Magical recipes lie at the heart of this beautifully charming story about a mysterious woman and her even more mysterious – but very magical – secrets when it comes to food. Downtrodden by her greedy and dishonest uncle Monsieur Lard in whose restaurant, the Squealing Pig, she is forced to work, Madeline makes the lucky discovery of Madame Pamplemousse and her cat Camebert. When the three become friends, Madeleine learns the secrets that will bring her wicked uncle down…Beautifully produced, this is a delightfully foody story with some very very strong goodies – and baddies.
"Madame Pamplemousse" is the story of Madeleine, forced to work in her unpleasant uncle's horrible restaurant, The Squealing Pig. By chance she comes across the most marvellous shop, run by Madame Pamplemousse, which is quiet, discreet, yet full of delicious and otherworldly 'edibles' - Pterodactyl Bacon, scorpion tails in smoked garlic oil, and great squid tentacle in jasmine-scented jelly. A quiet comradeship develops between Madeleine, Madame Pamplemousse, and Madame's cat, Camembert.
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"Madame Pamplemousse" is the story of Madeleine, forced to work in her unpleasant uncle's horrible restaurant, The Squealing Pig. By chance she comes across the most marvellous shop, run by Madame Pamplemousse, which is quiet, discreet, yet full of delicious and otherworldly 'edibles' - Pterodactyl Bacon, scorpion tails in smoked garlic oil, and great squid tentacle in jasmine-scented jelly.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Madame Pamplemousse and her Incredible Edibles and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-10 years old
Madame Pamplemousse and her Incredible Edibles features in the following genres: Recommended Children's eBooks, Recommendations, Featured Books for 9+ readers
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Madame Pamplemousse and her Incredible Edibles was written by Rupert Kingfisher and published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Madame Pamplemousse and her Incredible Edibles has 137 pages
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