WHAT COULD YOU CREATE with an orange, pretzels, sweet potatoes, marshmallows, coconut, cake and frosting, lots and lots of frosting? Or with other food?
Winner of the People’s Choice Award and also winner of the Most Humorous in the Families division.
Contestants in the Edible Books Festival & Competition at Buckham Memorial Library in Faribault proved they could craft some impressive edible representations of books.
Buckham Memorial Library, Faribault, Minnesota.
The display generated lots of interest, which is precisely what Public Services Librarian Allyn McColley hoped to get people into the library. The contest showcased the artistic side of books while also promoting reading, she said.
Based on the 14 entries and the estimated 80 people who perused the 90-minute April Fool’s Day exhibit, the Edible Books Fest was a success.
The book, Girl with a Pearl Earring, inspired the entry below.
This interpretation of Girl with a Pearl Earring won Best Literary Theme in the staff competition.
I was impressed by the creativity.
Medals were awarded to winners in various categories and divisions.
Go ahead and scroll through selected photos and decide for yourself which is your favorite. I expect favorites will be as diverse as reading lists.
The artistic entry for How Are You Peeling? Foods with Moods. We all have days when we feel rotten.
On the Families table, I spotted this book label. Great creativity in printing, I say.
The Needle’s Eye, Passing Through Youth, won Best Literary Theme in the Adults Category.
Orange is the New Black, My Year in a Women’s Prison, inspired the entry below.
A singular food item becomes book art.
The Hat entry up close. Look at the work that went into creating this hedgehog.
Pooh’s Hunny Pot, chosen as Most Visually Appealing.
Heaven Is Paved with Oreos earned Most Visually Appealing among City of Faribault staff entries.
Two books, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and Bob the Builder, inspired this Most Visually Appealing entry in the Adults Category.
This cake was inspired by the classic The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, awarded Best Literary Theme.
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