Cooking for kids is often more fun when combined with reading for kids, especially when the book involves an adorable little mouse named Archibald, and a mountain of Swiss cheese. Archibald’s Swiss Cheese Mountain was written by Sylvia Lieberman and illustrated by Jeremy Wendell. In addition to being a fun book to read with kids, proceeds from the sale of the book benefit Feed the Children Charity and Variety: The Children’s Charity.

Archibald is an adorable, clever little mouse who loves adventure.The book details his journey to bring home food for his family through a tip to Mr. Hochmeyer’s grocery store. Though his mother cautions him from traveling to the “Swiss Cheese Mountain”, Archibald has other ideas.

Kids will have fun following Archibald on his journey, while identifying common grocery store items. Some parents have taken it one step further and used this book to introduce grocery stores to them, allowing their kids to be “Archibald” and help “search” for food to bring back home.

The visual imagery in Archilbald’s Swiss Cheesse Mountain is simply astounding! The words and pictures tell a very creative and fun story that kids and adults will enjoy and appreciate.

In a “story behind the story” note, this book was actually written over twenty-five years ago! Lieberman was taking a writing class in New York City. After completing an assignment on writing for children, her professor was so impressed with her work that she encouraged her to seek out publishers.

Sadly, Lieberman’s father had passed away, and the manuscript was put away for years.It took the birth of her granddaughter to bring Archibald’s journey back to life. With the help of her daughter and granddaughter, Archibald found himself a publisher and an illustrator.

Archibald’s Swiss Cheese Mountain is dedicated to “children all over the world who have ever felt hungry for food, love, or adventure”. Lieberman does more than just provide a dedication, however. Feed the Children and Variety: The Children’s Charity” are two organizations that benefit from the process of this book.

Feed the Children is a nonprofit relief organization providing 800,000meals each day across the world. It was founded in `979 by Larry and Frances Jones, and serves the entire United States and 118 countries.

Variety: The Children’s Charity” provides programs and services to children living with disabilities.

This book is definitely worth adding to your bookshelf. You're children will love it because it's a great story, and you'll be supporting children in need across the country and beyond.