About
Debbie Roppolo grew up in the Blackland Prairie region of Texas, where miles of grassland and her horse were her best friends.She is the author of Amelia Frump and her Peanut Butter Loving Imagination, and Amelia Frump and her Peanut Butter Loving Imagination is Cooking Up a Peanut Butter Storm, both published by DWB Children's Line.Roppolo's stories have been published in newspapers, magazines, and in several of the Chicken Soup for the Soul books.Cooking is her second passion, and she is an award-winning baker, and a field editor for Taste of Home magazine.Married for over twenty years, she now resides in the Texas Hill Country with her husband John, and two children, Jonathan (older son) and Joseph.
Peter and the Whimper Whineys Coloring Book
Description
<p><span style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-family:Merriweather, Georgia, serif;font-size:14px;">This coloring book version of the best-selling “whine-stopper” children’s story was designed for kids to enjoy reading the rhyming, as well as being able to illustrate their own version of Peter’s nocturnal adventure into the woods.</span><br style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-family:Merriweather, Georgia, serif;font-size:14px;" /><br style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-family:Merriweather, Georgia, serif;font-size:14px;" /><span style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-family:Merriweather, Georgia, serif;font-size:14px;">Peter’s mother warns him that if he doesn’t stop whining and crying, he’ll have to go live with the Whimper-Whineys. His adventure continues as he later hops into the woods and finds lots of frightening Whimper-Whineymen! He discovers that the Whimper-Whineys are very ill-mannered and rude, and that everything is sour in Whimper-Whineland. He decides his mother was right. If only he can get back home!</span><br style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-family:Merriweather, Georgia, serif;font-size:14px;" /><br style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-family:Merriweather, Georgia, serif;font-size:14px;" /><span style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-family:Merriweather, Georgia, serif;font-size:14px;">According to a recent critique, “I cannot imagine any parent or guardian not wanting to read this book to their child! ... Parents everywhere applaud you!”</span></p>
Story Behind The Book
My mother and both grandmothers had a passion for cooking. During my childhood, I spent countless hours in their kitchens, watching wide-eyed as they took the simplest of ingredients and turned them into masterpieces—and it all tasted as good as it looked.
A lot of the time, many of their recipes used peanut butter. It was cheap, readily available, my favorite, and often added a sweetness that enabled them to cut back on the sugars in many of the recipes.
At the time, none of us were aware of peanut butter’s health benefits. Peanut butter is a monounsaturated fat, high in fiber, and contains minerals, nutrients, and it’s a protein.
I appreciate this information now, but as a child, it wouldn’t have mattered to me. The only thing I cared about was that I was with the women I loved the most.
We made memories in those cozy kitchens—with them cooking and sharing their childhood memories. I watched, sometimes working on puzzles, but always listening. They embedded their passion in me, and it’s their love of cooking I pass on to my children.
This book contains peanut butter themed recipes that are tasty and simple to prepare, along with some puzzles and games that will entertain and challenge your child’s imagi- nation.
The idea behind these recipes is for families to prepare them together, creating as many wonderful memories as I have had.
