About the book

All this time you thought Monterey Jack was just a bland, stay-in-the-background, rather unextraordinary young cheese? Not any more! It's time for Jack to cut loose from Mama Monterey's apron strings. He's off to Wisconsin for a summer of fun with cousins Colby and Brick in The Adventures of Monterey Jack, Jack's Original Recipe for Rescue.

Entertainingly penned in verse by Catherine Coburn, a professional chef and food writer whose home is Monterey, California, this picture book is playfully illustrated by Ana Bondarenko-Machado who is also a chef and instructor at the Florida Culinary Institute in West Palm Beach, FL.

Whether you're just starting to read or have finally finished War and Peace, this delightful tale will set your mouth watering in this first of Jack's outrageous culinary adventures.

DID YOU KNOW:

• In 2000, Americans spent $110 BILLION on fast food?

• That almost 5 million kids between ages 6 to 17 are seriously overweight?

• That 30% of public high schools serve brand name fast food lunches?

These kind of statistics were appalling to Coburn. "Where else but around the kitchen table is family culture handed down?" she demanded. Mother of a six-year old, Machado countered back: "But when you're bombarded with the kind of marketing that makes you feel like a McBad parent – along with tons of peer pressure on your child – how do you compete?" "Uhhh...maybe...how about...MAKING REAL FOOD AN ADVENTURE FOR KIDS!?!" they cheered.