Rutabaga the Adventure Chef: Book 1 - Rutabaga the Adventure Chef

Marc Notes: In a world where there are dragons, wyverns, and haunted squash, you'd figure someone would have recipes for them, right? Rutabaga and his magic cooking pot, Pot, join young adventurers Winnifred, Manny, and Beef on a quest to defeat a dragon, discover new ingredients, find monsters to have for and/or to dinner, and to save the day through cooking. Rutabaga will dare any danger to uncover new tastes, and there's a whole world full of food to try--from roasted mud leech to spider soup to peanut butter on crackers--; Provided by publisher. Biographical Note: Eric Colossal graduated from the School of Visual Arts. During the day he works at a video game company, with credits including "Guitar Hero" and "Spider-Man 3. "At night and on weekends he works on comics, cartoons, and indie games. He lives in Troy, New York. Review Quotes: "Colossal perfectly mixes action and humor... A promising first course in a series that could really take off."--Peter Blenski, Greenfield Public Library, WI"School Library Journal" (01/01/2015) Review Quotes: "Rutabaga's culinary feats in the comic...could easily inspire young adventure chefs to make some gourmet grub of their own."--Sarah Hunter"Booklist" (01/01/2015) Publisher Marketing: In a world where there are dragons, wyverns, and haunted squash, you'd figure someone would have recipes for them, right? Rutabaga and his magic cooking pot, Pot, join young adventurers Winnifred, Manny, and Beef on a quest to defeat a dragon, discover new ingredients, find monsters to have for and/or to dinner, and to save the day through cooking. Rutabaga will dare any danger to uncover new tastes, and there's a whole world full of food to try--from roasted mud leech to spider soup to peanut butter on crackers. His heroic recipes combine real ingredients, fantasy ingredients, and real ingredients that sound fantastical. "Rutabaga the Adventure Chef "is the perfect adventure for any kid grossed out when something weird shows up on the dinner table. Review Citations:

Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2014 (EAN 9781419713804, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 01/01/2015 pg. 90 (EAN 9781419713804, Hardcover)

Booklist 01/01/2015 pg. 63 (EAN 9781419713804, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 01/19/2015 (EAN 9781419713804, Hardcover)

Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2015 (EAN 9781419713804, Hardcover)

Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2014 pg. 157 (EAN 9781419715976, Paperback)

Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2015 (EAN 9781419715976, Paperback)