Children’s Book Recommendation: Let’s Cook! by Robert Crowther

Emma Christensen
Emma Christensen
Emma is a former editor for The Kitchn and a graduate of the Cambridge School for Culinary Arts. She is the author of True Brews and Brew Better Beer. Check out her website for more cooking stories
updated Sep 30, 2020
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We usually leave this type of thing for our friends over at Ohdeedoh, but we’re absolutely in love with this interactive “Press-Out-And-Play” cooking book for kids! So much so that when it came time to hand it over to its intended 3-year-old recipient, we had a hard time letting it go. Take a look for yourselves!

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The book takes kids through making breakfast, toasting bread, assembling a sandwich, and creating an ice cream sundae. On the left-hand side of each page are cardboard pop-outs of ingredients and cooking tools. The right-hand side is for the “cooking” step, providing young chefs with pictures of a stove top, a toaster, or a plate as needed.

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The ingredients and utensils are easy for little fingers to pop out and replace, and the cardboard seems durable enough to withstand some rough play. The flip side of each pop-out is printed with the name of the item, helping kids to associate the word with the thing itself.

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(Image credit: Apartment Therapy)
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We’re proponents of involving kids in food and cooking from an early age, and this feels like a good tool to encourage exploration and creativity. What do you think?

• Let’s Cook by Robert Crowther is available on Amazon.com for $9.34

Related: What Are Your Favorite Children’s Picture Books About Food?

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