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ABOUT THE BOOK
Jolene: Adventures of a Junk Food Queen
Created by Alexa Palmer and Catharine Kaufman
Illustrated by John Martinez and Hayden Mills
Ages 4-10 | 60 Pages
Publisher: Palmer and Kaufman | ISBN-13: 978-0-615136301
MY REVIEW
Trying to make sure that children eat healthy meals is not the easiest task these days. Junk food is everywhere. Television and commercials tell kids that junk food and sweets will make them feel great and fit in. Finding a book that that convinces the main character to leave junk food behind, is an important book to read to your children.
This children’s book is written about Jolene. She eats so much junk food that she puts it in her hair and all over her clothes so that she never is without her precious junky snacks. Her mother and plenty of others have tried and tried to get her to eat healty foods, but she only wants junk.
One day Jolene meets the Cavity Ranger, and this meeting changes her life. He explains about how sugary foods have caused him to have rotten teeth. Then he shares with her about some other characters she could meet. She bravely climbs over the marshmallow mountain to meet one odd person after another. Each one of them has another lesson to teach Jolene, and before long she’s changed her ways.
She learns how delicious healthy foods can be. What will Jolene do next? Will she be tempted to add candy back to her hair? You’ll have to see if she does that or if she will pass along what she’s learned to others.
Publisher’s Book Summary: Jolene loves junk food. She loves it so much she wears red licorice in her hair–and pink taffy underwear! The Munch Bunch calls her “The Junk Food Queen.” Then, one night in her dreams, she meets a bunch of cool characters who take her on an incredible, edible journey into a world of juicy fruits, super salads, and yummy smoothies.
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Alexa Palmer resides in Rancho Mirage, California, where she has raised three daughters- Alexandra, Stephanie and Christina. A preschool teacher who has been passionate about writing since the age of 8, Alexa also has a background in performing arts from the University of London and Oxford University. She is a published songwriter formerly studying under the tutelage of the late Buddy Kaye and is excited about launching the musical version she created for Jolene.
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Catharine Kaufman is a nationally syndicated food columnist, blogger, author, magazine writer and TV chef. She credits her growing expertise in good nutrition for her survival and recovery from breast cancer and shares that expertise to help keep her family, friends and fans in good health. Writing her columns under the moniker “The Kitchen Shrink,” Catharine dispenses advice on topics that include smart grocery shopping, food facts and folklore, unforgettable dinners on a shoestring, solving cooking disasters and putting the skids on colds, flu and other ailments with healing ‘food chemistry.’
Showing off her humorous culinary savvy, Catharine was featured in a “Kitchen Shrink” mini series produced by Time-Warner, which included such segments as Kitchen Play Date with Kids, and Pantry Preparedness. She also did a stint as radio host and sidekick of restaurant reviewer and food guru Merrill Shindler on KLSX, Los Angeles. As a founder and partner of www.FreeRangeClub.com, the healthy gourmet cooking and food safety blog, Catharine has been garnering kudos from foodies around the world for her featured columns on that long-established site.
Through its offbeat humor, Catharine’s well-received children’s book with collaborator Alexa Palmer, “Jolene – Adventures of a Junk Food Queen,” motivated her two daughters and other children to participate in her cooking classes, as well as to acquire healthier eating habits than many of their peers. “Jolene…” has also been endorsed by the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation and is being sold on Amazon and other outlets. Ever since discovering her inner foodie, Catharine has been in her element, focusing her energy and passion on weaning as many people—but especially children and young adults—off toxic foods and guiding them on a fun journey to healthy living.
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| Monday, September 19, 2022The Children’s Book ReviewA book review of Jolene: Adventures of a Junk Food Queen |
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| Monday, September 26, 2022Heart to HeartAn interview with the authors |
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| Thursday, September 29, 2022Life Is What It’s CalledA book review of Jolene: Adventures of a Junk Food Queen |
| Monday, October 3, 2022Satisfaction for Insatiable ReadersAn article by the authors5 Tips For Healthy Eating |
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| Wednesday, October 5, 2022Book Zone ReviewsAn interview with the authors |
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