posted Wednesday November 11, 2009 02:39pm EST

Letters from Abroad: The Witch's Guide to Cooking with Children Giveaway

Where has the time gone? This is the last letter from abroad (Vienna, Austria, to be exact). I didn’t really get a chance to talk about my book, but you can read about it on my website. [Hint: the first line is I love children. Eating them, that is.] I leave you with a small anecdote: I once asked my high school physics class in South Central Los Angeles, for extra credit, what they thought Einstein meant by his famous quote: Imagination is more important than knowledge.

And one student, Maria Reyes, wrote: A child has a lot of imagination but very little knowledge, so maybe Einstein meant that the way a child thinks is very important. Maria always was brilliant and she convinced me right there of her point. One way to rephrase Einstein’s quote is: Think like a child.

It’s time for The Witch’s Guide to Cooking with Children giveaway! Maybe it will bring out the child in you, or perhaps copies will end wrapped up for kids themselves (so they know what to do if they ever meet the witch who eats children!). Whatever path each may take, one thing I’m sure of is it will be an unexpected one.

Signing off from abroad... Sincerely, Keith McGowan

[Postscript: To win, simply comment (once—duplicates won’t count) on this post before noon EST, Sunday, November 15th. Five winners will be be selected at random. Please check your email on Monday! If we don’t hear back from you by noon on Tuesday, a new winner be selected in your place.]

Keith McGowan is the debut author of The Witch’s Guide to Cooking with Children, which was named an “inspired recommendation for children” by independent bookstores nationwide, and well reviewed by the New Yorker Books Department online which called it a “literary treat” offering “humor that will delight and challenge the inquisitive youngster.”

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categories: Written Word, Science, ...and Related Subjects

tags: The Witch's Guide to Cooking with Children, Keith McGowan, Einstein, children's books

226 comments

1. jmvreality
VIEW ALL BY · Wednesday November 11, 2009 02:47pm EST

I would like a book!

2. Manzabar
VIEW ALL BY · Wednesday November 11, 2009 02:48pm EST

I've given up on eating children; they keep triggering my acid reflux. :D

3. Veronicatx
Wednesday November 11, 2009 02:48pm EST

Love this contest! Either way, I look forward to reading The Witch’s Guide to Cooking with Children.

Veronica

4. rossnewberry
VIEW ALL BY · Wednesday November 11, 2009 02:49pm EST

Mmmm. Children.

5. ErrantKnave
VIEW ALL BY · Wednesday November 11, 2009 02:49pm EST

Cooking? WITH children? Can it really be???

6. nebka
Wednesday November 11, 2009 02:54pm EST

Sounds interesting... and delicious!! :)

7. danielems
VIEW ALL BY · Wednesday November 11, 2009 02:55pm EST

Sounds fun!

8. Atrus
VIEW ALL BY · Wednesday November 11, 2009 02:57pm EST

Mhh,, children gulash.

9. Freelancer
VIEW ALL BY · Wednesday November 11, 2009 02:58pm EST

Very interesting. And regarding the Einstein quote, knowledge alone cannot take you anywhere. Imagination can take you everywhere.

10. Keith R. Potempa
Wednesday November 11, 2009 02:59pm EST

I wonder about the future of the child who finds this in his parent's house and takes it seriously.

11. shmoo
VIEW ALL BY · Wednesday November 11, 2009 03:00pm EST

Ek! I would like this book... and if i don't win i'll get so mad that i'll huff and i'll puff and i'll ... eh go to amazon and buy it.

12. Virginia Lee
Wednesday November 11, 2009 03:01pm EST

Ah, I've been looking for a new cookbook! *cackle*

13. Lannis
VIEW ALL BY · Wednesday November 11, 2009 03:01pm EST

Looks yummy! :D

14. Poetigress
Wednesday November 11, 2009 03:01pm EST

The title alone made me grin. Whether I win one or not, I have to read this. :D

15. apt2501
VIEW ALL BY · Wednesday November 11, 2009 03:07pm EST

This looks great. My ten-year-old would love this.

