Monsieur Thermidor: A Fantastic Fishy Tale

by Richard Kidd

Chef Henry finds that he cannot cook the lobster he was planning to make into soup, and as a gesture of thanks the lobster gives Henry the recipe for his famous seaweed soup.

Library Binding

First published December 1, 1997

Reviews

[Dorothy Mahoney]

Amazing illustrations done with salt-dough figures (recipe included on the dedication page). The plot is very similar to Ratatouille, except it's a lobster instead of a rat, saving a weak chef with prize-winning recipes, here seaweed soup. The fish are particularly well crafted. Entertaining, with a happy ending for the lobster, Monsieur Thermidor.

[Ally Mack]

One of our all time favorite books, I even read it in a very bad French accent