It Happened on Sweet Street
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- Create Date：2021-09-05 04:21:59
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Caroline Adderson
- ISBN：1101918853
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Reviews
Patricia N。 McLaughlin
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“Within minutes， Sweet Street became a massacre of cream， a catastrophe of meringue， and a devastation of crumbs。” That’s what happens when an idiom reaches its unsavory dialectical demise and pictures don’t paint a thousand words。
Danette
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4/8/21 Read with Julia
Jj
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Weird， but not in a good way。 The storyline is okay， though pretty thin。 The illustrations depict what should be a whimsical and confectionary-colored world of sugary delight。 Unfortunately， to me it was more like a nightmare straight out of what I imagine Fantasia would have looked like if it was entirely hand-drawn by Stephen Gammell in one long 72-hour stretch without any breaks， food， or water。
Melanie
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At the beginning of this story there is only one sweet shop on Sweet Street。 At the end there are 3 and there are jealousy problems。 Horrible， creepy illustrations。 Not recommended。
MeganRuth - Alohamora Open a Book
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A delicious read， that is for sure。 The french terms/words are fun too。
Leah
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In this book， we learn that everyone feels jealous sometimes -- even cake， cookie， and pie makers -- and that we can find a way to all find our niches instead of competing。
Cara BookShelfMomma
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This was a strange little children’s book about three bakers that all end up on the same street。 It didn’t hold my two year old attention very well。 The illustrations were interesting。 A nice read。
Chickenlips422
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The premise of a food fight between dessert makers in these times of food insecurity made me cringe。 The illustrations were scary-looking people。
Annie
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Meh。。I had higher hopes。 Cool illustrations。
Mrs。 Michael
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It Happened on Sweet Street has an excellent rhythm， and I love the descriptions of each baker's work， as well as the angles and faded， yet bold， colors of the illustrations。 The story works， but it's slightly flat， leaving this book best for one-on-one reads， and less useful in a larger story time or read aloud setting。 It Happened on Sweet Street has an excellent rhythm， and I love the descriptions of each baker's work， as well as the angles and faded， yet bold， colors of the illustrations。 The story works， but it's slightly flat， leaving this book best for one-on-one reads， and less useful in a larger story time or read aloud setting。 。。。more
Pinky
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A fight about which is best cake， cookies， or pie leads to a sweet ending， thanks to a little girl who has a little bite of it all。
Sarah
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the extra star is for the pictures - colorful， original， super weird。
Kasey Gilbert Poindexter
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The story has a nice message but isn't super original。 The ending is predictable。 The art was interesting， but didn't seem to fit the story well。 Oliphant kinda grossed me out， and I'm not sure why he was the only animal in the story？ The story has a nice message but isn't super original。 The ending is predictable。 The art was interesting， but didn't seem to fit the story well。 Oliphant kinda grossed me out， and I'm not sure why he was the only animal in the story？ 。。。more
Ashley
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The kids loved it！
Erin
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Weird little book。 Funny story， but the illustrations are not a good fit。 I like the quirky illustrations， but they do not enhance the story for me—too distracting and complicated for the simple story。 Made me feel odd and confused a little。
Aolund
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This was a silly and whimsical book about a street which becomes filled with competing bakers: a cake-maker， pie-maker， and cookie-maker all vying for the attention of the sweet-toothed townspeople。 Sprinkled with French words and playful language， this book is better for a one-on-one read or a group that can get down with you throwing some French in there， but the humorousness--and the giant food fight at the end-- will probably delight many young audiences。 Themes: Dessert， Competition， Confli This was a silly and whimsical book about a street which becomes filled with competing bakers: a cake-maker， pie-maker， and cookie-maker all vying for the attention of the sweet-toothed townspeople。 Sprinkled with French words and playful language， this book is better for a one-on-one read or a group that can get down with you throwing some French in there， but the humorousness--and the giant food fight at the end-- will probably delight many young audiences。 Themes: Dessert， Competition， Conflict/Peace， Conflict ResolutionAge range: 4-8 。。。more
Ms Threlkeld
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Quirky story with unusual illustrations。
April Gray
