Giada De Laurentiis Lands Deal for Kid’s Book Series

By Jason Boog 

Food Network star and cookbook author Giada De Laurentiis has inked a deal with to publish a children’s book series.

Penguin Young Readers Group’s Grosset & Dunlap imprint will publish the first Recipe for Adventure book on September 3rd. William and Morris Endeavor Entertainment agent Suzanne Gluck negotiated the deal for world rights with publisher Francesco Sedita.

The series … is aimed at readers ages 7-10 and follows brother and sister Alfie and Emilia as they are transported to famous food cities around the world, where they learn first-hand how food cannot only take you places but can also bring you back home.