This has some great tips for outdoor cooking, but I wouldn't recommend this for kids below the age of 10, and perhaps even older. That would be true of pretty much any outdoor cooking book, since safety is a big concern with open fire. The book does provide ideas for cooking that doesn't require open flame as well (such as solar ovens or using hot briquets). The recipes are simple; My kid and I just didn't find them as appealing as we'd like to (better photos might help, but the photos are realistic of what the food would look like, so that's nice!). My favorite part of the book are the overall camping tips for safety and caring for nature. I recommend taking a close look at the book before purchasing to make sure it's a good fit for you!

Thank you to Netgalley and The Globe Pequot Publishing Group, Inc. | FalconGuides for the advance read copy!

I honestly LOVE this! It isn't the prettiest of cookbooks, but it is Loaded with great information and safety advice for outdoor cooking. I have a 5-year-old that has just started camping and this will be PERFECT to teach him all the cool ways you can cook outdoors. It has recipes and How To's as well. I have always camped, and I didn't know how versatile some of these things could be! Super excited to try these out!

Outdoor Cooking for Kids is a comprehensive guide for outdoorsy kids to learn to cook while camping. These recipes are designed to be cooked on an open campfire fire, so it would be perfect for kids in the Scouting or Guiding (or similar) movements .

There is a fantastic section at the start all about food safety, fire safety, general cooking tips and wildlife safety (US-specific) before getting to the recipes, which are all achievable for kids (with adult supervision). The book teaches the young cook everything from roast chicken to baking (using an improvised oven or a DIY solar oven), and the recipes are laid out according to cooking methods - on a stick, on a grill, in an improvised oven, in a Dutch oven, in foil, and so on.

For the most part, the recipes are generic enough to translate across continents, however some US-specific measurements and brands are references. There's a conversion guide at the back for non-US readers (although as an Australian, I would query the use of ounces/pounds/pints !).

The images appear to be stock images, or taken from the author's own camping experience - not a deal breaker for me, although I would have possibly liked some more images of the completed meals, for reference.

Overall a great outdoor cookbook for camping. I'll be getting this for my Scouts.

~Many thanks to NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review~

I did not care for this book. It wasn't clear whether it was geared towards adults or children but instead straddled that line. Some of it was interesting and useful, but some of it was poorly written and not well-researched and written in a strangely casual way (e.g. (yep!) after an unusual ingredient). I did like the artistic illustrations, Smoky the Bear history, recipes themselves, and first aid and safety tips.

The Advanced Review Copy (ARC) was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This looks and reads very much like a self-published book. The ideas are great, the photographs are nice, and the content is thorough. But the illustrations aren't appealing and the writing quality is poor. A very basic edit to check modifiers and reduce redundancies would go a long way with this one.

I am very interested in the subject matter for the demographic at my library, but I will look for it in a more professionally done resource.

This is a very detailed book for all things you need to know for cooking outdoors. I definitely have some new recipes to try.