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A cute story about rivalry。 Sweet Street has one treat maker， a baker who bakes fabulous cakes that people line up for every day。 When a cookie baker moves into the neighborhood， things start to get divided- people are lining up for both shops， people are picking favorites。 Then a pie baker moves in， and things get less sweet on Sweet Street as people start to bicker about which is the best treat。 One day the three bakers are glaring at each other in the street， and a food fight begins- treats a A cute story about rivalry。 Sweet Street has one treat maker， a baker who bakes fabulous cakes that people line up for every day。 When a cookie baker moves into the neighborhood， things start to get divided- people are lining up for both shops， people are picking favorites。 Then a pie baker moves in， and things get less sweet on Sweet Street as people start to bicker about which is the best treat。 One day the three bakers are glaring at each other in the street， and a food fight begins- treats are flying through the air！ A little girl saves the day when she finds a mostly intact pie， puts a smooshed cake on top of it， adds some cookies， and makes a new creation that pleases everyone！ At the end， all is well。。。。but who is the man on the bicycle， selling ice cream？ Hmmm。。。。。The story is a lot of fun， with words and phrases that trip nicely off the tongue- this will make a wonderful read-aloud， I think。 The artwork， though， that's the star here- it's colorful and bright， with lots of quirky detail， unusual characters （I swear the cake baker is related to a Blue Meanie）， odd buildings， and more。 This is a book I'd buy just for the art- how lovely that it has a fun-filled romp of a story to go with it！#ItHappenedonSweetStreet #NetGalley 。。。more
Norkett
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What a transformation of the neighborhood。 Illustrates were quite unique， especially of the people。 It was competitive but all learned to get along in the end because one small girl showed them how it all worked together。。 A new tenant showed up， will all be well， or will tension be high again？ We enjoyed some of the phrases， such as "cookie concotour" What a transformation of the neighborhood。 Illustrates were quite unique， especially of the people。 It was competitive but all learned to get along in the end because one small girl showed them how it all worked together。。 A new tenant showed up， will all be well， or will tension be high again？ We enjoyed some of the phrases， such as "cookie concotour" 。。。more
Abby Johnson
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When a master cake baker in a sleepy town suddenly has competition， things start to heat up。 This Canadian import has funky， almost abstract illustrations。 It's super colorful and whimsical。 I can't say I'd pick it for storytime， but if you like the illustrations you could definitely pair it with Whopper Cake for a sweet readaloud。 When a master cake baker in a sleepy town suddenly has competition， things start to heat up。 This Canadian import has funky， almost abstract illustrations。 It's super colorful and whimsical。 I can't say I'd pick it for storytime， but if you like the illustrations you could definitely pair it with Whopper Cake for a sweet readaloud。 。。。more
Wayne McCoy
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'It Happened on Sweet Street' by Caroline Adderson with illustrations by Stephane Jorisch is a picture book about a calm street that erupts in battle。Monsieur Oliphant had a cake shop on Sweet Street。 His two neighbors were a shoe store and a knick-knack store。 When one of those stores closes down， the new business is a business that sells pies。 Monsieur Oliphant isn't so sure he wants competition， but things get worse before they get better。I really enjoyed this sweet （pun intended） book about 'It Happened on Sweet Street' by Caroline Adderson with illustrations by Stephane Jorisch is a picture book about a calm street that erupts in battle。Monsieur Oliphant had a cake shop on Sweet Street。 His two neighbors were a shoe store and a knick-knack store。 When one of those stores closes down， the new business is a business that sells pies。 Monsieur Oliphant isn't so sure he wants competition， but things get worse before they get better。I really enjoyed this sweet （pun intended） book about a sticky （pun intended） situation。 The illustrations are ornate and delightful as well。I received a review copy of this ebook from Penguin Random House Canada and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook。 。。。more
Jennie Seaman
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This is a sweet little picture book about a few bakers learning to work together。 This book was just a miss for me。 The art was great， but the story was just lacking。 I constantly felt like it was trying to rhyme but wouldn't complete it。 The story was cute but felt too short。 The conflict was too quick and the ending wasn't satisfying because of that。 Overall， the book was cute but just needed more to it。 *eARC provided in exchange for an honest review* This is a sweet little picture book about a few bakers learning to work together。 This book was just a miss for me。 The art was great， but the story was just lacking。 I constantly felt like it was trying to rhyme but wouldn't complete it。 The story was cute but felt too short。 The conflict was too quick and the ending wasn't satisfying because of that。 Overall， the book was cute but just needed more to it。 *eARC provided in exchange for an honest review* 。。。more
Andréa
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Note: I received a digital review copy from the publisher through NetGalley。
Samantha Fraenkel
