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Cooking Together: Books for Kids

Cooking together builds strong Family bonds and teaches valuable life skills to the kids. It also encourages healthier eating habits, boosts confidence, and helps develop fine motor skills and creativity. It motivates them to try new foods they helped create! Here are some books to read while cooking together. Enjoy! @Menlolibrary #MPLKids

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  • [Beginning Reader] What's cooking in the kitchen? In this book, readers will learn about how ingredients from across the sea end up on their plates, how similar dishes were invented in different countries, and what sweet treats kids enjoy for…
    Book, 2025New York : Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing division, 2025. — J641.5 MICHAELS
  • Delish

    the How-to Cookbook for Young Foodies

    Saltz, Joanna,
    [Nonfiction] Organized from simple techniques to more complex ones, kids will amp up their cooking skills as they progress through the book and put their new skills to practice with amazing and inventive recipes such as Mac & Cheese Pizza Bites and…
    Book, 2025New York, NY : Hearst Home Kids, [2025] — J COOKING
  • [Easy Reader] When the Unicornia cupcake contest is announced, the entire kingdom gets baking! Of course, this is Unicornia, so every ingredient is magical. From cotton candy sugar to glittery frosting, there are so many amazing ingredients to be…
    Book, 2025Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2025. — JE-UNI
  • [Picture Book] A joyful picture book using real soy sauce as paint celebrates the iconic kitchen staple that can take decades to make and the magic way food connects family and friends across the world.
    Book, 2025New York : Algonquin Young Readers, Workman Publishing, 2025. — JP PEOPLE AND PLACES
  • [Easy Reader] When Jina sees how much food gets thrown away at school and even notices wasting food at home, she and her friends start a Share Table so kids can donate their uneaten food instead of throwing it in the trash.
    Book, 2025North Mankato, Minnesota : Picture Window Books, 2025. — JE KIM
  • [Picture Book] A young African American boy joins his grandma's weekly ritual of catching and frying fish for a big family dinner.
    Book, 2025New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, [2025] — JP BINGHAM
  • Sweet & Salty!

    King Arthur Baking Company's Cookbook for Young Bakers

    Battilana, Jessica,
    [Nonfiction] From the most trusted American baking resource comes an all-new, kid-friendly collection wonderfully sweet and savory recipes that will get young chefs excited for the world baking. Including a comprehensive introduction to the terms…
    Book, 2025New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2025] — J COOKING
  • [Picture Book] An Afghan child learns to make sour cherry jam, stew, and tea with his mother, just like she learned from her mother.
    Book, 2024New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2024. — JP PEOPLE AND PLACES
  • [Chapter Book] Making friends in a new city, and new country, is hard for twelve-year-old Filipina-American Isabel, but joining the gardening and cooking club at school helps her find her way.
    Book, 2024New York : Wendy Lamb Books, 2024. — J RES
  • [Beginning Reader] Emma and her grandmother bake a special birthday meal for Emma's father.
    Book, 2024North Mankato, Minnesota : Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint, [2024] — JE REI
  • When We Gather

    (Otsadahlisiha) : a Cherokee Tribal Feast

    Rogers, Andrea L.,
    [Picture Book] One Cherokee child celebrates the family tradition of gathering wild onions for a big community meal, a significant tradition among several southeastern tribes
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024] — JP PEOPLE AND PLACES
  • A Plate of Hope

    the Inspiring Story of Chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchen

    Frankel, Erin,
    [Nonfiction] A biography about chef José Andrés, who, through his World Central Kitchen organization, is fulfilling a vision to feed people in need all over the world
    Book, 2024New York : Random House Studio, [2024] — JB An257f
  • [Chapter Book] Tess Medina is dealing with the loss of her beloved father, a new school, and the troubling fact that the thing she enjoys most in life, baking, seems to be making her increasingly ill--something she is trying to hide from everybody.
    Book, 2024New York : Scholastic Press, 2024. — J-LAR
  • A World of Flavor

    a Celebration of Food and Recipes From Around the Globe

    Langholtz, Gabrielle,
    [Non Fiction] Children are invited to explore more than forty countries through the universal language of food. Through fun facts and fascinating information, unique ingredients, and culinary customs from across all five continents are celebrated.
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Phaidon Press Inc., 2024. — J COOKING INTL
  • [Picture Book] A young Malaysian boy enthusiastically assists his grandmother prepare their Lunar New Year dinner, all the while learning about the history of their traditional cuisine
    Book, 2023New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2023. — JP LEE
  • [Nonfiction] Discusses cooking techniques, food hygiene, and kitchen safety, and presents step-by-step instructions for all types of dishes.
    Book, 2023New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2023. — J641.5123 WILKES
  • Maya discovers stories and secrets from her family's past in Korea as her grandmother teaches her to cook and about their family's ability to time travel into memories via food
    Book, 2023Philadelphia : Quirk Books, [2023] — J-AHN
  • Sankofa

    a Culinary Story of Resilience and Belonging

    Adjepong, Eric,
    [Picture Books] Tasked with bringing a potluck lunch to school, Kofi learns the significance of food in his Ghanaian heritage as his grandfather unravels tales of resilience in the face of hardship. Includes a Jollof rice recipe.
    Book, 2023New York : Penguin Workshop, 2023. — JP ADJEPONG
  • [Chapter Book] When twelve-year-old Hudson enters a baking contest, he feels caught between his love of baking and the theater.
    Book, 2023New York : Aladdin Books, 2023. — J GONZALEZ
  • [Picture Book] A young girl's weekend visit to her tía's neighborhood teaches her the importance of community--and of empanadas.
    Book, 2023New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2023] — JP PEOPLE AND PLACES