Background
Dragonwagon, Crescent was born on November 25, 1952 in New York City. Daughter of Maurice and Charlotte (Shapiro) Zolotow.
(Having survived three suicide attempts and treatment in a...)
Having survived three suicide attempts and treatment in a series of mental hospitals, seventeen-year-old Elizabeth continues to fight for happiness in a life filled with confusion and turbulence.
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(There's going to be a feast! And everyone is here with fo...)
There's going to be a feast! And everyone is here with food from A to Z! There is Elderberry Elixir from Elephant and Mocha Mousse made by Mouse. By the time Zebra Zips in with his Zaftig Zucchini, there will be enough food to feed a zoo! So come and join the party and don't forget your appetite!
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(Banished to the hallway for disrupting the class on the d...)
Banished to the hallway for disrupting the class on the day of a favorite author's visit, best friends Chris and Jeremy write the most outlandish apologies they can think of.
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(Written with a sure and gentle touch, this is a moving ex...)
Written with a sure and gentle touch, this is a moving exploration of the inevitability of death, and of the possibilities of growth and happiness for those who survive the death of a loved one.
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(Unbeknownst to its owner, Mrs. Moffat's new red coat lose...)
Unbeknownst to its owner, Mrs. Moffat's new red coat loses a brass button, and the button begins a long journey around the neighborhood, from bushes to birds' nests, before it is returned to Mrs. Moffat."
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(And then it rained... And what a long time since it has...)
And then it rained... And what a long time since it has rained! A whole apartment building full of overjoyed neighbors revel in the raininess. It's the perfect day to read a book on dinosaurs, to stay home and bake bread, or even to go out for a splishy-splashy adventure to a café with your father for a bowl of hot soup. But when it keeps raining day after day after day, baking bread becomes dull, and splishy-splashy walks become plain old wet ones and not at all adventuresome. You begin to long for the kind of weather where you'd want to eat ice cream, not soup. Naturally everyone starts grumbling....Everyone, that is, except for the wise father of one grouchy little boy because... The sun comes out! And what a long time since it has come! A whole apartment building full of overjoyed neighbors celebrate the sunniness. For it's the perfect day to go roller skating, visit the bakery, or put on your shiny cool sunglasses and stroll out for a sunny day adventure, including a ringside seat at an outdoor café with your father for a dish of ice cream. But when the sun gets hotter and hotter, day after day after day, roller skating gets exhausting, and a walk becomes less and less of an adventure and more and more uncomfortable. You begin to long for the kind of weather where you'd want to eat soup, not ice cream. Naturally everyone starts grumbling....Everyone, that is, except for the wise father of one grouchy little boy because...
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( In every traveler's mind exists the perfect little out...)
In every traveler's mind exists the perfect little out-of-the-way inn where the bread is always fresh-baked and the beds are downright heavenly. And where the soup is gratifying, gutsy, and downright gratifying. Since 1981, Crescent Dragonwagon-noted children's book author, cookbook writer, and innkeeper-has owned that perfect little inn: Dairy Hollow House in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Distilling all her soup-making, bread-baking and salad-mixing wisdom into one book, Crescent Dragonwagon presents 200 of the recipes that have made her inn a many-time winner of the Uncle Ben's Best Inn of the Year Award. Here are the pedigreed soups: Winter Borscht . la Vielle Russe, Cuban Black Bean Soup. Soups with a twist: Fishysoisse, Gazpacho Rosa, New World Corn Chowder. Soups to warm you up: Deep December Cream of Root Soup. And soups to cool you down: Chilled Avocado Soup, Mexique Bay, Orange Blossom Special. Plus dozens of fabulous breads, from Slightly Fanatic Whole-Grain Dream Bread to Rosemary Foccacia Dairy Hollow, and salads, including Beet and Apple Salad on Mixed Greens. Selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club's HomeStyle Books and Better Homes & Gardens Family Book Service. Over 267,000 copies in print.
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(Margaret isn't just crazy about horses--she's obsessed wi...)
Margaret isn't just crazy about horses--she's obsessed with them. And when she goes to summer riding camp, she knows she'll be the best rider there with the best horse. But Margaret's dreams don't come true, and she must adopt a realistic solution to her riding dilemma. 25 illustrations.
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(Harry hates his sister, Maggie, because she is always rui...)
Harry hates his sister, Maggie, because she is always ruining something for him. Then Harry's mother lets him in on a secret, and Harry's harsh declarations are tempered by the realization that Maggie's days as the youngest in the family are numbered. Soon there will be a new brother or sister to drive her crazy.
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( And then it rained... And what a long time since it...)
And then it rained... And what a long time since it has rained! A whole apartment building full of overjoyed neighbors revel in the raininess. It's the perfect day to read a book on dinosaurs, to stay home and bake bread, or even to go out for a splishy-splashy adventure to a café with your father for a bowl of hot soup. But when it keeps raining day after day after day, baking bread becomes dull, and splishy-splashy walks become plain old wet ones and not at all adventuresome. You begin to long for the kind of weather where you'd want to eat ice cream, not soup. Naturally everyone starts grumbling....Everyone, that is, except for the wise father of one grouchy little boy because... The sun comes out! And what a long time since it has come! A whole apartment building full of overjoyed neighbors celebrate the sunniness. For it's the perfect day to go roller skating, visit the bakery, or put on your shiny cool sunglasses and stroll out for a sunny day adventure, including a ringside seat at an outdoor café with your father for a dish of ice cream. But when the sun gets hotter and hotter, day after day after day, roller skating gets exhausting, and a walk becomes less and less of an adventure and more and more uncomfortable. You begin to long for the kind of weather where you'd want to eat soup, not ice cream. Naturally everyone starts grumbling....Everyone, that is, except for the wise father of one grouchy little boy because...
