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Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver writes children's book and sells millions of books despite dyslexia

2023-05-08T14:25:05.651Z

Highlights: Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has sold more than 50 million cookbooks. Now he has published his first children's book "Billy and the Mysterious Giant" Oliver and his wife recorded the audiobook together. Oliver rose to prominence in the 1990s for his TV cooking show "The Naked Chef," where he prepared simple and quick dishes. He is committed to improving nutrition education and healthy nutrition in schools, with the "Jamie Oliver Food Foundation" He has published 26 cookbooks, each accompanied by a recipe.



Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has sold more than 50 million books, even though he suffers from dyslexia. Now his first children's book is being published.

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Jamie Oliver has been known for years from his cooking shows, countless cookbooks and creative recipes. Now the celebrity chef has taken other ingredients that have not previously appeared in the recipes: magic and puzzles. This resulted in his first children's book, "Billy and the Mysterious Giant", which promises an extra dose of suspense.

Jamie Oliver "Billy and the Mysterious Giant": About the book

Jamie Oliver has sold more than 50 million cookbooks. Now he has published his first children's book "Billy and the Mysterious Giant". © Axel Heimken/picture-alliance/dpa/DK-Verlag (montage)

When it comes to writing books, many authors say that they have some kind of recipe to follow. So nothing could be more obvious than having a celebrity chef write a children's book: strange things, trolls, elves and giants, as well as an enchanted place behind a mysterious waterfall. These are all the individual elements that make up an exciting children's and young adult book for Jamie Oliver.

Billy lives with his parents, who run the pub "Zum Grünen Riesen", in a village in England. When he's not avoiding the school villain Bruno, he prefers to ride his BMX bike around. When he and his friends accidentally discover an entrance to the mysterious Waterfall Woods, everything changes. They get to the bottom of an environmental scandal and have to do everything they can to save their village from a major threat ...

Blurb / DK Verlag

Jamie Oliver had a lot of fun writing children's books, as he revealed in an interview with the Süddeutsche Zeitung. His school days were not an easy time for him, as he suffered from reading and spelling difficulties. From this school days, Oliver developed the urge to help children with learning difficulties and to bring the benefits of good, down-to-earth food and sustainable food production closer to a broad audience. With the "Jamie Oliver Food Foundation" he is committed to improving nutrition education and healthy nutrition in schools. Recipe ideas for the tight purse can be found in these books.

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Jamie Oliver: This is how his career began

In an interview, Oliver says that as a schoolchild he could never have imagined writing a children's book. He is pleased that he has now been able to combine everything that had fascinated him since then and that the result is an adventure story worth reading. However, printed words had been his enemy for years.

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Oliver rose to prominence in the 1990s for his TV cooking show "The Naked Chef," where he prepared simple and quick dishes. Since then, he has produced numerous other cooking shows and published several cookbooks that have become bestsellers in several countries. Jamie Oliver opened several restaurants, including the famous "Fifteen", which gives unemployed young people the opportunity to train as chefs.

Jamie Oliver told the Süddeutsche Zeitung that he has now developed a technique that allows him to read for twenty minutes at a time. He is very proud of this now, as it is twice as much as in his youth. Dyslexia is also something that does not grow together.

Jamie Oliver "Billy and the Mysterious Giant": Conclusion

An exciting children's book with just the right mix that is fun to read. If you buy the English audiobook, you can listen to the voice of Jamie Oliver and his wife, who recorded the audiobook together. For those who love good adventure stories.

Jamie Oliver "Billy and the Mysterious Giant"

Ages 8 and up

2023 DK Verlag, ISBN-13 978-3-8310-4787-1

Price: hardcover €16.95, e-book €13.99, 352 pages (different from format)

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Jamie Oliver: About the author

Through his 20-year career as a television and book author, he has inspired millions of people to cook for themselves and use fresh food. To date, he has published 26 bestselling cookbooks, each of which is accompanied by a TV show. Jamie lives in Essex with his wife Jools and their children.

Source: merkur

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