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Oliver the Owl: A Sweet Season Holiday Kids Cookbook & Storybook

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Oliver the Owl: A Sweet Season Holiday Kids Cookbook & Storybook
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Oliver the Owl: A Sweet Season Holiday Kids Cookbook & Storybook

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Inspired by a real North Dakota family restaurant legacy, Oliver invites little readers to cook, create, and build confidence along the way.

Oliver the Owl: A Sweet Season is a festive children’s cookbook and storybook that follows Oliver and his mom through the warmth, wonder, and delicious traditions of the holiday season. Through playful rhyming storytelling, colorful illustrations, kid-friendly recipes, and a hands-on Christmas craft, little readers are invited to bake, create, and celebrate right alongside Oliver.

Inspired by author Rayna Jo Zest’s own family memories and love of meaningful holiday traditions, A Sweet Season brings real-life heart to Oliver’s cozy Christmas adventure. It’s a sweet choice for holiday read-alouds, family baking days, young aspiring chefs, and anyone who believes some of the best Christmas memories are the ones we make together.
Book Details

Publication date: ‎ September 17, 2024
Language: ‎ English
Print length: ‎ 31 pages
ISBN-13: ‎ 979-8335579698
Item Weight: ‎ 3.84 ounces
Reading age: ‎ 2 - 12 years
Dimensions: ‎ 8 x 0.08 x 8 inches
What's Inside

There’s more to A Sweet Season than turning the pages. Inside, little readers will discover:

• A festive rhyming holiday adventure with Oliver and his mom

• Kid-friendly holiday recipes families can make together

• A hands-on Christmas craft that brings the story to life

• Colorful illustrations filled with cozy seasonal details to discover

• Opportunities to practice following directions and basic kitchen skills

• Plenty of reasons for kids and grown-ups to bake, create, and celebrate together

The goal isn’t a picture-perfect holiday—it’s creativity, connection, and making sweet memories together.
Why Families Love It

Story + activity book in one — reading and hands-on fun come together in one adventure.

Kid-friendly recipes — simple opportunities for children and grown-ups to create together.

Creative activity included — extend Oliver's adventure beyond the page.

Screen-free fun — encourage imagination, participation, and family time.

A meaningful gift — especially fun for aspiring little chefs and curious kids.

Inspired by real life — rooted in a North Dakota family restaurant legacy.
The Legacy Behind Oliver

Oliver's culinary world was inspired by one very real one.

My parents spent decades owning and operating the White House Cafeteria in Bismarck, North Dakota, where my dad built his life around feeding people and our family collected countless memories around food, work, and the kitchen.

Years later, those memories found their way into something completely unexpected: a curious little owl with a dream of opening his own cafe.

Oliver the Owl is my playful tribute to that legacy—reimagined for a new generation of little readers.
A Note from Rayna

I created A Sweet Season as a celebration of the little traditions that make the holidays feel like home. So many of my favorite Christmas memories were made in the kitchen and around the table, and I wanted Oliver and his mom to capture some of that same warmth, creativity, and togetherness.

I hope this book becomes more than a holiday story on your shelf. I hope it inspires a little baking, a little making, and the kind of wonderfully imperfect moments your family will remember long after the decorations are packed away.

♥— Rayna Jo Zest
Young Oliver the Owl reader proudly shows his homemade owl sandwich from a kid-friendly recipe in the Oliver the Owl book series by children’s author Rayna Jo Zest, a reader-submitted photo of hands-on family cooking fun.
Reader-submitted owl sandwich created from a kid-friendly recipe featured in the Oliver the Owl book series by children’s author Rayna Jo Zest, showing a playful food activity families can make together.
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MADE FOR LITTLE MOMENTS

Read It. Make It. Remember It.

Oliver's adventures are meant to leave the page. Whether it's trying a recipe, creating something silly in the kitchen or simply spending time together, the fun really begins when little readers make the adventure their own.
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INSPIRED BY REAL LIFE

From a Real Cafe to Oliver's Treehouse

Some of the smallest details carry the biggest memories. This original White House Cafeteria tray holds a cup of my dad's borscht alongside a guest check with my mom Joan's order a little snapshot of the restaurant life that surrounded my childhood.

Years later, those memories helped inspire a very different cafe: Oliver's Twinkling Treehouse Cafe.
Original White House Cafeteria tray in Bismarck, North Dakota, with a cup of Ken Weber’s borscht soup and a handwritten guest check showing Joan’s order, a personal piece of Weber family restaurant history that later inspired Oliver the Owl.

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