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A Fine Dessert: Four Centuries, Four Families, One Delicious TreatA New York Times Best Illustrated Book From highly acclaimed author Jenkins and Caldecott Medal winning illustrator Blackall comes a fascinating picture book in which four families, in four different cities, over four centuries, make the same delicious dessert: blackberry fool. This richly detailed book ingeniously shows how food, technology, and even families have changed throughout American history. In 1710, a girl and her mother in Lyme, England,
A New York Times Best Illustrated Book From highly acclaimed author Jenkins and Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Blackall comes a fascinating picture book in which four families, in four different cities, over four centuries, make the same delicious dessert: blackberry fool. This richly detailed book ingeniously shows how food, technology, and even families have changed throughout American history. In 1710, a girl and her mother in Lyme, England, prepare a blackberry fool, picking wild blackberries and beating cream from their cow with a bundle of twigs. The same dessert is prepared by an enslaved girl and her mother in 1810 in Charleston, South Carolina; by a mother and daughter in 1910 in Boston; and finally by a boy and his father in present-day San Diego. Kids and parents alike will delight in discovering the differences in daily life over the course of four centuries. Includes a recipe for blackberry fool and notes from the author and illustrator about their research.Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade Books
Published: 01/27/2015
ISBN: 9780375868320
Pages: 44
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 11.70h x 9.70w x 0.50d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 10/20/2014
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2014
School Library Journal 12/01/2014 pg. 103
Booklist 12/15/2014 pg. 59
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2015 pg. 66
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2015 pg. 405 - Book Of Special Distinction
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 176629 / Fine Dessert: Four Centuries, Four Families, One Delicious Treat
Reading Level: 3.6 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5
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Attractive and strong shelves.
Color: Dark Carbonized Pine, Size: 16.5 x 6.1 x 0.59 inches
These shelves are not only easy to install, but they look great too. I made a Mimi bar and these were strong enough to hold My liqueurs as well as glasses.
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It works great
Color: Brown, Size: 16.5 x 6.1 x 0.59 inches, Color: Brown, Size: 16.5 x 6.1 x 0.59 inches
This was everything I needed. And it was exactly as described. And I really like the multiple ways that the brackets can be used. Good product. And a very good price.
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★★★★★ 4
Read the sizes
Color: Black, Size: 16.5 x 6.1 x 0.59 inches
These look bigger and wider in the photos, but they are small, so read the measurements before buying.
They are not real wood but they are sturdy and look great on my wall! They are easy to put together also. I love them!
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★★★★★ 5
Such a good price!
Color: Dark Carbonized Pine, Size: 16.5 x 6.1 x 0.59 inches
Love them! They are so cute, couple notes. The wood doesn’t come with pre drilled pilot holes for attaching the brackets so you will need a drill/drillbits. It is real wood which impressed me, but outside tools definitely required. Including a level!! The “level” they offer is indeed a bubble in liquid, but it’s about an inch long, 1/2in wide and a cylinder so probably the most useless, cutest level I’ve seen in my life. Otherwise great! They hold exactly what I need.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Great shelves
Color: Black, Size: 16.5 x 6.1 x 0.59 inches
These are great little shelves. They’re sturdy and nice looking. Perfect for the small office redo.
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