16. fstrevisan
VIEW ALL BY · Wednesday November 11, 2009 03:10pm EST

I never win anything but I keep on trying... :)

17. kalafudra
VIEW ALL BY · Wednesday November 11, 2009 03:11pm EST

awesome!

18. Bethanyfig
Wednesday November 11, 2009 03:16pm EST

Sounds delightful

19. bookwormchris
VIEW ALL BY · Wednesday November 11, 2009 03:16pm EST

I don't see any children in the cupboards. Any good substitutes?

20. Tanja W.
Wednesday November 11, 2009 03:22pm EST

Sounds delicious! I will have to check it out...whether or not I win. :)

21. AndrewWillett
VIEW ALL BY · Wednesday November 11, 2009 03:22pm EST

I know just the children!

To give this to, I mean.

22. dejaffa
VIEW ALL BY · Wednesday November 11, 2009 03:25pm EST

I know who needs this book....

23. Shimrod
VIEW ALL BY · Wednesday November 11, 2009 03:26pm EST

Dang!

24. Terry Valladon
Wednesday November 11, 2009 03:26pm EST

I would like the book.

25. Owldaughter
VIEW ALL BY · Wednesday November 11, 2009 03:32pm EST

Toss my name into the hat, please!

26. dreamysusan
Wednesday November 11, 2009 03:43pm EST

Me!

27. LadyCrow
Wednesday November 11, 2009 03:44pm EST

I would totally love to give this to my sister and her kids for Christmas!

28. BlacksmithButNotEmo
VIEW ALL BY · Wednesday November 11, 2009 04:02pm EST

I do hope there's a recipe for Baby Back Ribs.

Whenever I go to a restaurant and am treated to kids screaming, I always make it a point to tell the waitstaff that, "...the baby back ribs sound fresh today". My wife is less than amused.

29. HelmHammerhand
VIEW ALL BY · Wednesday November 11, 2009 04:20pm EST

Hey, I cook! And I have children!

30. PisecoMom
Wednesday November 11, 2009 04:37pm EST

Ah, if LadyCrow doesn't win it and give it to me & my kids for Christmas, I'll just have to win it instead!

31. Thornz
Wednesday November 11, 2009 04:54pm EST

I will comment in the hope for recipe book.

32. Betterthenyouknew
VIEW ALL BY · Wednesday November 11, 2009 05:05pm EST

yes please

33. Sihaya
Wednesday November 11, 2009 05:12pm EST

Oh, I love the cover. Is this ringbound? The plot and pictures make me think of a John Bellairs work. I definitely look forward to reading this.

34. nonchalance
VIEW ALL BY · Wednesday November 11, 2009 06:08pm EST

My daughter wants this book desperately.

35. JakeLsewhere
Wednesday November 11, 2009 07:12pm EST

Spiffy. ^_^

36. rschigas
VIEW ALL BY · Wednesday November 11, 2009 07:24pm EST

This would go great next to Julia Child on the kitchen bookshelf.

37. Marshal_Kilgore
VIEW ALL BY · Wednesday November 11, 2009 07:39pm EST · amended on Wednesday November 11, 2009 07:41pm EST

The politically correct version of this book would be named:

"Hansel, Gretel, the Veggie Witch and the Family Counselor"

>;-)

38. subwoofer
VIEW ALL BY · Wednesday November 11, 2009 07:42pm EST

Woof™.

39. aoifeharper
Wednesday November 11, 2009 07:43pm EST

I need this book.

40. Confusador
Wednesday November 11, 2009 07:54pm EST

I'll admit, I'm a sucker for any variant of 'how to serve man.'

41. MoreBooksForMe
VIEW ALL BY · Wednesday November 11, 2009 08:23pm EST

This style of writing has always interested me. I like when authors take well known people or works and change them up. Lamb by Christopher Moore and Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman are two good examples.

