August 10th is National S'more Day ... who knew?! Not only that, National Marshmallow Day follows at the end of the month!

Since I cannot eat chocolate I have not had a s'more in decades, but if memory serves, mine were nothing like the ones in s'mores: Gourmet TREATS for Every Occasion, by Lisa Adams and photographs by Joyce Oudkerk Pool. With the recipes in this book you can make chewy apricot s'mores, or ones with antioxidants. There are s'mores made with coffee and peanut butter. There's even a pina colada s'more.

Stuck inside? Have kids that need an activity? Indoor S'mores and Other Tasty Treats for Special Occasions, recipes by Nick Fauchald and illustrated by Rick Peterson offers many solutions. Projects range from easy to advanced and include not only s'mores, but popcorn, hot chocolate, fondue (!) and even a snowflake you bake.

And lastly, another one of the alphabet books I'm enjoying so much ... S is for S'mores: a Camping Alphabet, written by Helen Foster James and illustrated by Lita Judge. As always, a great verse for each letter, more detailed information on the side, and then some extra ideas at the end which vary depending on the subject of the book.

Reading Hermit With Dog