– No Food Required! –
Illustrator: Lotta Nieminen
Publisher: Phaidon Press (October 25, 2018)
- Pages: 16
- Ages: 2 – 4
Now, this is what I call inexpensive, no mess cooking. You may walk away from the kitchen a bit hungry but, hey, did I mention no mess?
This fourth book in Nieminen’s COOK IN A BOOK series has a real cookie recipe for little readers to pretend they are
making. This sturdy interactive board book shows pictures of the necessary ingredients and cooking utensils.
The reader uses moving parts to sift the dry ingredients, add an egg and vanilla, mix and fold in the dry ingredients, and finally, pull the cookies from the oven.
There are two cardboard cookies on the last page that can be pulled from the book. However, if I had any concerns about them disappearing, (either in someone’s tummy or pulled from the book and never returned) I’d keep it a little secret that they are removable, or guard them carefully.
My Thoughts
What Concerned Me: Mentioned above: the removable cookies.
What I Liked Most: This is such a fun, innovative idea that kids will love. The book is larger than some board books
and is quite sturdy.
I haven’t read other books in this series, but I can see why kids who like this would equally be happy with the earlier three books with recipes for Pizza, Pancakes, and Tacos.