42. pawel_z_wrocka
VIEW ALL BY · Wednesday November 11, 2009 08:39pm EST

Just a cookbook for me!

43. Malana
VIEW ALL BY · Wednesday November 11, 2009 09:28pm EST

Looks good!

44. Slurpy
Wednesday November 11, 2009 10:26pm EST

Finally, a book with which to threaten my daughter while insulting my wife :)

45. Digby
Wednesday November 11, 2009 10:29pm EST

Won't someone PLEASE think of the children?!

46. Trilliumgrl
Wednesday November 11, 2009 11:37pm EST

I love children. They are fun to talk with and make a tasty treat in a pinch. :)

47. ceitfianna
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 01:29am EST

I would love a copy since I'm studying to be a youth librarian.

48. nolly
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 01:45am EST

Sounds interesting to me!

49. bethmitcham
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 02:55am EST

My kids are very sweet. I'd like a copy.

50. rpenalozan
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 03:10am EST

Giveaway is the way :)

51. Qtip6
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 06:09am EST

It would be exciting to receive this copy, as I am broke until Nov 18 . . . .

52. Qtip6
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 06:09am EST

It would be exciting to receive this copy, as I am broke until Nov 18 . . . .

53. Arorax
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 06:41am EST

Got to get myself a bigger oven.

54. CousinJessica
Thursday November 12, 2009 07:43am EST

I know several children who could use this book.

55. gt0163c
Thursday November 12, 2009 08:43am EST

Looks like a fun book. Thanks for the chance to win!

56. ark4str
Thursday November 12, 2009 09:17am EST

Yes Please

57. zarkzervo
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 09:23am EST

I think also that with imagination, you can acquire (and find new) knowledge, but not the other way round. Everybody _knew_ the World was round, but someone _imagined_ that it wasn't.

Now, gief book! ;)

58. wanderingoutlaw
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 09:38am EST

Sounds yummy!

59. charlz
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 09:51am EST

Bet they taste like chicken!

60. Talia
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 09:56am EST

Excellent. This sounds like a spiffy tome indeed.

61. Dimitrii
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 10:33am EST

I have two fattening up.

62. toryx
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 10:56am EST

Oh hell, I'm intrigued.

63. cdparker13
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 11:09am EST

Aw, what a great idea! I'd love to have this. :)

64. jessicamelusine
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 11:09am EST

Ooooh, wonderful!

65. twofistededitor
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 11:43am EST

Hmm, sounds like a lovely gift for a pair of parents of six that I know...

66. tamyrlink
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 12:02pm EST

Me likey books

67. AnitaCroft
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 12:33pm EST

I love that cover! I'm in.

68. sargepepper
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 02:15pm EST

Tastes like chicken...

69. RedHanded
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 02:21pm EST

very nice!

70. tranylle
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 02:43pm EST

sounds like a fun book!

71. Chimera
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 03:36pm EST

Yum! Kinder-kuchen!

72. audra smith
Thursday November 12, 2009 03:59pm EST

yes please! can't wait to read this!

73. phaerie
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 04:06pm EST

yummy children

74. wilbarr17
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 04:13pm EST

yum yum

75. bellman
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 04:25pm EST

I don't know, I had child for dinner LAST night.

76. library.lynn
Thursday November 12, 2009 04:27pm EST

This looks like a great book!

77. Laura R.
Thursday November 12, 2009 04:27pm EST

Oh, this sounds delightful. I always like the other view on things.

78. flip58
Thursday November 12, 2009 04:30pm EST

Hansel and Gretel is one of my favorite stories. All the grown ups are horrid.

79. Buhnai
Thursday November 12, 2009 04:30pm EST

I would be happy to read this to my child.

80. Sara Dee
Thursday November 12, 2009 04:31pm EST

Excellent! If I win, I could give this to my best friend, who has 11 (count them, 11!) children... :)

81. AletheaB
Thursday November 12, 2009 04:32pm EST

This looks very interesting, I'd love to read it.

