becomes HOW is he going to beat these legitimate young chefs and WHAT is he going to do when it comes to the final round?
Is he going to squash Judith Ann and her dream of being on TV, or is our star going to fall on his smoothie-covered face? The dyslexia theme is not handled in a way that would cause the reader to pity young Hank, but it does hint at some of his struggles in a way that all kids—not just kids with dyslexia—can relate.
He references having a spelling tutor, getting bad grades, and struggling with reading a long list of rules for the competition. But it also shows his strengths that include humor and creativity. My 8-year-old son, a reluctant reader who longs to be a professional baker, related to the character, and any book that can make him want to read is a triumph to me.
The pictures scattered throughout the book add to the flow of the narrative as they help young readers visualize what it looks like for a lizard to choke on lettuce, a chef to have flour on her nose, and a smoothie to be decorated with gummy bears. We didn't use a specific formula when it came to ranking the songs, but we did take into consideration the quality of the song, its commercial impact and whether it has stood up over time to help inform which songs we wanted to include and in what order, along with staff opinion.
Home News. Sterling Whitaker Published: December 31, Contributing Authors: Matthew Wilkening. Filed Under: Editor's Picks.
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