A small boy with a desire to own a candy shop meets a window-washing team composed of a giraffe, a pelican, and a monkey and together they go to work for the wealthy Duke of Hampshire, who makes all their dreams come true.

Seven-year-old Stink Moody discovers that he can get free samples by writing letters to candy companies and plans a surprise for his best friend's birthday.

When fifth-graders Nate, Summer, Trevor, and Pigeon meet the owner of the new candy store in town and are given a magical candy that endows them with super powers, they find that along with its benefits there are also dangerous consequences.

Melli and the other Candy Fairies must figure out who is destroying the candy corn crop before the Caramel Moon Festival.

Bruce Weinstein, author of The Ultimate Ice Cream Book, has the answer with this collection of confections. Try his rich chocolate truffles or any one of a dozen variations; sweet, chewy caramel with almonds or coconut; buttery pralines with crunchy pecans; or light-as-air divinity, nougat, and marshmallow. Craft your own candy Christmas ornaments to hang on your tree, pipe chocolate spiderwebs for a scary Halloween touch, or whip up meringue kisses...

This title will take readers through the process of making cotton candy, from sugar cane fields, to sugar processing plants, and finally to fairs and carnivals where cool machines spin thin threads that are gathered to make yummy cotton candy! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

"For decades, no one has gone into Willy Wonka's chocolate factory...and no one has come out. Finally, after finding the much sought-after golden tickets, five lucky children from around the world will be the first to walk through its doors after all this time. Augustus Gloop, Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregarde, Mike Teavee, and our hero, Charlie Bucket, are in for the ride of their lives, as the fantastic chocolate factory is not as it seems, and is...

"This super-simple guide to making candy features photo-illustrated step-by-step instructions and techniques for creating all kinds of yummy sweets. Making your own homemade candy may sound complicated, but it's easy and fun! Candy making in your home kitchen allows creative exploration that requires no experience and very little equipment, and the results can be used as inexpensive gifts or festive desserts for a range of occasions"--

"When murder turns out to be the special of the day at her friend's seafood restaurant, bicycle shop owner Mackenzie "Mac" Almeida and her fellow book club sleuths have to net a killer...From clam chowdahs to oysters on the half-shell, Tulia Peters' Lobstah Shack offers locals and tourists in Westham, Massachusetts, some of Cape Cod's most amazing cuisine. But when the body of Annette DiCicero is discovered in the kitchen's walk-in freezer--with a...

Celebrate the holidays (or any day!) with these fabulous recipes from around the world for festive homemade treats. Give your Valentine a special sweet, like Chocolate Hazelnut Italian Kisses, or scare up some frightfully delicious delights for Halloween, such as Spider Webs and Easy Marbled Candy Corn Bark. Featuring full-color photographs for each recipe, the fun field guide format provides quick reference to each type of candy and confection "species,"...