What a charming read. I'd been meaning to read this book for sometime now, and am so glad I finally got to it. It is a charming tale of enchantment, intrigue and love. It is not entirely written chronologically, which did lead me to flip back and check dates and places in previous chapters, but it is presented in a way that when the story does finally completely unfold, the pieces all fit together without having given anything away.

There are certain characters I'd have liked to have seen developed more, but even so, this book was well-written and so wonderfully descriptive, I could almost smell the sweet caramel of the circus. While reading the final chapters, I could see the scene so vividly, I had to question when the movie would be announced (today, as it were). Will be interesting to see if the movie is able to retain the magical fantasy that Morgenstern has created.

I went through a few different baby food books before I happened upon this one, quite by chance, but boy am I glad I did. The recipes are so quick and easy to make, very healthy, and they're encouraged me to try new foods I never would have thought I liked!

The layout of this book is fairly good: simple, clean design and easy to follow. The only thing I would change is to list the recipes by age rather than food group, but that is really just a minor point. This book has a great deal of information about starting solids with your infant, and even has a great little schedule for when to introduce what foods. There is also just the right amount of background nutritional info in this book: no information overload or boring repetitiveness. Definitely the best baby food book I've come across in my search, and the recipes are fantastic!