Unwrapping
It Happened on Sweet Street
Written by Caroline Adderson
Illustrated by Stephanie Jorisch
* Ages: 4-8
* Grade Level: PS-3
* Publisher: Tundra Books
* Pub. Date: July 07, 2020
* Hardcover: 44 pages
* Language: English
Unwrapping Some Quirky Illustrations for You
The Book
Monsieur Oliphant owns the only cake shop in the cul-de-sac on Sweet Street. His shop is tucked in between a boutique and a shoemaker. He daily has a line-up outside his door. They are waiting for his store to open so his customer's can enjoy his culinary delights.
Eventually the old shoemaker retires and Mademoiselle Fée, cookie maker extraordinaire, moves in to take over his space. Then the boutique owner says "Adieu!" and Madame Clotilde, baker of tasty pies, assumes her spot. The three bakers pull out all stops and the pastry war is on! Hoards of customers crowd the cul-de-sac night and day seven days a week. The three try to out perform each other to entice customers into their store to buy.
Then the inevitable occurs. Customers start getting into arguments about who is the best pâtissier (pastry chef) to buy from. Having the three bakeries on one street has made tensions and tempers rise. The three bakers step outside...
"Was it on purpose, or by accident? No one knew...
Madame Clotilde's pie went flying." A food war ensues with desserts flying everywhere. One little girl finds the solution that causes the chaos and devastation to stop. Finally there is peace on the cul-de-sac.
The art is whimsical and funky and the message of the book is positive. We discover that we all have different tastes and that it's always best to get along and to work and live together in harmony. The author includes a fun, and unexpected twist at the end that kids will enjoy. The book is a celebration of sweets and begs the questions...which one is your favourite sweet?
Meet the Author
Caroline Adderson grew up in Alberta, a girl with long, messy braids and a baseball cap. After she finished school, she spent a year traveling around Canada doing all kinds of jobs such as sheep farming, carpentry and working at a community radio station. She went to Vancouver, British Columbia, to attend university and liked it so much she stayed.
Caroline first began writing for adults. Then, when her son was five, she wrote some simple stories based on their adventures. Eventually they were collected into her first children's book. Twelve books later, she's still writing for kids.
As well as writing, Caroline teaches, and she hangs out with her husband and the same son who lied to her when he promised he'd always be seven. (He's a teenager now.) Caroline walks her tree-climbing Jack Russell Terrier, Mickey, reads, gardens, cooks and travels. She is interested in almost everything except watching television.
About the Illustrator
Stéphane Jorisch is an illustrator whose imaginative work has won many awards, including the prestigious Governor General's Award for Children's Illustration. His works are produced in watercolor, gouache and also pen and ink, following in the footsteps of his father who illustrated comic strips for newspapers in Europe. Stéphane's first book, Oma's Quilt, won the Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award and was shortlisted for the Blue Spruce Award. His second project, Suki's Kimono, was named an Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award Honour Book. Stéphane has illustrated two titles in the KCP Visions in Poetry series, including Jabberwocky, and his latest, The Owl and The Pussycat. They both won the Governor General's Awards for Illustration. In addition to his books for young people, Stéphane Jorisch also illustrates for magazines and has created designs for the renowned Cirque de Soleil. Stéphane was born in Brussels and grew up in Lachine, Quebec. He now lives in Montreal with his girlfriend and their three children.
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