Books with author Patrick Baker

Mr Toad is a very special boat - he's a gateway between worlds. In this first book in the series, four friends are aboard, cruising Scotland's West Highlands and Hebrides. They find themselves 500 years in the past, on a mission to prevent bloodshed between the clans Maclean and Campbell. They return to the present but their quest is not over ... The places and historical events in the book are all real. There's a useful website - www.mr-toad.co.uk - which readers can use to follow the action online with special 3D Google Earth maps, or find out more about Scotland's amazing legends, wildlife and history. The website has an online gallery with 30 illustrations from the eBook edition - readers can add their own drawings or photographs.

If you or your children enjoyed reading the Little Women, this Celebrate Life with the Little Women’s Cookbook would allow you to relive and re-experience the joy and tears of the March family. Food was frequently rare during those harsh times and became an important part of sharing for the March sisters. We have been careful to use only ingredients available in mid-19th century England. All the recipes in the Celebrate Life with the Little Women’s Cookbook are made with fresh ingredients and without the addition of modern canned ingredients. Not only are they fun but they are healthy, as well! In some instances, we have suggested a more modern and easier means of preparation.Preparing these recipes with your children is a wonderful way to teach them about love and togetherness. Discuss the ideas in this book with them. It’s the perfect way to engage with your kids and share the importance of food with them.

This book features recipes shown and mentioned in Disney movies. The recipes are simplified so that any home cook can recreate them at home. The ingredients are easy to find in local grocery stores as well. In this book, you can find a variety of recipes. Some of them are desserts and main dishes, so it is perfect for all occasions. For the dessert, you can choose from Rapunzel’s cookies to Monster Inc.s’ lemon snow cones. For the main dishes, you can make the iconic Lady and the Tramp meatball or Kung Fu Panda’s Chicken Dumplings.There are several snack options too. For example, Aladdin’s stolen baguette or Tiana’s deep-fried Beignet. If you want to let your kids join in cooking, you can make a fun afternoon activity with making Gingy from Shrek or the “Eat Me” cookies from Alice and Wonderland. If you are conscious of your health, there are some options for you as well, such as the Ratatouille from the movie Ratatouille and Snozzcumber from BFG. They are tasty with amazing textures. They are quick and easy to make too.Overall, this book has a recipe for everyone that anybody with little to no culinary skills and training can do in their own homes.

Stranger Things is not just a TV show; it is a phenomenon. And with some extraordinary characters and plots, it also features some staple food from the ‘80s that makes its viewers drool and nostalgic at the same time. Stranger Things is incomplete without these amazing recipes that we have included in this book.Just like Stranger Things went all guns blazing in their third season, we are also focused on doing the same with delicious recipes from the TV show. So, you can expect some mind-blowing recipes that are fairly easy to make but look like a million bucks. The recipes will transfer you to the much simpler times of the 1980s and also to the thrilling ride to the upside-down the parallel dimension of the Demogorgon.