There’s nothing earthshattering in here – kid-friendly recipes for pancakes, tuna fish, broccoli salad – but the whole book is illustrated with big, funny original drawings that will delight fans of the authors’ picture books ( Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Pickles to Pittsburgh, The Marshmallow Incident).

Grandpa's Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Cookbook by Judi Barrett, Ron Barrett Pointing to a picture of a whisk sure beats explaining what one looks like! Part of the process of cooking with little kids is teaching them their way around the kitchen. My family has field-tested an astonishing number of kid-friendly cookbooks over the past couple of years, and here are some of the winners:įor the tiniest chefs, look for books that match objects and ingredients to pictures.

Picky eaters may gain a degree of boldness once they are given a degree of control over food production. In addition, introducing children to cooking gives us a chance to talk about nutrition, economics, and cleanliness (wash those hands!) without sounding preachy. We want these intellectual, physical, and psychological rewards for our kids, too. You may not realize it, but every time you prepare food each of these elements comes into play. Independence, self-esteem, and creativity.

Here, you can read all of Paula's notes on cooking with the younger set.Ĭhemistry. She says they’ve come a long way since the Betty Crocker cookbook she used as a child. Children's librarian and book critic Paula Willey-and her sons Milo and Ezra-are testing out cookbooks aimed at kids.

Our School Garden! by Rick Swann