Welcome to Kids in the Kitchen.  This blog series highlights great cookbooks for kids.

American Girl: Around the World Cookbook: Delicious Dishes from Across the Globe by American Girl and Williams Sonoma
Library Catalog

“This globally minded addition to a series of American Girl cookbooks features ambitious recipes for budding foodies. Passport stamp graphics introduce four sections that explore snacks, soups and sandwiches, rice and noodle dishes, and beverages and desserts. Gerulat's color photographs feature multicultural girls preparing and enjoying the meals, along with images of the completed dishes. The more than 50 recipes include Moroccan-spiced chicken skewers, cheese fondue, potato latkes, Mexican chocolate pudding, Hawaiian shave ice, and sushi. Each recipe includes a brief description of its origins (‘Savory turnovers called empanadas are popular snacks in Latin America. They're super-portable, so they're the perfect finger food for a picnic or a party'). With warmth and enthusiasm, the editors urge readers to broaden their palates and their curiosity about other cultures.” –Publishers Weekly

Bento Blast!: More Than 150 Cute and Clever Bento Box Meals for Your Kids by Li Ming Lee
Library Catalog

“The lunchbox reinvented: transform the boring routine of your children's packed lunches into cute, edible cartoon characters!  Packing school lunches for fussy children can be a chore. Parents are bored of making the same old soggy sandwiches every day, and your picky eaters don't even show any appreciation when they return their lunchboxes with uneaten veggies and scrappy bits. What if you could entice your children to eat balanced lunches every day? Even better: how do you transform the routine of unoriginal packed lunches into a joy for yourself?  Inspired by the Japanese tradition of the bento box, a home-packed meal served in a box with compartments containing different food, Bento Blast! reinvents the concept of the stale packed lunch. Learn to make your very own creative bento boxes and turn the law of don't play with your food on its head by reimagining dishes as colorful cartoon characters.”  –Publisher Marketing

Fairytale Baking: Delicious Treats Inspired by Hansel & Gretel, Snow White, and Other Classic Stories by Christin Geweke and Yelda Yilmaz
Library Catalog

“Like old family recipes, fairytales and stories are also handed down from one generation to the next. And delicious baking can delight the senses and bring back memories just like a good story, for both old and young alike. This journey through magical baking will make you dream of fairytale forests and faraway lands. These enchanting recipes are guaranteed to be liked by even the fussiest of cake eaters.” –Publisher Marketing

Omari McQueen's Best Bites Cookbook by Omari McQueen
Library Catalog

“Omari McQueen is an award-winning twelve-year-old chef from the UK, with Jamaican and Antiguan heritage. He become the UK's youngest restaurateur when he opened his first pop-up at the age of eleven. He's also the founder of Dipalicious, a vegan dips company, and currently has a cooking show on the CBBC, What's Cooking Omari?, as well as his own cooking channel on YouTube, Omari Goes Wild.  Learn how to make over 35 plant-based recipes, from pizza to pasta, snacks to smoothies. This easy-to-use cookbook is filled to the brim with delicious natural treats created by the award-winning chef! In this book, Omari shares his favorite plant-based dishes in this fun and accessible recipe guide designed to encourage the next generation of vegan cooks.” –Publisher Marketing

A World of Flavor: A Celebration of Food and Recipes from Around the Globe by Gabrielle Langholtz, art by Tania Garcia
Library Catalog

“In this innovative cookbook, 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. Also featured are over 40 authentic, kid-friendly recipes inspired by country cuisines around the world, from Vietnamese pho and Mexican salsa verde cruda to Italian focaccia and Nigerian jollof rice. Each entry includes a recipe with simple, step-by-step instructions and lively illustrations of the finished dish. Accessible to all skill levels, the book includes a beginner-friendly section teaching key kitchen vocabulary and skills. There are plenty of recipes made in under thirty minutes, as well as more hands-on projects to excite ambitious young chefs. Peppered throughout are pages dedicated to widely beloved foods such as dumplings, rice, and frozen desserts, revealing ingredients and dishes we share around the world and the unique ways they are enjoyed by children everywhere. Through delicious recipes, fascinating facts, and irresistible illustrations, A World of Flavour is so much more than a cookbook: it's a mouth-watering road trip for the mind and the taste buds, teaching curious kids about the many ways cultures and cuisines are unique – and how much they have in common.”  –Publisher Marketing