Rollicking collection of best poems for children, beautifully illustrated by Michael Emberley.
Jean Anderson
Jean Anderson is a native of Raleigh, and winner of several prestigious awards for her many cookbooks. She earned a BS (with distinction) in Food & Nutrition from Cornell University and an MS in Journalism from Columbia University. Jean has a long career in journalism, as Woman’s Editor (THE RALEIGH TIMES); magazine editor (a managing editor of THE LADIES’ HOME JOURNAL and as senior editor at VENTURE and THE TRAVELER’S WORLD), and a contributing editor at FAMILY CIRCLE and DIVERSION.
Jean is the author of more than 20 cookbooks including the best-selling DOUBLEDAY COOKBOOK, JEAN ANDERSON COOKS (which TIME MAGAZINE named one of the outstanding cookbooks of 1982) and THE FOOD OF PORTUGAL. She is the winner of five Tastemaker Awards, including Cookbook of the Year (THE DOUBLEDAY COOKBOOK, 1975) and Best Foreign Cookbook (THE FOOD OF PORTUGAL, 1986). PROCESS THIS! won the 2003 James Beard Award for Best Cookbook in the Tools & Techniques Category. Her most recent cookbook, A Love Affair with Southern Cooking was a favorite of Nancy’s and also was the winner of the 2008 James Beard Foundation Book Award, in the Americana category.
Jean heartily recommends others' cookbooks as well. Click here to see some of her recent favorites.
Jean Anderson is a native of Raleigh, and winner of several prestigious awards for her many cookbooks. She earned a BS (with distinction) in Food & Nutrition from Cornell University and an MS in Journalism from Columbia University. Jean has a long career in journalism, as Woman’s Editor (THE RALEIGH TIMES); magazine editor (a managing editor of THE LADIES’ HOME JOURNAL and as senior editor at VENTURE and THE TRAVELER’S WORLD), and a contributing editor at FAMILY CIRCLE and DIVERSION.
