The Cookbook for Girls by DK Publishing

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Synopsis

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!

School Library Journal

Gr 3-6

The photos alone make this attractive cookbook worth the price of admission: glistening grilled peaches, stacked mini fish cakes flecked with parsley, and noodles tangled around chopsticks. The design is eye-catching, with a sweet cursive font that girly girls will love and photos illustrating, step by step, how to complete each dish. There is even a section focusing on crafts, which includes instructions for invitations, place settings, and folded napkins. Safety warnings are included throughout. However, once the recipes are actually made, the problems arise. First, the dishes are for a somewhat sophisticated palate-average eaters aren't likely to go for jambalaya or green salad with broccoli, peas, and spinach. Additionally, some of the recipes can be very bland or odd-tasting. To its credit, the recipes cover a wide range of abilities, from the easy and versatile nachos to the more complex pizza squares (the homemade crust calls for yeast and kneading). Most of these dishes will appeal to adventurous eaters and their foodie parents. There isn't a lot of cultural diversity here, but the recipes are wrapped in such a pretty package that the book is likely to circulate based on looks alone.-Laura Lutz, Queens Borough Public Library, NY

Biography

DK Publishing is world renowned for its distinctive, highly visual books that inform, inspire, and entertain readers of all ages.