"Dessert First" by Hallie Durand follows the story of a young girl named Baker, who dreams of becoming a chef despite the challenges posed by her family’s health issues. When Baker's mother is overwhelmed and struggles to cope, she devises a plan to bake delicious desserts to cheer them all up. As Baker embarks on her culinary adventures, she learns valuable lessons about family, love, and resilience. The story beautifully captures the joy of baking, the importance of finding sweetness in difficult times, and the bond that food can create among loved ones. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is aimed at children at US 2nd grade-5th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 7-10 years.

There are 176 pages in this book. This book was published in 2012 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers .

Hallie Durand lives in New York. Tony Fucile has spent more than twenty years designing and animating characters for cartoon feature films, including The Little Mermaid, The Lion King and The Incredibles, for which he was a supervising animator. Previous Walker books he has illustrated include Let's Do Nothing and Bink and Gollie. He lives with his family in San Francisco, USA.