82. Beth C.
Thursday November 12, 2009 04:34pm EST

I absolutely love the cookbook-style artwork on the front. This looks like an amusing read.

83. Manticore
Thursday November 12, 2009 04:35pm EST

My sons and I would love to read this book!

84. Mickie T
Thursday November 12, 2009 04:38pm EST

I'm always eager to expand my cooking horizons...

85. LadyD
Thursday November 12, 2009 04:39pm EST

In these hard times it's good to be practical

86. ddurance
Thursday November 12, 2009 04:40pm EST

This is too cute! I would love to win a copy. Yum! Yum! lol

Deidre

87. valkeyrie
Thursday November 12, 2009 04:41pm EST

I wrote a cookery book for students off to Uni, but never imagined I could actually cook with them! Bring it on.

88. Heather Hiestand
Thursday November 12, 2009 04:42pm EST

I love the tablecloth style cover background. Great way to illustrate the title!

89. drgneyes
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 04:46pm EST

This book sounds too good. I would LOVE copy!

90. Manojlovic
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 04:49pm EST

I'd really like a copy of this book!

91. tudzax1
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 04:49pm EST

Well, the book will certainly match my Betty Crocker Cookbook

92. Jess W
Thursday November 12, 2009 04:51pm EST

Sounds like a fun book.

93. BookFan123
Thursday November 12, 2009 04:54pm EST

Great title. Did anybody else notice that the background on the cover is the same as on the Better Homes and Gardens cookbook? I may have to get this book even if I don't win.

94. Tim Trentham
Thursday November 12, 2009 04:55pm EST

Free books for my kids! Yes!

95. gawain07
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 04:57pm EST

I had a friend who tried this. It ended badly for her. She used to have a cute cottage in the woods made entirely of candy. I miss her.

96. Gher06
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 04:58pm EST

I'd love a free book!

97. sbclark
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 04:58pm EST

The title alone makes me want this book.

98. Martha Lawson
Thursday November 12, 2009 05:01pm EST

This looks like a good one! Please throw my name in the pot...

99. Ansha Kotyk
Thursday November 12, 2009 05:04pm EST

Sounds like an awesome read. :) Looking forward to it!

100. Sarah Einstein
Thursday November 12, 2009 05:08pm EST

I want one! I have children in the freezer who will go bad if I don't do something with them soon, so one might even say I need a copy of this book.

Oops, pretend I didn't say that.

They are lambs. I swear.

101. Jim Fitzgerald
Thursday November 12, 2009 05:18pm EST

I have some particularly tough children. Maybe this book can give me some ideas on how to deal with them.

102. Sarah Davis
Thursday November 12, 2009 05:18pm EST

Boooo - too many people have the same tastes as me!

103. zebarsuk
Thursday November 12, 2009 05:20pm EST

Mmm. Particularly good with Rosemary and Pine Nuts.

104. timeshadowrider
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 05:24pm EST

I love to cook, and to be able to cook kids that would be great... Ummmm taste like chicken

105. scifisurfer
Thursday November 12, 2009 05:27pm EST

Bless the brothers Grimm and their avid collecting...

106. Ghost07
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 05:30pm EST

Just in time! I've lost my recipe for Child Pie!

107. Clown Boy
Thursday November 12, 2009 05:32pm EST

Children - must be eaten with chocolate, for they won't mix with vegetables.

108. Jongleur
Thursday November 12, 2009 05:34pm EST

Ahhhhhhh children! Always the surprise, and the joy of cooking with them.

109. JD Mason
Thursday November 12, 2009 05:34pm EST

I like children, I really do
Baked or Broiled or in a Stew.
I do like them I really do.
Especially Brownies. :-)

110. Ted O'Brien
Thursday November 12, 2009 05:38pm EST

Me please!

