Oh mayn this cookbook is a gem and I totally recommend it to every parent, aunt and babysitter .I pretty much liked the fact that it's easy to understand , they are illustrations of the tools to help the child understand and the ingredients are not complicated. It is perfect for the sweet tooth child, healthy child and the fussy eater. Highly recommend, I am excited about cooking through this recipe book.

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My son and I used this today! He chose a lot of things that he wants to make. He’s 6! We will be doing a lot of cooking things this week! This is a great tool for kids to learn basic cooking skills !

This fabulous cook book is perfect for families wanting to get their children cooking more at a young age. The book is filled with beautiful real photos that include pictures of kids doing things like cooking on a stove, measuring ingredients and using knives, showing readers that kids can be involved in all steps of the cooking process, with support and supervision and with different levels of involvement depending on age and skill set. The book has lots of great information about supporting young chefs in their learning journey and showing each step with writing and detailed photos so that children can see what they need to do as well as reading it with an adult. There is a huge variety of meals that include lots of "kid friendly foods" and the delicious pictures will make your mouth water, enticing children to want to cook and helping even the pickiest eater want to choose something to make. The book is colourful but not overwhelmingly so, the fonts are accessible and easy to read. There are images such as pots to show the difficulty (1 pot means relatively simple, three pots means challenging) and symbols like knives and pans to show whether or not cooking and cutting is required. I can't say enough great things about this wonderful cook book and would highly recommend it to parents as well as librarians and teachers who might want to share it with students. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book!

Perfect cookbook for curious little minds that want to help in the kitchen. Easy to follow, amazing recipes and great photos. Thank you for this! It’s perfect for my little ones

While I usually enjoy cookbooks for parent and kids working together, I really loved this one. I found quite a few recipes that I haven’t seen in other cookbooks and that made it pretty exciting, especially since they are easy and super delicious. Lots of great step by step photos. Highly recommend!

I love love love this book. It may be titled as cooking for kids, but this is just a good cooking book for adults.
What makes this book kid friendly is because it is so user friendly.

1. There are the drawings of the cooking tools which are very helpful for children and those who are new to cooking.
2. There's the recipe conversions. The book uses a standard unit of measurement, but the recipe conversion table can be extemely helpful in converting measurements in other recipes.
3. The recipe selection includes healthy recipes that use greens. I think it is good that children are not only exposed to sweet and sugary snacks but also with tasty and healthy food that they can make themselves.
4. The ingredients are mostly common in households.
5. The page layout is extremely neat and simple, so the tips and special notes in recipes really pop out.

I've already planned to make some of the recipes in the upcoming summer!



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Thanks to Fox Chapel Publishing, Netgalley and the author for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This cookbook has wonderful recipes included that will be helpful and delicious for nearly any family looking for more family time in the kitchen! The method for each recipe and included information for families will be helpful for anyone starting to include children in the kitchen. A huge thank you to Fox Chapel Publishing for the advanced copy to review. I can't wait to add this to my library!

This cook book was exactly what I was looking for my little helper in the kitchen. My daughter has shown such an interest in helping in the kitchen and this book laid it out sure nice for kids. My biggest pet peeve with cook books is there not being photos with the recipes. This one is great because kids can see what exactly it is they are making and I love that!

I also loved the wide verity of recipes from drinks, breakfast, lunch, dinner and deserts! So many fun things to choose from.

What a fun cookbook! I love how this cookbook has an explanation of tools in the beginning, and then has fun and wash recipes for all ages. I have a 4 year old that loves to help cook, and we loved picking out things to try.
Can’t wait to purchase a hard copy when it comes out. Thank you to NetGalley for the arc!

Such a fun cookbook to encourage children to learn how to cook! Beautiful, bright pictures are contained throughout and this book is simply laid out and easy to understand. I especially like that difficulty level is included. The book is organized by topic, e.g. drinks, breakfast, etc. and has food for all meals. It has a ton of recipes, but the cookbook is very accessible. Children and parents will love the variety of healthy and fun recipes.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for providing this ARC. All thoughts are my own.

Publication Oct. 11, 2022

The key word in the title is "with". Adult participation is recommended, even needed, for these recipes, especially since the author touts them for children as young as pre-school. So, don't think you can get away with opening this in front of your children and disappearing. In fact, it's a great way for adults and children to interact and learn together. It'll be messy, yes, but if they learn to cook at an early age, think of the money they'll save down the road. Not to mention how impressed friends will be of their potentially rare cooking skills as time goes along. I imagine there is a bit of a learning curve with some of the terms/vocabulary used, such as garnish and saute, but that can simply be used as another learning tool. Doing helps one learn them.

As for the book itself, it showcases recipes for not just kid favorites but genuine dishes, snacks, desserts, and even fun drinks. I liked that the author noted the need to listen, to really pay attention to your children, knowing if this is a good time to work with them in the kitchen or not, but also notes that if they are stressed or rushed themself, that isn't a good time. She also stresses the need for supervision, noting that knives, mixers, and heat aren't always safe for children to access unsupervised. Wise words.

The recipes are one page deals, with ingredients and tools needed given upfront. You're urged to pre-read them and have everything needed laid out prior to beginning. Again, wise words. Trying a recipe and suddenly realizing you don't have a needed pan or ingredient isn't conducive to fun. Since I was a bit dubious on a quick flip through at some of the recipe titles, I was pleased to note that the author emphasized that one should adjust the menu based on family tastes. She doesn't make suggestions on how to do that but based on the probably assumption that any adult endeavoring to teach a child to cook knows how, that is probably not a shortcoming.

