Book Review – Sir Chocolate and the Fondant Five Story and Cookbook by Robbie and Michael Cheadle
Book Review – Sir Chocolate and the Fondant Five Story and Cookbook by Robbie and Michael Cheadle
Blurb
Sir Chocolate and the Fondant Five Story and Cookbook is Number 6 in the Sir Chocolate series: Five zoo animals go missing and Sir Chocolate needs to find them. Includes five lovely new recipes.
My Recommendation
Robbie Cheadle and her son Michael, in the delightful book Sir Chocolate and the Fondant Five Story and Cookbook, combine children’s story, poetry and recipes together. The story is about a zoo in Chocolate Land with Fondant Five, namely the lion, king of the jungle, the gentle elephant, the elegant leopard, the bulky rhino, and the buffalo. Sir Chocolate cares for them. One day, these five fondant animals disappeared. Sir Chocolate found Fondant Cat who could help to find Fondant Five.
This fun story book includes recipes for Lady Sweet Rusks, Buffalo Coconut Cake, Rhino Soetkoekies, Cheetah Cheese Scones, and Sir Chocolate Peppermint Caramel Pudding.
The book has beautiful photograph of the fondant animals and desserts. Students in the classrooms will enjoy the story, poems and photos in this book. I will read this to my granddaughter. I also love the idea of parents doing the cooking with their children using these recipes.
My Amazon and Goodreads rating: 5.0 out of 5 Stars
About the Author
Robbie, short for Roberta, is an author with six published children’s picture books in the Sir Chocolate books series for children aged 2 to 9 years old (co-authored with her son, Michael Cheadle), one published middle grade book in the Silly Willy series and one published preteen/young adult fictionalized biography about her mother’s life as a young girl growing up in an English town in Suffolk during World War II called While the Bombs Fell (co-authored with her mother, Elsie Hancy Eaton). All of Robbie’s children’s book are written under Robbie Cheadle and are published by TSL Publications.
Robbie has recently branched into adult horror and supernatural writing and, in order to clearly differential her children’s books from her adult writing, these will be published under Roberta Eaton Cheadle. Robbie has two short stories in the horror/supernatural genre included in Dark Visions, a collection of 34 short stories by 27 different authors and edited by award winning author, Dan Alatorre. These short stories are published under Robbie Cheadle.
Robbie has also recently published a poetry collection, Open a new door, together with fellow South African poet, Kim Blades.
Contact Robbie Cheadle at:
Website: https://robbiesinspiration.wordpress.com/
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Robbie-Cheadle/e/B01N9J62GQ?ref=dbs_p_ebk_r00_abau_000000
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15584446.Robbie_Cheadle
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bakeandwrite
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robbie.cheadle.7
What a “sweet” review. I wish some of Robbie and Michael’s baking creations came with the book. 🙂 But I agree with you also – nothing like bonding with a child/grandchild than baking cookies/brownies/cakes together. Oh, and READING a good book like this one together, too.
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I agree with you, Pamela. My daughter and I took a ceramic painting class when she was five. She is now having her family but she and I still keep the hobby and do ceramic painting together when we have a chance.
I love your story at your blog today.
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Thanks, Miriam. I love the fondant animals and people Robbie and her son create, and the stories, but I’m with you. It’s difficult not to feel very hungry when reading her books and posts! Super review! ♥
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Thank you for your comment, Olga. Yes,reading Robbie’s books make me want to do some baking! ❤
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Beautiful Miriam. Congrats to Robbie ❤
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Thank you, Debby. The “Chocolate” books make me hungry. ❤
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I know right? Watch you don’t gain weight from reading, lol ❤
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I know, I gained some already. ❤
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Lol 🙂 x
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What a lovely review. Robbie’s books are unique.
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Exactly, it’s a great idea for Robbie to write it with Michael.
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A great review! Any book that includes recipes is a winner!!
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I know, Darlene. It made me hungry reading that book!!
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Reblogged this on The Words of Daniel Kemp.
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Reblogged this on Robbie's inspiration and commented:
Miriam Hurdle has shared a wonderful review of Sir Chocolate and the Fondant Five story and cookbook and she likes the recipes. Miriam writes lovely poetry and shares amazing photographs. Do pop over and take a look around.
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Thank you, Robbie. I do love the recipes!
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Lovely review for Robbie and Michael’s book and series, Miriam! 🙂 Sharing…
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Thank you so much for sharing, Bette. 🙂
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Thank you, Bette.
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Thank you so much for this wonderful book review, Miriam.
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You’re welcome, Robbie. I read it almost two months ago. I’m glad finally to do this review.
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