111. scepter
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 05:41pm EST

Snakes & snails & puppy dog tails, and
Sugar & spice & everything nice are tasty treats of the whole family.
Er... for, FOR the whole family.

112. Andrew
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 05:41pm EST

Guess who's coming to dinner?!

113. WTBFee
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 05:45pm EST

My kids would definitely get a kick out of this.

114. chromiumman
Thursday November 12, 2009 05:51pm EST

fabulous title!

115. eldritch00
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 06:01pm EST

Fantastic!

116. Christy H.
Thursday November 12, 2009 06:02pm EST

What a great book! I'd love to win a copy!

117. Ann
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 06:14pm EST

Yes please!

118. pirateslife
Thursday November 12, 2009 06:19pm EST

I'd have never lived to grow up if my mom had read a book like this! I can't wait to read it.

119. fozzeebare2
Thursday November 12, 2009 06:20pm EST

Perhaps a Reisling with the meal and some Pffeffermint Schnapps mit Kaffe.

120. DinahT
Thursday November 12, 2009 06:27pm EST

Cooking and Children, what fun.

121. Kazimak Tempest
Thursday November 12, 2009 06:28pm EST

mmm..fava beans.

122. mahonri
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 06:43pm EST

Sounds tasty!

123. Kogues
Thursday November 12, 2009 06:56pm EST

Here in Texas we like ours BBQ'd and a side of pinto beans, torillas.....would make a nice addition to our library.

124. daricemoore
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 07:10pm EST

This is just what my collection of historical cookbooks is missing.

(More seriously, I'd love to read it and I bet my daughter would too.)

125. casketgirl
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 07:16pm EST

Want! Want! Want! :)

126. elleamanda
Thursday November 12, 2009 07:23pm EST

What should I do, to get this book? It will go great with my next babysitting venture.

127. Glennis
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 07:29pm EST

I'm thinking this will be a great Christmas present.

128. Bagoombah
Thursday November 12, 2009 07:30pm EST

Does it have calorie, fats, carbs, and protein information for each dish? Always helpful.

129. foggie32
Thursday November 12, 2009 07:32pm EST

what a great idea for a book!

130. tlchang
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 07:36pm EST

Heh - love the “inspired recommendation for children” review.

131. perlDreamer
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 07:43pm EST

I'd love a copy of this book. I'll read it to my children, right before dinner...

132. drunes
Thursday November 12, 2009 07:48pm EST

I would love to win this book as a surprise for my daughter.

133. lupercus
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 07:50pm EST

great title, great cover.

134. dflannery
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 07:52pm EST

Post! :-)

135. vicki wurgler
Thursday November 12, 2009 07:55pm EST

Cute! I would love this

135. spazdoglee
Thursday November 12, 2009 07:55pm EST

would this include recipes for free range and organic children?

136. ddavelarsen
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 08:15pm EST

I love children! And witches. This sounds like a good retelling, one I could happily read to my granddaughter. She'd love it. Good luck commenters! And thanks for the great giveaway.

137. SarahPrincess
Thursday November 12, 2009 08:53pm EST

I would love this book!

138. AllisonPlus
Thursday November 12, 2009 09:03pm EST

Faux-children only for me, please...

139. ladyravn
Thursday November 12, 2009 09:12pm EST

this looks like it'll be fun :)

140. lisriba
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 09:42pm EST

This sounds like a fun book; I'll try my luck for a copy

141. Janice g Grove
Thursday November 12, 2009 09:44pm EST

Sounds like "to serve Man". Should be a hoot.

142. Weirdmage
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 10:03pm EST

Looks like a great book. Would love to win one.

143. rambell
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 10:06pm EST

Splendid!

144. TXHermes
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 10:07pm EST

Ah, plump children. That reminds me, I think I'm out of dijonaise...

145. Derrickc
Thursday November 12, 2009 10:20pm EST

Sounds like a fun book!

146. rubydog
Thursday November 12, 2009 10:49pm EST

I would love to win this book for my daughter and I.

