The world of children's books is a world with some of the best lines and best scenes about the delicious power of good food. Using lines from sources such as James and the Giant Peach, Farmer Boy, and The View from Saturday, Andrea Doering created over 50 recipes inspired by great writers who, though they never shared a recipe, made her wonder-what would that taste like? And not only what might it taste like, how could she create through taste the particular feeling the author set down in print? In a quest to create edible meals that existed only on paper, she entered the kitchen with a few lines from her favorite children's books and began to bring those lines deliciously to life. Part memoir, part cookbook, The Children's Table is a celebration of the ways books for children inspire us at every age.