Four tweens are selected to participate in the popular cooking show, Next Best Junior Chef. The kids cook up some imaginative and delicious treats for the judges and develop close friendships and rivalries.
Light, Camera, Cook! is a deliciously delightful read and I can't wait for the next two episodes. Young culinary fans will devour this series!

Next Best Junior Chef was an entertaining read that would certainly grab the attention of certain readers. Children attracted to those types of shows would like this series.

Can't wait to purchase this book for my school as I know this will be a title that doesn't stay on the shelf long.
I really enjoyed how the contestants encouraged each other.
The speech balloons are a fantastic addition to the story as it gives the reader depth to the characters.
Very nice touch of having the contestant who was eliminated not upset about having to leave the competition.
I can hardly wait to read more episodes of Next Best Junior Chef.

Cute start to this action-packed new series. Fun for kids who love watching cooking shows. I especially enjoyed the brief behind-the-scenes glimpses into the workings of a reality cooking show.

My 10 year old daughter enjoyed reading this book. She likes cooking and watching Masterchef when it is on tv, so she could relate to this story a lot.

Fans of the Food Network's many chef competition shows will enjoy this book. Four kids compete to become the Best Junior Chef. They all want to win, but then again their mentor Chef Nancy wants them all to win. Who will be the next Best Junior Chef? Well, this book only eliminates ONE junior chef, so readers will be kept guessing until all books are published!

The new Next Best Junior Chef is a contest judged by three renowned chef's. The competition allows one junior chef the chance to win a food truck and the opportunity to film in Italy.
Each contestant, two boys and two girls are each around 9-11 years old and their histories influenced by their family and holiday's inspire a wide range of dishes from around the world alike in our real cooking TV shows.

They are all excited as they get their own work station and personalized apron, the chance to win kitchen gadget prizes throughout the shows and a week recording schedule which tough daunting, they face with smiles and passion for cooking!

The four children, Rae, Caroline, Tate and Oliver, each design their unique food truck ideas way before the winner is announced and we see how unique each child really is!

They're challenged all week with a set of camera cards to teach them to be natural and not stare into the camera's to make it candid.

The girls bond, while the boys or at least Oliver's perfectionism and high achieving desires makes them not as close. Steve the producer only cares about rating's though, whereas chef Nancy wants the children to be having fun like they should be doing.

They take a trip to a fairground for a challenge after they make some rather interesting and intriguing flavoured ice creams and the fairground challenge is a higher end unique twist on a classic style of serving food.

The elimination challenge leaves three of the children to be facing off in the final which will be in the next book, so we don't actually find a winner of the series in the book so it definitely doesn't work as a stand alone unless you want a cliffhanger, buy the next book to find out what happens next!

I really liked the fact that we got small breaks in story text to hear a thought or opinion made by a contestant as it gives us more feel for them, their personality, cheeky, friendly etc. There are lots of food facts and knife safety part so children learn proper kitchen tips and terms. Overall it was a really fun book and I'm sure children will enjoy it especially if they're into cooking or crafts.

Many thanks to the publishers for allowing me to review this book for them!

Can't wait for the next book: Ms. Harper's work is always a hit!

I love watching Food Network, so when I read the blurb for this book I knew I had to read it. This book was entertaining from the start. I was caught up in the nervousness and excitement of Rae, Caroline, Tate and Oliver as they learned how the show Next Best Junior Chef would work.

I learned a few cooking skills for myself. Anytime you can learn while reading is wonderful but it is even better when you learn while reading for entertainment. This book will definitely make it on the list for recommendations for when I sub in the school library. More and more kids are wanting to learn to cook and this book would be great for them. In the back of the book there is tutorial on how to hold a knife properly and cutting techniques.

My only disappointment: I have to wait until 2018 to read the next two books in the series. How will I be able to wait?

You do not have to be a kid to enjoy this book. Everyone will be able to find enjoyment out of reading this book.

Thank you to NetGalley and Houghton Mifflin for an ARC copy of this book for a review that was honest and my own.

Cookbooks are a popular item for students to check out and many kids love watching shows on Food Network. This cute new series will be a hit, especially for the younger set - 4th and 5th graders. It features 4 young chefs who are competing to be the Next Best Junior Chef. It features challenges, recipes, friendship, and some conflict. I found a few pronoun issues in the book which may be fixed before the book is actually released in September.

Overall, a fun read that kids will enjoy.

Great book for the age range. With the current popularity of kids food championships, this couldn't come out at a better time! I enjoyed he diverse characters, each character's personality was different and I like that the author included a space for the character to give their own kind of synopsis on what was going on like they do in the show. Instructions on knife safety in the back were excellent.