147. chris.tierney
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 10:53pm EST

Sounds great!

148. gury
Thursday November 12, 2009 11:40pm EST

went plucking through five cats and still can't get the recepie right... :)

149. macguffin37
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 11:50pm EST

Always ready to improve my diet.

150. m5rammy
VIEW ALL BY · Thursday November 12, 2009 11:51pm EST

My entry.

151. Ericket
Thursday November 12, 2009 11:58pm EST

Young'uns! Yum! I've been looking for a reason to start cooking again...this may be it!

152. Yvonne B
Friday November 13, 2009 12:42am EST

Sounds like it would be a lovely addition to my cookbook collection....

153. Marko_T_Rat
Friday November 13, 2009 01:45am EST

I read somewhere that very young children have an instinctive fear of being eaten by the adults around them. I certainly can't remember that far back to know if that's true or not, but I know there are some children one might be tempted to eat, just to shut them up.

154. aboogieman
Friday November 13, 2009 05:21am EST

If I don't win this, I may have to buy it just so I can read it to the neighbor kids!

155. KnowThankYou
Friday November 13, 2009 06:40am EST

This looks great. I imagine some kind woman saying to wide-eyed child "I know you like your burgers, and soup in a can, and frozen dinners, but where's the love in these things? There's nothing like a home-cooked meal! Look at that soup can label; when you cook food yourself there aren't any of those unpronounceable chemical ingredients. Homemade soup is a product of love - all that goes into the pot is water, spices, vegetables, and your heart. A long time ago when people couldn't afford to buy too much we grew our own ingredients instead. Despite the hard times we always had all the spices, vegetables, and hearts we needed."

156. krispymac
Friday November 13, 2009 07:07am EST

This looks wonderfully entertaining! with one of my favorite quotes in the post!
I hope my friends let me read this to their kids!

157. sworthen
VIEW ALL BY · Friday November 13, 2009 07:13am EST

Appealing concept!

158. jcsalomon
VIEW ALL BY · Friday November 13, 2009 07:22am EST

Sounds delightfully wicked.

159. Pagecrawler
VIEW ALL BY · Friday November 13, 2009 07:33am EST · amended on Friday November 13, 2009 07:33am EST

Great prize - fingers crossed for a win

160. ArtCow
Friday November 13, 2009 08:08am EST

I now have that song running through my head ..
I love children
I love 'em a bunch
I love them for dinner
and I love them for lunch ...

giggling at the lines
walked into McDonalds and cracked a great big smile
right there on the menu it said try a McChild!

betting the book is just as wonderfully memorable!

Looking forward to reading and sharing it.

161. kfollett
Friday November 13, 2009 08:09am EST

I still think like a child, I figure it keeps you young :)

162. BD Chin 13
Friday November 13, 2009 08:10am EST

Last year the robot cook book for Christmas; this year witches!

163. z2al
VIEW ALL BY · Friday November 13, 2009 08:15am EST

Too much fun! I want's it!

164. Adrienne C
Friday November 13, 2009 09:13am EST

Sounds delicious.

165. dorothy l
Friday November 13, 2009 09:31am EST

the cover looks yummy

166. Fëanor
Friday November 13, 2009 09:51am EST

If father hearing the children scream / went and threw them in the stream / saying as he drowned the third / 'Children should be seen, not heard.' then surely cooking with them is a capital idea as well.

167. ratpacksmom
VIEW ALL BY · Friday November 13, 2009 10:45am EST

It seems I had the wrong idea. I thought it was a way that children would be in the kitchen helping. From the posts this doesn't seem to be the idea. They don't help in my kitchen either so there may be alternatives?

168. LittleEagle
Friday November 13, 2009 11:33am EST

I like the comment about baby back ribs in a restaurant with screaming kids.

169. Linda Au Parker
Friday November 13, 2009 11:34am EST

And here I thought I already had trouble getting my kids to eat!

