"Downing's latest children's book is every pastry chef and kid's fantasy from the cupcake flowers to the clouds of cotton candy. This book has become an instant classic in our home. My daughter, Thandi, is sure to have sweet dreams for years to come!" --Brett Gauthier, pastry chef, Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group Look out the window of a gingerbread house and spy a moon pie high up in the chocolate sky. Johnette Downing's sweet story transports readers over waves of key-lime waters and through forests of lollipop trees. This delectable bedtime book reminds children and parents alike that reading can spark the imagination and make dreams come true! Children will love this fantasy about being deserted in an edible land of candy and sweets. Through hills of rock candy and frozen rapids of ice cream, travel to a part of the island where fruits and vegetables abound. While desserts are fun to dream about, asparagus, broccoli, and zucchini are just as yummy! Strawberries, mangos, or pears can satisfy a healthy appetite and a sweet tooth. With vibrant images and fantastical scenes, illustrator Christina Wald captures the limitless creativity of a child.
As she brings these confectionary delights to life, candy seems sweeter, fruit looks juicier, and vegetables are larger than life! This book is sure to become a family classic, treasured and savored like the last bite of a scrumdiddlyumptious piece of cake! Johnette Downing is a multi-award-winning, internationally recognized singer, songwriter, and author. Her many accolades include eight Parents' Choice Awards, four iParenting Media Awards, and four National Parenting Publication Awards. She wrote and illustrated There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Bugs, My Aunt Came Back from Louisiane, Why the Crawfish Lives in the Mud, Amazon Alphabet, and How to Dress a Po' Boy and is the author of Chef Creole, Down in Louisiana, Why the Oyster Has the Pearl, Why the Possum Has a Large Grin, Today Is Monday in Louisiana, Today Is Monday in Texas, Today Is Monday in New York , and Today Is Monday in Kentucky , all available from Pelican. Downing lives in New Orleans, Louisiana. Christina Wald specializes in illustration and toy, giftware, and product design. She graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning with a BS in industrial design. She is the illustrator of Pelican's Why the Possum Has a Large Grin and Annie Jump Cannon, Astronomer . Wald lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.