Icons are used to indicate timing and level of difficulty as well as whether knives or heat are involved. Again, nice touch. Serving sizes are also indicated. In addition, photos that definitely show children's hands in the process of making the various recipes, as well as the finished product, are used. Again, nice touch, as are the extra hints at the bottom of the pages. Finally, there are blank pages at the end, an ideal spot for you to make personal notes or tweaks.

Thanks #NetGalley and #FoxChapelPublishing for the chance to check out the recipes. Even us "quick and easy" adult types can learn a thing or two here.

This is a bright and colorful, photo full cookbook that kids will love to use. There is everything they need to build great skills in the kitchen at a very early age. Even the pickiest of eaters will find something that will tempt their pallet.
There are pictures and diagrams showing different kitchen tools that are both helpful and kid friendly. There are recipes for everything from drinks to salads to desserts . Using everything from mango to avocados to spam.
What a great way to get the kids involved in their own food prep so they will maybe eat even better.

Solidly agree kids should learn to work and cook in a kitchen. They can begin as toddlers learning to measure and mix. Great introduction to foods and flavors. I had a laugh when I saw the recipe for Tot Casserole! New twist on Farmer's Breakfast! It would make a great company breakfast for any age. So many child friendly recipes in this book. Nice array of them, too, from simple to complex. Teaching children to cook is very important as many of today's college students can't even boil water. It's a neccessary
life skill ALL children need to learn. I love the intro on kitchen safety. Children need supervision, but parental discretion is discussed, too. My own daughter was allowed to use the stove, with supervision, as a far younger age than most of her friends. And without at also a much younger age with permission. By 9 or 10 I would think a child would have enough kitchen competancy to prepare most of the recipes in this book if raised in a kitchen.
Kids will enjoy spending time with their moms, dads, caregivers, while learning to prepare these recipes. One thing I think was overlooked however, the "1 taste rule" or "no thank you serving." I learned that in home ec way back when, and also taught it to my Girls Scouts: You must eat whatever you cooked and must at least try one decent taste of it before saying you will not eat it! I hate waste and have drilled it into kids I have cooked with: go over recipes BEFORE starting and discuss ingredients, if you dislike brussel sprouts, it will not turn into another flavor if called for in a recipe. Kids raised garden to table will generally have no dislike of vegetables or fruits, as far as I have experienced.
Other than that- it's always a pleasure to find another cook book for kids with a nice variety of recipes in it. Loved the photos, especially the ones with the kids cooking.

I found the beginning of the text to be very helpful in explaining the precautions, order, and utensils foe ooking with children. Above all, the graphics are very clear and beautiful. It will serve not only as a cookbook, but also as a good picture boom for children,

Cooking with Kids: Fun, Easy, Approachable Recipes to Help Teach Kids How to Cook by Brianne Grajkowski is the perfect cookbook to use when making food with your kids. The recipes are kid friendly and easy to follow. The variety of different options to choose from are great and all seem to be things most kids will eat, there are even options for the pickiest of kids. I have a two year of who loves to bake with me and I can’t wait to use this cookbook with him when he gets a little older! I am glad I found the kid friendly cookbook and I look forward to trying many recipes in it!

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for an ARC copy of this cookbook! I’ve already preordered the hard copy to use with my son.

Wow! This cookbook is filled with recipes that both parched and kids will love! Although we're vegetarian, they're are plenty of recipes that don't have meat or it could be modified to exclude it. We can't wait to start making some of these recipes.

I like how the conversion chart is at the beginning of the book instead of at the end. The 3 pot guide to denote whether a recipe is easy,medium or hard is great to quickly reference to see if it’s doable for your child. I like the colored tidbit boxes on the bottom of each page. The recipes use only one page, which is great to keep kids’ attention. The color step by step photos for some of the recipes were great.

This was a cute cookbook with lots of yummy recipes! I really liked that they showed pictures for each of the recipes. It would have been nice to have nutritional facts, but that wasn't a deal breaker for me since it is aimed for children, which rarely do have them. There are no step by step pictures, so this book is probably better suited for parents to use with children, rather than young children taking the lead completely. Overall, it seems to be a nice cookbook with simple recipes, but I would have enjoyed it more with nutritional facts and step by step pictures and instructions to guide younger children.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC of "Cooking with Kids" by Brianne Grajkowski. While I haven't had the chance to make every recipe in the book yet, I have 4 kids at home and plenty of opportunity to do so in the future. Some of these recipes are already fan favorites in our house - ground beef tacos; smoothies; french toast, etc. I was happily reminded of some recipes from my past (ala "Peanut Butter Power Balls") that I can't wait to make with my kids. Presented in an organized and friendly layout, this cookbook is sure to become a favorite. The photography is simple and kid-friendly and I know my kids will love leafing through the book to pick out a new recipe. Overall, a solid addition to the cookbook collection!

Absolutely love this cookbook! My kids and I can't wait to make and eat so many of these fun easy to follow recipes.
The book is colorful with a ton of pictures. There are informational guides and tips in the front of the book to help you get started and each recipe shows difficulty along with heat or cutting requirements. There is also the typical serving size and time for each recipe. There are also fun tips at the bottom of each one.
The back of the book has a few lined pages for you to make your own notes. Followed by the index. The book is well organized with index in the back and table of contents in the front.
The recipes are easy fun and delicious. Definitely kid friendly foods and maybe having your kids work alongside you in the kitchen will help them to try new foods!
I definitely recommend this book to any parent, grandparents or people's who spend a lot of time with children.