Best Cookbooks For Children

Kids' Fun and Healthy Cookbook

by: Nicola Graimes

Amazon Price: $10.66 (as of 05/29/2012)

Put the fun back into healthy eating with this bright and colorful cookbook. This lively collection encourages kids to consider what they eat and how it affects their bodies, without preaching. Yummy interpretations of old classics, as well as new recipes destined to become classic help turn eating into a delicious treat.

Handstand Kids Italian Cookbook Kit

by: Yvette Garfield

Amazon Price: $21.99 (as of 05/29/2012)

The first Handstand Kids book journeys to Italy to make delicious and nutritious Italian recipes. This illustrated character series comes with an authentic chef s hat to make us all Handstand Kids chefs. The book teaches kid chefs a new language by translating the utensils and ingredients in Italian. It also offers volunteer opportunities for kid chefs to use their new cooking skills to give back to their own community.

The Usborne First Cookbook (Children's Cooking)

by: Angela Wilkes

Amazon Price: $74.88 (as of 05/29/2012)

Stephen Cartwright's busy team of little cooks show you, step-by-step, how easy it is to make all kinds of delicious things to eat. All the recipes are easy to follow and fun to cook, and they also teach the basic skills that every cook needs to know. 72 pages.

Pretend Soup and Other Real Recipes: A Cookbook for Preschoolers and Up

by: Mollie Katzen, Ann L. Henderson

Amazon Price: $7.84 (as of 05/29/2012)

The Disney The Magic Kitchen Cookbook

Amazon Price: $30.00 (as of 05/29/2012)

With Disney characters leading the way, kids will love this introduction to cooking, kitchen basics and healthy eating. Each of the more than 50 recipes are written as basic, step-by-step directions specifically developed for young cooks. The colorful cookbook features kid-friendly recipes from tacos to pizza that were formulated to be lower in fat and sugar, and rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains while still tasting yummy. The cookbook also provides energy burning activities as well as fun food facts.

What's Cooking?: A Cookbook for Kids (Ratatouille)

by: tk

Amazon Price: $82.89 (as of 05/29/2012)

Kids can be the big cheese in the kitchen with this cookbook of kid-friendly, Ratatouille-inspired recipes. The concealed wire binding allows the book to lie flat for ease of use while preparing such fun dishes as Remy's Famous Omelets and Emile's Sewer Sandwiches. This silly cookbook is sure to please...down to the last crumb!

The Children's Quick and Easy Cookbook

by: Angela Wilkes

Amazon Price: $9.16 (as of 05/29/2012)

Wiliams-Sonoma The Kid's Cookbook: A great book for kids who love to cook (Williams-Sonoma Lifestyles)

by: Abigail J. Dodge

Amazon Price: $7.99 (as of 05/29/2012)

Designed especially for kids ages 9 and up, The Kids Cookbook is packed with kid-friendly recipes-and great photos to match. Each recipe includes an equipment list and all instruction young cooks need to have a great time whipping up something delicious. (Super-easy recipes are flagged, so kids can choose their challenges.

The Cookbook for Girls

by: DK Publishing

Amazon Price: $10.23 (as of 05/29/2012)

Featuring more than 50 delicious
dishes for making with friends, serving at parties, and learning all about the kitchen, Cookbook for Girls inspires young girls to have fun in the kitchen and get creative with food. Fabulous food is the theme of this book, which includes extra craft projects that are guaranteed to help young hostesses serve up their culinary achievement in style!

Wookiee Cookies: A Star Wars Cookbook

by: Robin Davis

Amazon Price: $20.40 (as of 05/29/2012)

Kitchen for Kids: 100 Amazing Recipes Your Children Can Really Make

by: Jennifer Low

Amazon Price: $12.22 (as of 05/29/2012)

Kids love to cook and help in the kitchen. That's why Jennifer Low has created this book of 100 no-knives, no-flame, from-scratch recipes that kids can easily make with the help of a caring adult. Each recipe has been tested by kids aged four and up and each dish is beautifully photographed From Paddy Thai Noodles (an oven backed take on traditional Pad Thai) and One-Potato-Two Bread to Baby Lemon Meringue Pies and Strawberry-Fudge Striped Cake, the author shows how to organize a safe and fun kitchen for kids to learn cooking and to create yummy dishes.

Southern Living: Kids Cookbook: 124 Recipes Kids Will Love to Make and Love to Eat (Southern Living (Hardcover Oxmoor))

by: Editors of Southern Living Magazine

Amazon Price: $10.00 (as of 05/29/2012)

Four generations of Southern cooks have depended on Southern Living magazine for tried-and-true family recipes, so it's only natural that they choose this cookbook for their children. Meeting their expectations, over 120 recipes feature foods kids love to eat, each with a preparation plan and a photograph of the desired result. Short ingredient lists, numbered steps, and youthful wording and graphics keep the learning process fun. Some features include: spiral binding to lie flat for easy reading, with a wipe-clean cover; each recipe has a nutritional analysis so kids learn how to make good choices; bonus text boxes that introduce foods from around the world; and kitchen and food safety tips, basic cooking techniques, and fun party ideas.

