The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Priceman, Marjorie

How to Make a Cherry Pie and See the U.S.A.

40 pp. | Knopf | October, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-0-375-81255-2 $16.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-375-91255-9 $19.99

(2) K-3 Priceman's breezy text and freely painted gouache illustrations celebrate America's products and diversity. A girl criss-crosses the U.S. collecting raw materials for a Fourth of July treat. She makes the needed tools ("Melt the sand until it liquefies" for a glass cup) and bakes a pie (recipe included). Readers will enjoy learning about the far-flung sources of ordinary items.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2008