Gilbert Ford

This is the story of Ruth Wakefield and the invention of the chocolate chip cookie (the Toll House recipe) - what we know, and what we don't know. There is an engaging section in the middle of the book, which uses a distinct illustration style (rather like old comic books, made up of tiny printed red, yellow, and blue dots) to present the three ways the story has been told - "The Disaster," "The Substitute," and "The Mastermind" - and then asks the reader, "So, which version do you believe?" Ford's opinion is that Ruth knew what she was doing ("she was one smart cookie!"), but either way, it's back to the story!

The cartoonish characters look a bit like The Jetsons, but Ford continually mixes up the art styles (he used Doc Martin dyes, Adobe Illustrator, and Photoshop). Back matter includes an author's note, the Toll House Chocolate Crunch Cookies recipe, and a bibliography.

Lively and delicious!

See also: Gingerbread for Liberty and Try It!, both by Mara Rockliff… (altro)