This month we will be discussing: Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

This session will be led by Sheboygan School Board Member, Ryan Burg.

Everyone is welcome! This is a FREE event.

This classic love story takes place on the De la Garza ranch, as the tyrannical owner, Mama Elena, chops onions at the kitchen table in her final days of pregnancy. While still in her mother's womb, her daughter to be weeps so violently she causes an early labor, and little Tita slips out amid the spices and fixings for noodle soup. This early encounter with food soon becomes a way of life, and Tita grows up to be a master chef, using cooking to express herself and sharing recipes with readers along the way.

As a parent, one of Ryan's favorite activities was reading chapter books to his then young children. Through their shared experiences with him, Max and Alex still remember how to make sugar snow from Little House In The Big Woods, what Winnie the Pooh called Heffalumps and Woozles really are, and the definition of the word allegory from The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. His love of reading to young kids is just as strong today, as Ryan volunteers at Bookworm Gardens regularly. Ryan currently serves on the Sheboygan Area School District Board of Education, a position he has held for 11 years; and is also a Senior Associate at HSA Bank.