PAST EVENT
The Cookie Loved ‘Round the World: The Story of the Chocolate Chip Cookie
Kathleen Teahan, Author
Date: Saturday, June 8, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Place: Sandwich Public Library, 142 Main St, Sandwich, MA
Cost: $10 adults, children under 12 free
Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Place: Sandwich Public Library, 142 Main St, Sandwich, MA
Cost: $10 adults, children under 12 free
Kathleen Teahan grew up in Whitman, MA, and worked as a studentat the Toll House Restaurant where the first chocolate chip cookies were created during the Depression years. Later, as a member of the MA Legislature, she and the third graders of Whitman worked to have cookie the official cookie of Massachusetts. The story gives both adults and children an insight into history and the citizens’ role in the legislative process.
Books will be available for sale. A portion of the sale of the book goes to fight world hunger.
Chocolate chip cookies will be served!
Books will be available for sale. A portion of the sale of the book goes to fight world hunger.
Chocolate chip cookies will be served!
Living in Whitman, Massachusetts, until moving to Harwich Port in 2007, Kathleen Teahan learned a lot about Ruth Wakefield and her famous Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie. People everywhere enjoy this treat, but not many know the story of how Wakefield used a few simple ingredients to create the quintessential American cookie. In 2017 Teahan published her children’s book, The Cookie Loved ‘Round the World that tells how, during the Great Depression, a woman followed her dream to open a fine dining restaurant and become world famous. Kathy Teahan wanted to share this fun and inspirational story.
Teahan had firsthand knowledge for her book from her three aunts and several friends who had waitressed at the Toll House Restaurant. She also worked a summer job there while a student at Bridgewater State College. Like many teens in the 1960s, Teahan and her friends baked batches of Toll House Cookies to share with family, friends, and servicemen. In 1997, while serving in the Massachusetts Legislature, Teahan helped a third grade class from Somerset pass a bill to make the Chocolate Chip Cookie the official cookie of the Commonwealth. She also did much research, including visits with Ruth’s daughter Mary Jane, to verify her information about Ruth Wakefield and her cookie.
With her passion for social justice, Teahan highlights challenges, especially hunger, that people faced during the Great Depression. She tells how hard work and perseverance helped families and Ruth Wakefield overcome those challenges. Kathy donates $1.00 from the sale of each book to fight world hunger. The Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie continues to make its way into Teahan’s life and the lives of people around the world. She is currently working on another children’s book about Ruth Wakefield and a memoir of her ten years in the legislature. Her goal is to leave a better world for her grandchildren and children throughout the world.
Teahan had firsthand knowledge for her book from her three aunts and several friends who had waitressed at the Toll House Restaurant. She also worked a summer job there while a student at Bridgewater State College. Like many teens in the 1960s, Teahan and her friends baked batches of Toll House Cookies to share with family, friends, and servicemen. In 1997, while serving in the Massachusetts Legislature, Teahan helped a third grade class from Somerset pass a bill to make the Chocolate Chip Cookie the official cookie of the Commonwealth. She also did much research, including visits with Ruth’s daughter Mary Jane, to verify her information about Ruth Wakefield and her cookie.
With her passion for social justice, Teahan highlights challenges, especially hunger, that people faced during the Great Depression. She tells how hard work and perseverance helped families and Ruth Wakefield overcome those challenges. Kathy donates $1.00 from the sale of each book to fight world hunger. The Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie continues to make its way into Teahan’s life and the lives of people around the world. She is currently working on another children’s book about Ruth Wakefield and a memoir of her ten years in the legislature. Her goal is to leave a better world for her grandchildren and children throughout the world.