Fanny in France

Travel Adventures of a Chef's Daughter, with Recipes

Illustrated by Ann Arnold
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$19.99 US
Penguin Young Readers | Viking Books for Young Readers
12 per carton
On sale Oct 25, 2016 | 978-0-670-01666-2
Age 10 and up
Reading Level: Lexile 940L
Sales rights: World
From famed chef Alice Waters, a treat for anyone who loves France, food, adventure—or all three!

Fanny is a girl who knows a lot about food and cooking since she’s grown up in and around the famous restaurant Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California. When Fanny’s mother, Alice Waters, the chef and owner of Chez Panisse, starts to watch her favorite old French movies, Fanny knows soon they’ll be packing their bags and traveling to France for a visit. In this sparkling book of whimsical stories, Fanny recounts some of her most fun-filled adventures with French friends and food. Join Fanny as she helps cook a huge bouillabaisse in Provence; learns how to make fresh cheese from a shepherd high up in the Pyrenees mountains; hunts for  wild oysters off the coast of Bordeaux, and discovers how one chicken can feed nine people, if served a certain way.
    
Fanny in France is also a beginner’s cookbook with forty simple, French-inspired recipes that encourage children and adults anywhere to cook and share delicious snacks and meals with family and friends using basic methods and the most sustainable ingredients.
"Arnold’s airy, sun-drenched paintings intensify the warmth of this celebration of family, friends, and food." —Publishers Weekly

"Cheerful vignettes evoke Fanny’s experiences cooking, eating, and exploring her way around France . . . Arnold’s gorgeous ink and watercolor illustrations bring the French countryside and many lively meals to life." —School Library Journal

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From famed chef Alice Waters, a treat for anyone who loves France, food, adventure—or all three!

Fanny is a girl who knows a lot about food and cooking since she’s grown up in and around the famous restaurant Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California. When Fanny’s mother, Alice Waters, the chef and owner of Chez Panisse, starts to watch her favorite old French movies, Fanny knows soon they’ll be packing their bags and traveling to France for a visit. In this sparkling book of whimsical stories, Fanny recounts some of her most fun-filled adventures with French friends and food. Join Fanny as she helps cook a huge bouillabaisse in Provence; learns how to make fresh cheese from a shepherd high up in the Pyrenees mountains; hunts for  wild oysters off the coast of Bordeaux, and discovers how one chicken can feed nine people, if served a certain way.
    
Fanny in France is also a beginner’s cookbook with forty simple, French-inspired recipes that encourage children and adults anywhere to cook and share delicious snacks and meals with family and friends using basic methods and the most sustainable ingredients.

Praise

"Arnold’s airy, sun-drenched paintings intensify the warmth of this celebration of family, friends, and food." —Publishers Weekly

"Cheerful vignettes evoke Fanny’s experiences cooking, eating, and exploring her way around France . . . Arnold’s gorgeous ink and watercolor illustrations bring the French countryside and many lively meals to life." —School Library Journal