Great reading for the fall, or anytime of the year. And you can extend the pleasure by digging into A Dash of Magicand Bite-Sized Magic. Adventure and magic, wit and engaging writing, and a special sweetness makes this a series to fall in love with, even without Love Muffins. It turns out there is lots of magic and mishaps to undo with hilarious results at every turn. What happens when a mysterious stranger (“Aunt Lil”) rides into town on a motorcycle and whips up delicious meals for the family while the folks are away? Rose and her siblings decide it would be fun to try out just a recipe or two from the forbidden cookbook. The series begins with Bliss, and highlights Rosemary Bliss and her family who possess the amazing and magical Bliss Cookery Booke–never to be used when the parents are out of town. Who wouldn’t want a special leather-bound volume to cook from with enchanting recipes like “Singing Gingersnaps” “Truth Cookies?” If this makes you hungry for more, read on. That’s one of the reasons we were drawn to the Bliss Bakery Trilogy: a delightful reading experience for young readers who appreciate the joys of cooking and magic. Conjuring up smells and tastes is such a delightful way to immerse ourselves in the literary worlds we are inhabiting–especially when they are steeped in magic. If you’re a Mary Poppins fan (the original literary one, we mean), you’ll want to bake gingerbread stars. Reading Harry Potter? Time for pumpkin pasties or treacle tart (Harry’s favorite). Cooking and magic are big cross-overs in our family. Rosemary Bliss has only one chance to get back her familys magical cookbook and stop her Aunt taking over the world. Posted about my SAB listing a few weeks ago about not showing up in search only when you entered the exact name.

The bliss bakery series