Taking a bite out of the Edible Book Contest

The Friends of the Mentor Public Library hosted an Edible Books contest Saturday. About 20 entries—dishes evoking everything from The Color Purple to Everybody Poops—competed for votes.

Here are a few of our favorites. For more, check out Mentor Library's Facebook page.

This cake may have been delicious, but I was too scared to find out.

"Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee?" Get it? Get it? You got it.

Look at the cover of "Creepy Carrots" to see just how perfectly Lisa recreated it with cookies.

This beautiful version of "Rechenka's Eggs" was made by a fourth grader, Chloe.

This cake is still a more faithful depiction of "The Scarlet Letter" than that movie with Demi Moore.

It takes a brave person to eat an "Everybody Poops" cake.