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I read this with my toddler and she really enjoyed it！ Bright and playful illustrations （which are a bit different then a lot of what seems to be out there for picture books right now） and a great overall message of sharing and inclusion， It Happened on Sweet Street is a fun read。ARC Provided by NetGalley
Carla Johnson-Hicks
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This was a fun little book about choosing what kind of sweet you want to eat。 This was a strange little story about a small town that has three bakers。 One bakes cakes， one bakes cookies and one bakes pies。 Each one tries to outdo the other and the residents line up outside their shops。 When there is a disaster and all the sweets get jumbled together， a little girl finds the solution to the problem。 My grandson thought it was a great story， but he likes quirky things。 My granddaughter liked the This was a fun little book about choosing what kind of sweet you want to eat。 This was a strange little story about a small town that has three bakers。 One bakes cakes， one bakes cookies and one bakes pies。 Each one tries to outdo the other and the residents line up outside their shops。 When there is a disaster and all the sweets get jumbled together， a little girl finds the solution to the problem。 My grandson thought it was a great story， but he likes quirky things。 My granddaughter liked the idea of all those desserts， but was not overly impressed。 The illustrations were very quirky and odd looking， but I liked them。 Overall， this is a book we are glad we read， but one that I would probably borrow from the library as opposed to buying a personal copy。 The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book upon request。 The rating， ideas and opinions shared are my own。 。。。more
Shauna Morrison
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I requested and received an e-ARC of this book from Jess Keating and Penguin Random House Canada through NetGalley in exchange for my honest review。This was a fun book with strange illustrations and a good story about competition and compromise。 I like that a little girl was able to find a peaceful solution to the ever-increasing competition between bakers on Sweet Street。
Briar's Reviews
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It Happened on Sweet Street is an adorable， comedic picture book for children！This book is strange but really enchanting all at the same time。 I couldn't put my finger on it， but it gave me some interesting Dr。 Seuss-esque vibes （without the crazy rhyming， of course）。 It packs colours and comedy into this little story， and could be seen as whimsical by some。 I think young readers will really enjoy it。There is something that stands out and makes me feel odd about this book。 It didn't sit well wit It Happened on Sweet Street is an adorable， comedic picture book for children！This book is strange but really enchanting all at the same time。 I couldn't put my finger on it， but it gave me some interesting Dr。 Seuss-esque vibes （without the crazy rhyming， of course）。 It packs colours and comedy into this little story， and could be seen as whimsical by some。 I think young readers will really enjoy it。There is something that stands out and makes me feel odd about this book。 It didn't sit well with me， and I felt very confused as to how to even review it。 It seemed like it was trying to be fun and exciting， but it just felt strange。 I think this is a book where I'd want to ask a kid for their opinion， because I can't figure out what I want to say。 It's very hit or miss for me。Two out of five stars。Thank you to NetGalley and Tundra Books for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review。 。。。more
Blaine DeSantis
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Thank you Penguin Random House Canada and Net Galley for this free book in return for an honest review。 I have relatives who live in Europe and this is type of book I think they would like。 Here in the US I am not sure。 It is story of competition and how everyone can finally live together in peace。 We begin on a street with only 3 stores， one of which is a cake maker。 After a store owner departs in comes a cookie maker， and eventually a pie maker。 Each person makes great pastries but each pushes Thank you Penguin Random House Canada and Net Galley for this free book in return for an honest review。 I have relatives who live in Europe and this is type of book I think they would like。 Here in the US I am not sure。 It is story of competition and how everyone can finally live together in peace。 We begin on a street with only 3 stores， one of which is a cake maker。 After a store owner departs in comes a cookie maker， and eventually a pie maker。 Each person makes great pastries but each pushes themselves to outdo the other， until finally events unfold in such a manner so as to bring peace to the street。 The illustrations are certainly not endearing， and here in the US this type of specialized pastry shops are unknown。 Again， I suspect Canadians and Europeans might enjoy this better。 。。。more
Amber Webb
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My question is， what didn't happen on Sweet Street？ This book was a constant flow of entertainment， sweet treats， challenges and upheaval。 Everyone came together in the end to work as a team。 The illustrations and story were fun and entertaining and the story flowed and was engaging。 My question is， what didn't happen on Sweet Street？ This book was a constant flow of entertainment， sweet treats， challenges and upheaval。 Everyone came together in the end to work as a team。 The illustrations and story were fun and entertaining and the story flowed and was engaging。 。。。more
Storytime With Stephanie
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