Edible Book Festival at Lake Forest Park Commons - Saturday, March 29th 2014 at 11am - Attend or Bake, Enter and Attend - Mark your calendars!

Images courtesy of Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council

This might be a good one to check out if you like puns and sugar when they go together!

" Readers: Start your ovens! Bibliophiles, book artists and food lovers will unite to create edible books that are exhibited, photographed, and then consumed! Edible books are made of food and inspired by a book or pun on a book title. This event is free and open to the public, so come out and enjoy these mouthwatering manuscripts, or brave your aprons to create your own succulent storybook.

The festival is free and open to the public. Anyone can enter a creation. All the creations will be exhibited, admired, photographed, documented and then eaten with coffee and milk!

What is the Edible Book Festival?

Firstly, an “edible book” is a dessert, main dish, side dish, or appetizer, that is in-spired by a book. It can look like a book, scroll or tablet, or NOT. It can be inspired by the book title, a scene or a character. The idea is to have fun, and create some thing good to eat, and share.

In 2000, Edible Book Festivals started in many places around the world. During the festival, the edible books are displayed, admired by the public, and photographed. We invite distinguished book people to award the prizes. Then we eat the books, with milk or coffee.

How can you participate?

Come join us on the day to admire the books, and eat.

Enter your edible book creation to win one of these prizes. Instructions below.

Prizes are awarded in each of three age groups:

Grades K-6, Grades 7-12, and Adult:

1. Most "good enough to eat"

2. Most punderful

3. Most three-dimensional/architectural

4. Most literal depiction of the book title

Everyone present may vote for the “ People's choice” award

How to enter:

Email your name, age group, edible book entry title, and the book that inspired you. slfp.ediblebooks@gmail.com

For inspiration go to:

Seattle Edible Books frybooks.blogspot.com

International Edible Books colophon.com/ediblebooks

There will be 4 categories that will be judged, with 3 awards for different ages in each category. Everyone present will have one vote for their all time favorite entry – The People’s Choice award for a total of 13 prizes!

The age groups are:

K-6th grade,

7-12th grade, and

Adult.

The categories are:

1) Most "good enough to eat,"

2) Most PUNderful,

3) Most three-dimensional/architectural,

4) Most literal depiction of the book title

People's Choice (everyone present can vote for their favorite) "

For more info. go here.