The Photo Cookbook is a great app for any chef. Whether you're skilled in cooking or not, this series of apps is right for you. These apps work on both the iPad and the iPhone, but it is easier on the iPad, since you can see the pictures easier. The series includes both a baking app, and a quick and easy app.
In the menu of each, you can scroll through the different categories to find a recipe that suits you.
Once you choose a recipe, it pops up. But, the thing unique about it is that the recipe has pictures of what to do. It also shows all the ingredients laid out, and when you click on one, you can see all the info about it. I have made one recipe from the baking one, and it was pretty good! So, I highly recommend this app to anyone interested in cooking or baking!
Now onto Media Reviews. What this basically is is me reviewing a book or movie or song or something. So, today I am going to review a book that I just recently read, called What-the-Dickens.
What-the-Dickens is a daring story about a orphaned skibberee and his journey to find a home. Written by Gregory Maguire, the book was published in 2007 by Candlewick Press. A skibberee is what we would call a tooth fairy. But, we have all the facts wrong.
Skibbereen live in colonies, and collect teeth from a certain section. Skibbereen do not come in contact with each other, and males are just as common as females. Most skibbereen, though, do not collect teeth. Also, skibbereen are in charge of wishes, and plant teeth in the ground to grow birthday candles that give wishes.
Maguire impresses readers with an interesting vocabulary that takes children tales to the next level. He uses interesting similes and metaphors, creating a world full of mischief and wonder. "But the human voice had done the thing that his mother's voice might have done, and that McCavity's voice couldn't: it had lit the fuse of language in him," (Maguire 24). In this quote, "the fuse of language" has a feeling that the imaginary fuse has let a spark fly in What-the-Dickens and has given warmth to him as well. Though it is a short, book, description is definitely noticeable throughout.
The story of the tooth fairy takes a daring twist when an orphan tries to find a family and home of his own. Gregory Maguire uses descriptions to create a dark story in the reader's head. Recommended for middle school children, this book is quite hard for younger minds to understand. Anybody who reads What-the-Dickens has an urge to pass the story on.
And finally, the poll! This week, I am asking you to answer a simple question: Who is your favorite Disney character? Is it Mickey or Pluto? Tinkerbell or Jack Skellington? It's your turn to answer this question for yourself! Just look to the right of the page, and you will see it!
Ok, well thats it for now! Remember to comment! And love your llama!
Later Taters!
-Socko