170. Other Alias
Friday November 13, 2009 11:49am EST

Comment. Book looks very interesting.

171. william Davison
Friday November 13, 2009 12:22pm EST

conan has taken me places,and I thank tor for being a part of that.well done.

172. bobby_5150
VIEW ALL BY · Friday November 13, 2009 12:52pm EST

The book looks good. I think my kid's would like it.

173. lady_legba
Friday November 13, 2009 12:58pm EST

Oh, oh! I want a book!

174. B.C. Parvat
Friday November 13, 2009 01:06pm EST

A bit reminiscent of Damon Knight's short story "To Serve Man" which was later made into the famous Twilight Zone episode.

Another book: "Cannibal's Cookbook : Recipes & Remedies for Human Sacrifice" by Pamela Peck

And yet another: "The Cannibal Cookbook" by Nicolas Castelaux

A Joke: "For sale cheap - large rottweiler, loves children, will also eat other food."

another joke: "I love children, especially if they're cooked properly."

Best wishes on your new offering in this genre.

175. Liz C.
Friday November 13, 2009 02:07pm EST

Love the idea, awesome!

176. datahiker
VIEW ALL BY · Friday November 13, 2009 02:36pm EST

This idea is full of awesome. Book looks good, too.

177. loreshdw
Friday November 13, 2009 03:58pm EST

This is a perfect fit for my sense of humor. I can't wait to read it!

178. ProphetNine
Friday November 13, 2009 04:38pm EST

I hope I win!

179. Brent Snider
Friday November 13, 2009 04:45pm EST

Younger=more tender

180. Renee G
Friday November 13, 2009 05:24pm EST

Would love to read this.
rsgrandinetti@yahoo(DOT)com

181. cowboy_k
VIEW ALL BY · Friday November 13, 2009 05:39pm EST

Sounds like fun.

182. FalconMoon
Friday November 13, 2009 05:49pm EST

This looks great. I would love a copy of it.

183. ImVbitch
Friday November 13, 2009 06:41pm EST

This contest is a complete WIN.

184. knitterevans
Friday November 13, 2009 07:56pm EST

so cool, maybe i can finally get my daughter to read!

185. susan varney
Friday November 13, 2009 08:09pm EST

i could read this mverno@roadrunner.com

186. edt
VIEW ALL BY · Friday November 13, 2009 10:15pm EST

hmm new ways of thinning the herd...

187. mamanerd
Saturday November 14, 2009 12:32am EST

always a softie for recipes and chef's tales

188. David Richardson
Saturday November 14, 2009 09:08am EST

I always wondered what children were good for.

189. ampersandrew
VIEW ALL BY · Saturday November 14, 2009 10:46am EST

The book looks excellent, I'd love a copy.

190. kathy dunaway
Saturday November 14, 2009 10:59am EST

That sounds like a cool book.I'd love to win it.
Thanks for the giveaway:)

191. Diana Oelrich
Saturday November 14, 2009 11:28am EST

I would love a copy of that book! I'll share it with my grandchildren.

192. mandolin
Saturday November 14, 2009 11:47am EST

I'll share my grandchildren for that book.

193. frienetic
VIEW ALL BY · Saturday November 14, 2009 11:55am EST

Mmmmm, tasty younglings

194. juan andres
Saturday November 14, 2009 12:03pm EST

looks great! I had no idea it existed.
Of course, it figures. With so many witches around, you just had to publish it.

195. karenc
Saturday November 14, 2009 02:55pm EST

So THAT'S why people have children!

196. Michelle Kelley-Shea
Saturday November 14, 2009 04:23pm EST

Finally, a cookbook to go with Jonathan Swift and his solution to the 18th Century's"Irish Problem"! *sniff* I'm all choked up!

197. piglet's revenge
Saturday November 14, 2009 04:24pm EST

Baby arms of asparagus, baby legs of corn, baby ears of cauliflower...all go so well with the baby back ribs!

