Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Tangerine and Kiwi


Have you read any of the books from the Tangerine and Kiwi series?  Our first introduction to the series was Tangerine and Kiwi Visit the Sugar Bush by Laila Heloua.  Tangerine and Kiwi are siblings who go on family outings and learn more about where their food comes from.

In this book, Tangerine, Kiwi, and their parents go snowshoeing at a sugar bush and learn how to make maple syrup.  When they return home, they make pancakes and top them with some of the syrup they purchased at the sugar bush.  C and R both like the characters and find the book enjoyable.  They are already talking about pouring hot maple syrup over snow to make taffy like Tangerine and Kiwi; I think we will have to wait a while before we can do that!

There is a page at the end of the book that explains the steps to make maple syrup, and there is also a pancake recipe.  We can't resist trying recipes that follow fun stories!  Everyone prefers our usual pancake recipe, but we still had fun making these together.


We hope to read more Tangerine and Kiwi books soon!

*I received this book free from Owlkids Books in exchange for an honest review.

10 comments:

Natalie PlanetSmarty said...

I've never heard of these series, but it sounds very interesting. I have to see if our library has it. It's awesome that you all enjoy cooking together.

Unknown said...

Hi! Thanks for poppin' in and reading my blog entry! That cookbook has had some good recipes! (I love those Cat in the Hat snacks on your sidebar!!)

Jessy

An Almost Unschooling Mom said...

I love children's books with recipes at the back. Sadly our library doesn't have these. I'll have to keep an eye out at the bookstores - the series sound promising.

MaryAnne said...

This series sounds.fun! I want to take the kids to a maple sugar farm, this winter or next.

Ticia said...

That sounds cute!

Sherri said...

These sound like fun books!

Kelly said...

Looks fun! I've never heard of this series. We love books with recipes too, so we'll have to look for these.
Little Wonders' Days

Valerie @ Inner Child Fun said...

I never heard of this series either. Looks like great fun! Do all of the stories in the series have a recipe at the end? I love the last pic of C!! :-)

Susana said...

Really, you find the best books! I've never heard of this series, but will be checking for it.

Unknown said...

Hi,

My name is Laila. I am the author of those books and I am so happy to see that you liked it.Owlkids Books has 4 of them in english. In french, I have now 8 of them. You can buy them directly on their site. Here is the link: https://owlkids.com/store/scripts/prodList.asp?idCategory=62