Mr Tyler Florence is a famous chef. That’s a fancy word for a cook. He has a TV show and everything. I know him through his books. His picture books. Mr Florence has done several such books starring a young man named Tyler. They are a great platform for teaching kids about food and cooking. And I’m all for food, cooked or not!!
Tyler Makes Spaghetti
by Tyler Florence
illustrated by Craig Frazier
published by Harper in 2013
suitable for ALL ages
Themes – cooking, food, spaghetti!
It begins
Tyler and his family were at their favorite restaurant. The chef came by to say hello.
“Buon giorno. Welcome back!” he said. “Tyler, I see you’ve ordered your usual.”
“Spaghetti and meatballs is my favorite, Chef!” said Tyler. “I could eat it every day!”
The Tyler in the book loves spaghetti! Chef Lorenzo takes Tyler and his dog, Tofu, on a trip around the world to learn about making spaghetti and sauce from scratch. Not from a box and a jar! We all get to learn how pasta is created and where all the lovely, smelly herbs come from that make the sauce superb. We visit an olive farm to see how olive oil is made. And a cheese factory! It’s a fun adventure! That Tofu is one lucky dog to get to go along. Mmmmmmmm. A spaghetti factory. And a cheese factory. Heaven.
The illustrations are simple and bold. And hilarious! Great style! At the end of the book is Tyler’s recipe for spaghetti and meatballs. Yummmmmmmm! And some factual stuff about all the ingredients. A GREAT little resource of a book! And you even get to learn a little Italian!
Now I’m off to make some spaghetti!
And here’s an interesting little eating competition – you could equate Golden Retriever with Labrador Retriever. I wonder what the prize was for winning?!
Ciao!!
Your hungry friend
Rhythm
HAHA! Loved the video!
That GSD would never survive at our house!! š
Meant to say I like your new header. This sounds like a fun read. My daughter always liked stories that included receipes at the end. Archie likes spaghetti! Merry Christmas!
Thanks Ms Tilton! That header was a lot of hard work, let me tell you! Does Archie suck his spaghetti up fast, or eat it daintily?
Gobbles it down — never saw him suck his spaghetti. Didn’t know a dog could do that! Happy New Year!
Rhythm, I’ve never seen these “Tyler” books before. Glad to know of them š And now I want spaghetti and meatballs! lol
You should check them all out! Pretty clever little stories! Especially if you like to eat! š
I love spaghetti! And Mom loves Tyler Florence! Sounds like a great book.
Love and licks,
Cupcake
Well, if your Mom likes Mr Florence, you need to check out all of these books! They will make you drool! š
And German Shepherd’s all like, “Well what do you expect if you don’t give me a fork?”
That poor GSD didn’t understand what the game was all about! š
m-m-m! I love spaghetti! I just had a huge plate of spaghetti for dinner tonight, with tomatoes and peppers and onions and garlic and herbs out of the summer’s garden. I hope the characters in the book get to pick fresh tomatoes from the vine.
They did get fresh tomatoes!!! And herbs! You are making me drool! š But that’s nothing new.
This looks like a great book! I am sure my nieces and nephews would love it – though I think Choppy would prefer a book about going to the bacon factory.
We might suggest that to Mr Florence! A bacon factory. Yes indeed. š
Tofu is a great name! I think i have also learned how to effectively gain blogging time from the video, meals will never be the same again. Have a wonderful Christmas!
Aww. You must admire that Golden?! Hope you had a jolly Christmas!! š
AWESOME! š I love books that show kids how to cook and about what goes into cooking. I’ll have to check this out!
Yes, Erik! I think you would like all of Mr Florence’s books!! š