Ratatouille Too Many Cooks

by Margaret McNamara, Nate Wragg (Illustrator), Walt Disney Company

Beat the egg whites into froth.

Will too many cooks spoil the broth?



Find out in this delightful picture book starring Remy, Emile, and the rest of the stars of Disney/Pixar's next blockbuster, Ratatouille. As the adorable rats join the cooking party one by one, the kitchen grown more and more chaotic. Will Remy and his friends be able to please Ego, the toughtest food critic in the world? With lilting rhyme and whimsical illustrations, this picture book is brimming with five-star fun!

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Food, Animals

36 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 2007

About the author

Margaret McNamara is the Christopher Award–winning author of more than two dozen books for young readers, including the Robin Hill School series. The Fairy Bell Sisters series is inspired not only by her love of the classic sisterhood novel Little Women but by her own experiences growing up with older sisters (and a baby brother). Margaret and her family live in New York City, but they spend part of their summer on an island in Maine very much like Sheepskerry Island.

Reviews

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute rhymes telling the Ratatouille story.

[Molly · Rating 3 out of 5]

An adaptation of the Ratatouille movie. This book has great illustrations reminiscent of the movie, but like all tie-ins wouldn't make all that much sense, nor be all that interesting to children who were not familiar with the movie. Although, since my son and I have seen 'the rat movie' as he calls it, he enjoyed it. And, actually, it is one of the best of these adaptations I've seen. So, really, this should be a 3.5

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very cute illustrations and a fun, few words per page, look at the Ratatouille story (I've not seen the movie, but I think it's only loosely based on it). For my little chef, I think this will be better than the movie storybook. There's food, numbers, French words (yikes!) and rats- I think he'll like it.

[Jenny · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked this up at the super market of all places, it was in a bargain book bin. We loved the illustrations and I liked the French cooking terms sprinkled throughout. It is a very simple counting book with a nice rhyme winding through it.

[Christine Joy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Too cute! I loved the art. I applaud that this is Nate Wragg's first picture book, and it's fantastic! Margaret McNamara's writing was so playful and made the story come alive. I like that this wasn't just a retelling of the movie but it adds a joyful aspect to the story of the rats in the kitchen.

[Steven · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very fun Ratatouille spin-off book that has my 3 year old reciting lines like "Pour the oil oh so slowly; never curdle the aioli!" :)

[Wilma · Rating 3 out of 5]

Love Rex Stout. Hadn't read this one is quite a while. Love Archie Goodwin.

Of course, I'd recommend it.