Charles the Chef
Thursday, September 27 2007
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Cookie Monster croons about sweets on Sesame Street. SpongeBob SquarePants pushes Krabby Patties at an underwater fast food joint. North Carolina writer Roosevelt Pitt noticed how some of our children's most beloved characters have undesirable eating habits...and imagined an answer: Charles the Chef, a seasoned cook with a magic chef's hat. Pitt created Charles to educate kids about the benefits of a healthier diet and the chef makes his first appearance in a new children's book illustrated by Mshindo Kuumba. Pitt and Kuumba join host Frank Stasio to talk about their project.
