FIRST IN A NEW SERIES! After her dreams of romance are crushed, Piper Lamb decides to pursue her dream of opening her own shop of pickles and preserves, called Piper’s Picklings, in the idyllic small town of Cloverdale. But she isn’t in town long before she encounters a barrelful of trouble… The Cloverdale fair offers Piper a sweet opportunity to promote her business. With her new assistant, Amy, she sets up a booth centered around an eye-catching display of the ever-popular dills in an old-fashioned barrel of brine. But things soon turn sour when fairgoers witness a fight between Amy’s boyfriend, Nate, and town council blowhard—and bagpipe player—Alan Rosemont. When Rosemont is found floating in Piper’s barrel, Nate becomes the prime murder suspect. With Amy’s boyfriend in a pretty pickle, there’s no time to dillydally. But as Piper searches for the real killer, she needs to be careful to preserve her own life…or she may end up a pickled Piper herself. INCLUDES RECIPES

Peter Piper is hungry, and he has a craving for pickled peppers. Readers can join his adventures--and the tongue-twister--in this whimsical rhyme.

A collection of alliterative jingles for every letter of the alphabet.

Originally published by Mergenthaler Linotype Company, 1936.

More sassy than Sally sells seashells, more peculiar than Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, these twisters will either loosen your tongue or get you all tangled up and laughing. Either way, they're pure entertainment, and a great way to kick-start a kids' party. Some of the twisters might look easy at first. But when you multiply them and speed up, suddenly you're tripping over the words, reversing letters, and turning mush-mouthed. So grab the clock and find out just how many times you can repeat this in ten seconds: The bad brats broke the bats or Fresh fried fish filets, fresher fried fish filets, freshest fried fish filets. It's an irresistible challenge.

Fermentation is an ancient way of preserving food as an aid to digestion, but the centralization of modern foods has made it less popular. Katz introduces a new generation to the flavors and health benefits of fermented foods. Since the first publication of the title in 2003 he has offered a fresh perspective through a continued exploration of world food traditions, and this revised edition benefits from his enthusiasm and travels.

The Pied Piper pipes the village free of rats, and when the villagers refuse to pay him for the service he exacts a terrible revenge.