{"product_id":"the-screaming-chef-9781567925982","title":"The Screaming Chef","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA young boy finds his calling as the chef of a fancy restaurant in this read-aloud picture book.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Comfort food indeed  Eating outrageously fine cuisine is the sole activity that stops this young lad from screaming incessantly. But one fateful night, when his parents accidentally burn dinner, the boy's temper flares and he begins to yell. Tired of all the noise, Mom and Dad relinquish all cooking responsibilities, leaving it all up to him. \u003ci\u003eE voil  \u003c\/i\u003e The boy so enjoys cooking that he sings instead of screams, and finds that he is so talented that his parents open a restaurant with the boy as head chef. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut life in the kitchen of an acclaimed and busy restaurant is not easy, so when the boy begins to make mistakes, will his penchant for earsplitting noise ruin everything? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWitty text and clever illustrations combine to create a silly yet serious picture book for readers of all ages which teaches kids that you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar, especially when you're singing. \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e wrote, \"Ackerman and Dalton (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lonely Phone Booth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e) have cooked up something witty and, as an example of the parental art of redirecting, perhaps inadvertently wise.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e David R. Godine Publisher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/25\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781567925982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 8.10w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/22\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Peter Ackerman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38014359961781,"sku":"9781567925982","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a85ef48d-aba8-4c1f-b586-c54c5fc00e7c.jpg?v=1609147301","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-screaming-chef-9781567925982","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}