This is a story about a dog that tastes the kings food but belongs to the cook. Everything is just fine until there is a new King. Even though the Cook makes excellent food, the King doesn't like it one bit. So the dog, named Max, and the cook travel all over the world in search of new recipes that the King will enjoy. Unfortunately, the King doesn't like any of them and orders that the cook be put to death. The night before the cook is to be killed, Max hears a noise from the kitchen and follows it to the Kings bedroom. He wakes the cook up and the two discover the reason the King doesn't like any of the cooks food is because he's been sneaking sweets.

The story was very sweet, funny, and silly. The illustrations are incredibly adorable and really go along with the story. The cooks uniform is entirely made of recipe cards, several of the plates have food sayings on them, and the new King has tiny pieces of candy wrappers hidden in his crown.

This is one of those stories that helps teach children that not only does candy ruin your appetite but really helps them understand to respect other people. The cook worked so hard to prepare all these meals for the kind and he just threw them across the room for Max to eat.

It was a great story that delivers a message in a fun and entertaining way.