Book details

Macmillan Children's Book

Chef Yasmina and the Potato Panic

Author: Wauter Mannaert

Chef Yasmina and the Potato Panic

Chef Yasmina and the Potato Panic

$14.99

About This Book

An American Library Association 2021 Best Graphic Novel for Children

In this silly, action-packed graphic novel, a young chef must protect her town from an onslaught of...

Page Count
160
On Sale
02/09/2021
Age Range
8-12

Book Details

An American Library Association 2021 Best Graphic Novel for Children

In this silly, action-packed graphic novel, a young chef must protect her town from an onslaught of scientifically enhanced, highly addictive potatoes!

Yasmina isn’t like the other kids in her city. Maybe it’s the big chef hat she wears. Or the fact that she stuffs her dad’s lunchbox full of spring rolls instead of peanut butter and jelly. She might be an oddball, but no one can deny that Yasmina has a flair for food. All she needs to whip up a gourmet meal is a recipe from her cookbook and fresh vegetable form the community garden.

But everything changes when the garden is bulldozed and replaced with a strange new crop of potatoes. Her neighbors can’t get enough of these spuds! And after just one bite their behavior changes—they slobber, chase cats, and howl at the moon. What's the secret ingredient in these potatoes that has everyone acting like a bunch of crazed canines? Yasmina needs to find a cure, and fast!

Imprint Publisher

First Second

ISBN

9781250622051

In The News

A Junior Library Guild selection

"[Mannaert's] dynamic style, with thin linework accompanied by vibrant greens and lush salmon pinks, eschews traditional paneling in favor of floating, borderless glimpses into Yasmina’s world. ...Yasmina’s passionate advocacy for eating with care sustains a wholesome humor throughout."—Publishers Weekly


"A delicious and nutritious concoction of fun, thrills, and consumer consciousness, this comic from the Belgian Mannaert cooks up heartfelt characters, an exciting sci-fi mystery, and a bunny gag worthy of old Bugs himself."—Booklist

"Mannaert’s graphic novel is a silly romp of a corporate takedown heist, with charmingly drawn characters and well-paced action sequences."—Kirkus

"Yasmina’s creations look absolutely scrumptious and it’s clear that dad and daughter bond over her meals, making this ultimately a celebration of the art and heart of cooking; readers will just wish that Yasmina would share a...recipe or two."—The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"Wauter, whose art was so exemplary on the recent Weegee bio by Max de Radigues, is genius at focusing in on the physical humor of a single moment, elongating it into absurd proportions and making Yasmina’s world burst with energy regardless of the vantage point the reader is offered." —The Beat

About the Creators

Chef Yasmina and the Potato Panic

Chef Yasmina and the Potato Panic

$14.99