DK Children's Cookbook

by: Katharine Ibbs

Amazon Price: $8.19 (as of 05/29/2012)

Focusing on favorite meals and snacks to inspire young chefs who are ready to learn new skills, the DK Children's Cookbook is loaded with accessible recipes. Children will learn to enjoy preparing food safely as they experiment with new flavors and have fun in the kitchen!

The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Children's Cookbook

by: Marianne Zanzarella, The Editors of Good Housekeeping

Amazon Price: $13.22 (as of 05/29/2012)

Look, mom and dad: we cooked it ourselves! Children will love preparing--and muching--these yummy treats. 50 safe-to-make, delicious Good Housekeeping Institute-tested recipes will lure budding chefs into the kitchen and start them off on a lifetime of good cooking. Some basic instructions--and every technique is clearly shown here--and they're ready to begin. What better way for a kid to start the day than with their own home-baked Blueberry Corn Muffins, hearty Tex-Mex eggs wrapped in a tortilla, or Overnight French Toast fragrant with orange and cinnamon? And let them select their midday menu: perhaps they'll pack Tuna-Veggie Sandwiches in the lunchbag or pour Very Vegetable Soup in a thermos. Dinner's on them, with Spaghetti and Meatballs or Crunchy Chicken Fingers. From Healthy and tasty blended drinks to snacks, salads, and side dishes to irresistible sweets, youngsters will feel proud of what they've cooked up. Great photographs, too. Who better to trust your kids with than Good Housekeeping!

The Princess and the Frog: Tiana's Cookbook: Recipes for Kids (Disney Princess: the Princess and the Frog)

Amazon Price: $6.29 (as of 05/29/2012)

Set in Jazz Age New Orleans, The Princess and the Frog introduces Tiana, a young African-American girl who dreams of owning her own restaurant. This kid-friendly cookbook features recipes inspired by Tiana and the other characters in the film. With simple instructions, large photographs, and charming character art, the book features everything from Tiana's Famous Beignets and Swamp-Water Smoothies to Ray's Mud Pie and Banana French Toast. A five-frog rating system lets kids know how difficult the recipes are, and cooking tips are sprinkled throughout.

Sassafras Little Cook Kid's Kitchen Tool Kit

Amazon Price: $15.33 (as of 05/29/2012)

Sassafras children's kitchen tools-includes measuring cups & spoons. wooden spoon. rolling pin, spatula, melon balller, pastry scraper, Herb pot & whisk and everything is in the herb pot
Cups and spoons teach valuable measuring concepts
All tools sized to fit smaller hands
Appropriate for kids ages 5+ with adult supervision

Curious Chef 17-Piece Measure & Prep Kit

Amazon Price: $19.99 (as of 05/29/2012)

Kit includes: 6 piece measuring spoons and cups set, large poly spoon, timer, 3 piece prep bowl set, shopping list and stickers
Includes an easy-to-follow recipe on box
Dishwasher safe
Appropriate for children ages 5+
Conforms to safety requirements of ASTM F963 and CPSIA lead and phthalate limits; BPA free

Playful Life Ages 3-5 Red Children's Cooking Kit, 23 Piece Set

Amazon Price: $28.49 (as of 05/29/2012)

Curious Chef 27-Piece Foundation Set

Amazon Price: $39.19 (as of 05/29/2012)

Set includes: apron, hat and 2 thumb mitts; cookie cutters, measuring spoon and measuring cup sets; 3 qt mixing bowl, rolling pin, cookie turner, whisk, poly spoon, pastry brush and silicone spatula
Includes an easy-to-follow recipe on box
Dishwasher safe
Appropriate for children ages 5+
Conforms to safety requirements of ASTM F963 and CPSIA lead and phthalate limits; BPA free

Playful Chef Cooking Kit - Older Ages 6 and up

Amazon Price: (as of 05/29/2012)

Playful Chef is real cooking for kids. Help your child experience the wonderful world of food through the Playful Chef Complete Cooking kit. Playful Chef encourages children, and the adults who love them, to roll up their sleeves and engage in fun cooking adventures together. The Playful Chef is perfect for a weekend with the grandkids when multi-generation chefs share the kitchen. Or Playful Chef can provide hours of fun at your daughters sleep-over party. Just wach those girls giggle over Chocolate Mountain Lava Cake. Also, what about Daddy's night with the boys? Give Mom the night off and let the party begin with Pita Pizzas for all. The kit is packaged in a kid's sized backpack. Inside is a tool-belt sized apron with kitchen utensils: whisk, wooden spoon, spatula, sand timer, safety scissors, measuring cups and spoons and more. The key to the product are the five recipe/cooking lesson/nutrition cards where the child learns about cooking, math, science and healthy eating. It is a shared experience between adult and child that builds lasting memories and the enjoyment of family meals.