{"product_id":"mud-pies-and-other-recipes-isbn-9781590173688","title":"Mud Pies and Other Recipes","description":"Whether you’re entertaining garden sprites, feeding a regiment of toy soldiers, or simply whiling away a lazy afternoon, \u003ci\u003eMud Pies and Other Recipes\u003c\/i\u003e is the only make-believe cookbook you’ll ever need. With Marjorie Winslow’s timeless guide on hand, you’ll never be at a loss for something to do in your backyard or by the seashore; you’ll be busy scooping up sand (a filling for Stuffed Sea Shells), hunting for flower petals (they make lovely hors d’oeuvres), and collecting raindrops (essential for brewing up Fried Water). The book is organized by course, and includes a general discussion of yard cookery along with detailed ingredient lists, methods for preparation, and helpful serving suggestions. And on every page, Erik Blegvad’s delightful pen-and-ink drawings ensure that \u003ci\u003eMud Pies and Other Recipes \u003c\/i\u003eis a feast for the eyes as well as the imagination.\u003cp\u003e“This charming and fastidiously complete resource has been reissued thankfully by the New York Review Children's Collection…. \u003ci\u003eMud Pies\u003c\/i\u003e delights because, like the very best children's books, it gives young folks their due. Winslow's recipes appeal to the considerable wit, sophistication and imaginative prowess of many young children…. Winslow's book is a gem.” —Prospero, on \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e website\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“When I was about five years old, Granny gave me my first cookbook—\u003ci\u003eMud  Pies and  Other Recipes\u003c\/i\u003e. Even though it was a pretend cookbook, it somehow persuaded me that  real cooking must be fun.”—Sara Moulton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is a free spirited, mildly subversive little cook book for dolls...the minutely observed, densely crosshatched drawings are the work of the late Danish-born illustrator, Erik Blegvad.”—Kim Koch and Rod Clarke, \u003ci\u003eScout\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine (CAN) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Designed for five-year olds, this will, I suspect, appeal to the little girl within us all...a charming beautifully illustrated handbook for doll's tea-parties and fairy picnics. A great stocking filler. Make sure you wrap it in pink tissue.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe Bookseller \u003c\/i\u003e(UK)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An adorable little book with charming pictures  and a deadpan text.” –\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The children’s book sensation of the year…”  –\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Delightfully digestible…” –\u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Heaven on Earth–for the young  and their readers-out-loud.” –\u003ci\u003eHarper’s Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One of the most charming picture  books ever published.” –\u003ci\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Children will race with it to back yard, beach,  or woods and get right to work.” –\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The nicest oddball cookbook of  the year…it has Escoffier and Brillat-Savarin beat a literary mile.” \u003ci\u003e–Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“…a haunting little engraving on each page and recipes that are poetry.”  –\u003ci\u003eIndianapolis News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarjorie Winslow (1923-2012) lived in Arizona, California, Indiana, New York, and Massachusetts and found an abundance of doll food everywhere. Prior to publishing \u003ci\u003eMud Pies \u0026amp; Other Recipes\u003c\/i\u003e in 1959, Winslow entered and won \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e’s prestigious Prix de Paris competition, which launched a career in publishing first as a copywriter, then as a fashion editor. But this was not the extent of her occupations, which also included Mexican restaurant owner, carpenter, upholsterer, clothing designer, cook, and, as she said in the update she wrote for a class reunion, “a housewife, a mother, an author, a corporation president, a free spirit, a sober citizen, a failure, a success.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Erik Blegvad was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1923. He has illustrated more than one hundred books, including seven written by his wife, Lenore. His memoir, \u003ci\u003eSelf-Portrait\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 1978.","brand":"NYR Children's Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300494266597,"sku":"NP9781590173688","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781590173688.jpg?v=1767733084","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/mud-pies-and-other-recipes-isbn-9781590173688","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}