Short & Sweet
by Josh Funk, Illustrated by Brendan Kearney
Sterling Children’s Books (September 1, 2020)
Fiction * Action & Adventure * Food
Audience: Ages 4 to 8
Indiebound | WorldCat
Description from GoodReads:
Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast are back with a twist: they’ve been transformed into small children. Now it’s a race against the clock to turn our favorite duo into grown-ups again!
Lady Pancake is aching; Sir French Toast’s looking pale. Could they be going . . . STALE? Maybe a visit to Professor Biscotti’s lab for her despoiling procedure will help. But instead of beautifying them, Biscotti accidentally transforms the two treats into toddlers! Frightened of the now gargantuan (to them) Baron von Waffle, the mini breakfast foods scamper off on an adventure in the fridge, visiting everywhere from the Bran Canyon to Limes Square. Will Baron von Waffle and Professor Biscotti figure out a way to turn them back into a grown Lady and Sir? Or will they stay short & sweet forever?
In this fourth LADY PANCAKE & SIR FRENCH TOAST adventure, Pancake and Toast fear they are going stale and visit Professor Biscotti, whose faulty gadget transforms them into toddlers, sending them on an adventure in the refrigerator.
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Quick thoughts on the book:
Our friends, Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast, are back for the newest adventure. This time, in an attempt to “freshen up” they get a bit of a makeover that turns them back to their mini-child versions. In their mini size, the pair runs from the scary and large Baron Von Waffle. How will Professor Biscotti find a way to return them to their normal Size?
Whereas the book plays with words, imagery, and rhythm, the emotions and friendship are also crucial to the story.
Brendan Kearney’s illustrations are playful and a perfect match for Josh Funk’s imagination and storytelling. It’s a perfect partnership that continues to grow as the series grows.
Finally, I am jealous of Josh Funk’s imagination. I wonder if he goes out to a restaurant and begins planning out a scene for his book from the items on the menu? Does his family dread when he begins to clean out the refrigerator or freezer because it may inspire a new book? Or does he just sit with a pad of paper and jot down ideas for his books? I like to think it comes from daily interactions with food.
Though I might not have Josh’s imagination, his books inspire thoughts of creating a pancake or french toast board for when we can have social gatherings again.
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About the author: Josh Funk is the author of Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast, followed by its sequels The Case of the Stinky Stench and Mission Defrostable, as well as Albie Newton, How to Code a Sandcastle, Lost in the Library, and more. He lives in Concord, MA. Visit him online at joshfunkbooks.com or on Twitter at @joshfunkbooks.
About the illustrator: Brendan Kearney is also the illustrator of the first Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast; its sequels The Case of the Stinky Stench and Mission Defrostable; and Bertie Wings It. He lives in St. Albans, UK.
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