And the winners are...

Best in Show
"The Hunchback of Notre Dame" by Denise Eulert and Carol Morgan

Runner-up
"The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Stephanie and KayLynn Hall

Most Disgusting
"Where the Sidewalk Ends" by Lissa, Daniel, and Kivrin

Most Likely to be Devoured
"Bugs Bunny" by Shannon, Sandra, and Austin

Congratulations to the winners! We had 19 fantastic entries this year so competition was stiff.

A big THANK YOU to everyone who brought an edible book,...

The clock is ticking, and if you want to participate, you need to reserve your space by March 30!

The Edible Book Festival asks you to interpret a book with food, similar to the way a sculptor shapes real-life objects out of clay. You can be literal, conceptual, obvious, thought-provoking, silly, serious—whatever—it's your book and your imagination at work.

Past participants have described this as one of the most fun family activities they've done. Others have begged us to...

And the winners are...

Best in Show
"Casino Royale" by Kelli Smith

Runner-up
"Millions of Cats" by Karen McCain and Nancy Kaul

Most Book-Like
"The Chocolate War" by Lena Wolf

Most Likely to be Devoured
"Flowers for Algernon" by Denise Eulert

Congratulations to the winners! We had 27 very creative entries this year which made voting quite a challenge.

A HUGE thank you to all the participating edible book artists and to everyone who attended the reception....

Looking for some books you can really sink your teeth into?

Join us for the 9th International Edible Book Festival on Friday, April 4, 5:30-8:30pm, in the Marvin Auditorium.

Eaten a good book lately?

The Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library celebrated the Edible Books Festival with a reception and display on Friday, April 6, 2007, from 6:30 - 8:30 pm in the Marvin Auditorium.

View additional photos on the TSCPL flickr page.

Over 150 attendees helped  our library celebrate the 8th International Edible Book Festival, which takes place once a year on or around April Fools’ Day. Topekans  celebrated the intellectual and emotional nourishment...