《学校图书馆杂志》(School Library Journal)书评
Gr 1-3This picture book falls flat. Sarah and her Granny are making Christmas pudding from an old family recipe that is named for Captain Cook, the explorer. Slowly and ploddingly, they go through the process of making the dessert. As each ingredient is named, Sarah wonders out loud where it might have come from. Then Granny gives a synopsis of an incident from one of Captain Cook's voyages. Most of her stories have nothing to do with the ingredients mentioned, except that the events she describes occurred where the sugar, lemons, or spices might have been found. The result is a discordant mix of holiday cooking and social studies. The watercolor illustrations of Captain Cook's voyages try to capture some of the flavor of his adventures but the scenes of Granny and Sarah are static. Cook's explorations and Christmas don't make a good mix, no matter how you try to blend them. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
《儿童读物杂志》(Horn Book)书评
As Sarah and her Granny prepare a traditional holiday dish named for the famous British explorer, Granny recounts some of Captain Cook's exploits as they relate to the ingredients in the pudding. History is glossed over and hyperbolized, with statements such as 'this voyage is considered one of the greatest feats of exploration in history' given no context or credentials. The drawings are awkward. From HORN BOOK 1997, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
