My daughter and I found this book at our local grocery store and we fell in love with the book. Each recipe includes a really yummy looking photo. Each recipe has a equipment list and shows which steps your child can do, it seems to be at least 2 steps your child can do and the least 1 step.
The book includes 2 pages on introduction on cooking with your child and how it not only creates great food, but great bonding time as well, what to do before you begin, getting ready to cook and a note about nutrition, and children's safety. Some pages have extra tips, information like on page 93" Big Bird's Granny Bird told him that sesame seeds grow in little pods, or seed cases, on flowering plants that can grow very tall. When the seeds are ready to come out of their pod, the pod burst open with a "pop"! A lot of sesame seeds are grown in the countries of India and China": or objects to count with Count von Count and twiddlebugs to find though out the book. After all of the recipe there are more cool snacks, time spent together and things to do to involve your children with decorating the table, help with the theme of the meal and things to talk about during dinner. And it also has 2 pages on Funny Food Faces to create from the book by the same name.
The Sesames Street characters in this book are your favorite characters Big Bird, Burt, Ernie, Cookie Monster, Elmo, Grover, Rosita, Zoe, Oscar, Count von Count and the newest girl on the street Abby Cadabby
Sections in the book:
Sweet Sips
Sunny Days Lemonade
Strawberry Mango Smoothie
Orange Creme Shake
Spicy Cider
Hot Cocoa Float
Best Breakfasts
Banana & Berry Delicious Toast
Yummy Pancakes w/Strawberry Sauce
Dutch Baby Pancakes w/ Buttery Apples
Easy Cheesy Waffles
Jelly Omlet
Breakfast Banana Split
Egg & Sausage Strata
Pumpkin Muffins
Lunches to Munch on
Homemade peanut Butte Sandwiches
Egghead Salad
Pita Pizzas
Bowtie Slad w/ Tuna & Veggies
Tutti-Frutti Turkey Salad
Little & Adorable Chicken Nuggets
Ham & Cheese Quesadillas
Favorite Fish Sticks
Super Soups
ABC Chicken Noodle
Torilla
Egg Drop
African -Style Peanut Butter
Cool Cucumber
Elmo's Chili
Family Dinner
Fastest Mac'n"Cheese in the West
Enchanting Butterflies & Flower
Spaghetti Pie
Me Love Min-Meat-Loaves
Baby Turkey Burgers
Chinese Meatballs w/Sesame Seed Rice
Chicken & Couscous w/ Juice-Juice
Roast Lemon Chicken
Roast Pork w/ Sweet Potato Stripes
Something Special on the Side
Rainbow Salad Boats
Little Trees and Sunshine
Magic Golden Zucchini Coins
Sesame Green Beans
Sticky Gooey Syrupy Squash
Me Stuffed Potatoes ( Twice Cooked)
Sweet & Treats
Beddy-Bye Baked Apples
Honesy Pear Crisp
Peachy Dee-Licious Applesauce
Fruity Frozen Fun Pops
Quick Dip in the Mud
Peanut Butter & Jelly Thumbprint Cookies
Best Blueberry Oatmeal Bars
Vanilla Cupcakes w/ Pink Frosting
Hooray, It's My Birthday! Chocolate Cake
This is the book to begin cooking with your child! The food looks terrific and what we've tried has been. It was taste tested by children and the author is a nutritionist and food writer. Awesome book!!!