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(“Cornbread? I LOVE cornbread!” For six years, that’s the ...)
“Cornbread? I LOVE cornbread!” For six years, that’s the response Crescent Dragonwagon got when people asked her what she was writing about. Over time, she came to understand: Not only is hot, just baked cornbread delicious, it evokes—powerfully—the heart, soul, and taste of home. There is an abundance of satisfying cornbreads, as Crescent discovered when she followed the cornbread trail from the Appalachians to the Rockies to the Green Mountains. Traveling to family reunions, potlucks, tortilleras, stone-grinding mills, and the National Cornbread Festival in South Pittsburgh, Tennessee, she heard the stories, tasted the breads, learned the secrets. Join her in this overflowing cornucopia: over 200 irresistible recipes for cornbreads, muffins, fritters, pancakes, and go-withs. Cornbreads from below the Mason-Dixon line (Skillet-Sizzled Buttermilk Cornbread, Truman Capote’s Family’s Alabama Cornbread) meet those from above (Durgin-Park Boston Cornbread, Vermont Maple-Sweetened Cornbread). Southwestern offerings—Chou-Chou’s Dallas Hot Stuff Cornbread, delectable homemade tamales, and tortillas from scratch—meet internationals like India’s Makki Ki Roti. A Thanksgiving with Crescent’s Sweet-Savory Cornbread Dressing is rapturous. Desserts like Very Lemony Gorgeous Cornmeal Pound Cake make any meal exceptional. Along with this, Crescent gives us the greens, the beans, the salads, stews, and soups that accompany cornbread to perfection. And she tells us the stories, too. Enthusiastic and heartfelt, this thoughtful, exuberant love song to America’s favorite breadstuff and all that goes with it will embrace readers and cooks everywhere.
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( This is the bread I baked for Ned baked for Ned in th...)
This is the bread I baked for Ned baked for Ned in the morning. And so begins a delightful story narrated by Glenda, as she prepares a nice surprise for Ned -- "what a fellow!" First she bakes the bread, and then she presents the cheese, the salad, the soup, the olives, tulips in a jug, and the two soup bowls and spoons! Whew! But little does Glenda know that when Ned comes home for dinner, he'll have a special surprise of his own to share!
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(A poetic celebration of all the months of the year, from ...)
A poetic celebration of all the months of the year, from New Year's Day to the December holidays, follows a menagerie of animals as they enjoy the special joys of each month. By the author of Alligator Arrived with Apples.
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("This is a delicious hodgepodge of cookery gleaned from f...)
"This is a delicious hodgepodge of cookery gleaned from friends, guests at the inn, and the fertile and accomplished minds of the two authors."
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Dragonwagon, Crescent was born on November 25, 1952 in New York City. Daughter of Maurice and Charlotte (Shapiro) Zolotow.
She has written fifty traditionally published books, including two novels, seven cookbooks / culinary memoirs, more than twenty children"s books, a biography, and a collection of poetry. In addition, she has written for magazines ranging from New York Times Book Review to Lear"s, Cosmopolitan, McCall"s, and Horn Book. Dragonwagon later co-founded the non-profit Writer"s Colony at Dairy Hollow, and was active in the cultural and literary life of Arkansas throughout the 31 years she lived in the state full-time.
After Shank"s death in 2000, Dragonwagon moved to her family"s summer home in Vermont.
Dragonwagon is the daughter of the writers Charlotte Zolotow and the late Hollywood biographer Maurice Zolotow.
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(Having survived three suicide attempts and treatment in a...)
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(A poetic celebration of all the months of the year, from ...)
(Just before leaving for the winter, Jemima visits one las...)
(While Susan sleeps in this mesmerizing bedtime book, cric...)
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(Despite all her dreams of getting a bicycle for her birth...)
(The day Chrysta Perretti runs away from her crazy parents...)
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(A teenage runaway encounters both love and loneliness whe...)
(Nobody believes Harry's little sister hates him, and even...)
(Nobody believes Harry's little sister hates him, and even...)
(A mother tells her daughter of the love and tenderness th...)
(Illustrations and rhyming text portray an alphabet of ani...)
(Katie revels in the solitude of an early-morning walk bef...)
(Rosie speculates about what her life would be like if she...)
(A little girl likes to be alone in the fields and watch t...)
(Harry hates his sister, Maggie, because she is always rui...)
(The summer night is full of wonderful sounds and scents a...)
(A boy and his owl friend share their special feelings abo...)
(Margaret isn't just crazy about horses--she's obsessed wi...)
( This is the bread I baked for Ned baked for Ned in th...)
(Unbeknownst to its owner, Mrs. Moffat's new red coat lose...)
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Member Authors Guild, Professional Association Innkeepers International, International Association Culinary Professionals (judge IACP/Julia Child Cookbook Awards 1997), Society Children's Book Writers, Words, Arkansas Literature Society, Eureka Group.
Married Mark Parsons, March 20, 1969 (divorced 1973). Married Ned Shank, October 1978 (deceased November 2000).