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Edible Book Festivals - Sullivan University Library

What are Edible Books?

Edible books are creative food projects inspired by books and stories. They might be the physical shape of a book, or show a scene, or make a pun of the title. They can be made of anything that can be eaten!

Edible Book Examples

Alice in Wonderland cake

Alice in Wonderland

Provided by Ivy Tech Edible Book Festival

Jaws cake

Jaws

Provided by the Topeka Library

Hunger Games cake

Hunger Games

Provided by Cedar Park Public Library (Texas)

James and the Giant Peach cake

James and the Giant Peach

Provided by carrotandcream.com

50 Shades of Peeps

Fifty Shades of Peeps

Provided by the University of Illinois Libraries

Geode cake

Geode's - Nature's Treasures

Provided by the University of Illinois

The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog

The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!

Provided by the Bluffton Public Library

Tale of Two Cities with berries

Tale of Two Berries (Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens)

Provided by the University of Illinois Libraries

Where the wild things are cake

Where the Wild Things Are

Provided by the University of Illinois Library

Cadbury eggs pun

The Cadbury Tales (Canterbury Tales)

Provided by Bixby Memorial Free Library

Swamplandia! cucumber alligator

Swamplandia!

Provided by the University of Illinois Libraries