Mesa pastry chef bakes kindness into new children’s book series - Chefs

MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — It’s Something Good when children are taught the importance of kindness from a young age.

And it’s even better when they have fun while doing it!

Mesa pastry chef-turned-author Melody Larsen uses her love of baking in her new children’s book, “Sassy’s Secret Ingredients: How to Bake a Friend.”

“I love to bake, and I love to teach kids how to bake,” she said on Good Morning Arizona.

“When I was introduced to the idea of writing a children’s book, I just felt like there was more to teach them than just a recipe,” she added.

The story centers on a cupcake who dreams of owning her own bakery.

“It’s the friends that she bakes that help her become her who she’s supposed to be,” Larsen said.

The book, which is the first in a nine-book series, can be found on the Sassy’s Secret Ingredients website.

Larsen owns Sassy’s Café & Bakery, located near Main Street and Greenfield Road in Mesa.

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