{"product_id":"9780375968327","title":"A Fine Dessert: Four Centuries, Four Families, One Delicious Treat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Illustrated Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKids and parents alike will delight in discovering the differences in daily life over the course of four centuries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes a recipe for blackberry fool and notes from the author and illustrator about their research.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012924424432,"sku":"9780375968327","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780375968327_p0.jpg?v=1763693422","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780375968327","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}