My daughter and I would love to read this book!

198. Kris T.
Saturday November 14, 2009 04:31pm EST

I love sardonic children's books. Thanks for the chance to win a copy of The Witch's Guide!!!

199. katmagick
Saturday November 14, 2009 04:49pm EST

I would love to win a copy. Sounds very interesting.

200. Paula S.
Saturday November 14, 2009 05:23pm EST

I never enter blog contest but I just can't resist. As the mother of two feuding teenage girls, I feel like donating to the ingredient list today.

201. pei Jason L
Saturday November 14, 2009 06:27pm EST

Sounds like a fun book to read with a bedtime snack. Good luck to all, and to most of you: see you at the bookstore!

202. Knelly
Saturday November 14, 2009 07:35pm EST

I want this book, my pretty.

203. Hann1bal
Saturday November 14, 2009 07:37pm EST

I've gotta win one of these sometime, right?

204. lummer5000
VIEW ALL BY · Saturday November 14, 2009 08:35pm EST

I've always hated the elder female relatives that said, "Don't you look good enough to eat?"
Mostly because I knew they were lying. :)

205. brooke p
Saturday November 14, 2009 09:09pm EST

Awww what a taste read... I totally agree that life is sometimes sooo much more fun when we take time to think like a child... My kids help remind me of that....

206. Tawnda
Saturday November 14, 2009 09:31pm EST

sounds like a fun book

207. Allegro
Saturday November 14, 2009 11:08pm EST

How odd. But it's intriguing!

208. Bambi M
Saturday November 14, 2009 11:14pm EST

This sounds like a great book, everyone knows witches make the best food!

209. Angela Palmer
Saturday November 14, 2009 11:53pm EST

I like it!

210. Maggie Mata
Sunday November 15, 2009 01:42am EST

I would love this for my daughter.

211. Summer D
Sunday November 15, 2009 02:08am EST

This sounds great! I would love to read it.

212. PaulaS
Sunday November 15, 2009 02:35am EST

Would love to have this book!

213. JaynaM
Sunday November 15, 2009 03:06am EST

Yum! A new cookbook.
Sounds like a fun addition to the library.

214. Priscilla P.
Sunday November 15, 2009 05:09am EST

Sounds like a great book for my 5 Grandchildren.

215. Lily Kwan
Sunday November 15, 2009 08:05am EST

Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!

216. TiffaniA
Sunday November 15, 2009 08:55am EST

What a *fun* book! I'd eat it right up :)

217. sraun
VIEW ALL BY · Sunday November 15, 2009 09:26am EST

Ooh, a cookbook?

218. Tricia Andrews
Sunday November 15, 2009 09:29am EST

This looks like a really interesting book. My stay at home mom friends (I am a SAHM myself) and I might pass this one around a few times!

219. teachermom
Sunday November 15, 2009 09:38am EST

Science teachers always have the best imagination, and Keith McGowan proves it with THE WITCH'S GUIDE TO COOKING WITH CHILDREN.

220. MKJamison
Sunday November 15, 2009 11:25am EST

Should be a fun book. Would love to share this with my grandchild.

221. silvija
Sunday November 15, 2009 11:28am EST

I would love this book. Not sure which of my book collections it would go in though, cookbooks or sci-fi/fantasy??

222. Spidey
Sunday November 15, 2009 11:33am EST

My wife and I would love this book; she loves to cook, and I've always wanted to have children!

223. Jackee
Sunday November 15, 2009 01:13pm EST

This looks like such a fun book!

224. rb109972
Sunday November 15, 2009 04:38pm EST

sounds great!

225. Lisa Richardson
Wednesday November 18, 2009 01:31pm EST

I'm still trying to convince my children and grandchild that I'm a witch. I've accomplished the eyes in the back of the head thing, but they aren't totally sold on the rest of it. Although I do have a magic wand, with glitter inside of the lucite tube.

Yes, I have a good imagination.