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Little Kids in the Kitchen: Books About Cooking & Baking

Get your child excited about helping in the kitchen with these fabulous picture book and board book reads all about little chefs!

Glenview Public Library

26 items

  • A Chinese family cooks and shares a meal together, set to the tune of "The Wheels on the Bus".
    Picture Book, 2021New York : Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2021. — jE SHANG, W.
  • Anita helps Abuelita make a special flan for Abuelo's birthday with Spanish words integrated in the text. Recipe included.
    Picture Book, 2022Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2022] — jE HERNANDEZ BERGSTROM, A.
  • After a visit to a jazz café, a boy and his auntie work to make their own music-inspired feast at home.
    Picture Book, 2021New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2021] — jE DAPIER, J.
  • Yesenia loves to make Dominican treats for the whole family—especially plátanos! Recipe included.
    Picture Book, 2023New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023] — jE NORMAN, L.
  • Amy wants to make a perfect bao—dumpling—just like the rest of her family, and perseveres until she finds a way to make them Amy-size. Recipe included.
    Picture Book, 2019New York : Aladdin, ©2019. — jE ZHANG, K.
  • Lintang works to enjoy the spicy sambal dish that her grandmother makes when she visits from Indonesia. Recipe included.
    Picture Book, 2023New York ; Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 2023. — jE WEN, L.
  • Fry Bread

    a Native American Family Story

    Maillard, Kevin Noble,
    Native American families all across North America prepare and enjoy fry bread while emphasizing Native history and traditions. Recipe included.
    Picture Book, 2019New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2019. — jE MAILLARD, K.
  • Dad gets up early each morning to make bread for the Rise Up! Bakery, before coming home to nap and spend time with his young daughter.
    Picture Book, 2021New York, NY : Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company, [2021] — jE YAMASAKI, K.
  • A mother and daughter spend their snowy day buying, preparing, and spending time together while their soup cooks on the stove. Recipe included.
    Picture Book, 2010New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2010. — jE IWAI, M.
  • A family gathers together to make challah—twisted egg bread—for their Sabbath. Everyone in the family is included as the both make and enjoy the bread. Recipe included.
    Picture Book, 2023New York : Holiday House, [2023] — jE OFFSAY, C.
  • A grandmother and her grandson prepare a cake for their neighborhood bake-off.
    Picture Book, 2022Beverly, MA : Frances Lincoln Children's Books, an imprint of The Quarto Group, 2022. — jE TIMMS, B.
  • Bilal, his father, and Bilal's friends gather to make daal and then wait as patiently as possible for it be ready to eat. Recipe included.
    Picture Book, 2019New York : Salaam Reads, [2019] — jE SAEED, A.
  • A girl and her grandmother spend the day making mochi together as they celebrate family, tradition, and memories. Recipe included.
    Picture Book, 2024New York : Beach Lane Books, [2024] — jE FUJIMOTO-JOHNSON, S.
  • Ingredients and utensils are described in this simple book about making soup. Recipe included.
    Picture Book, 2018New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2018] — jPRESCHOOL BIN COLORS
  • Told entirely in words that begin with the letter "S", follow a family meal start with ingredients from the farm all the way to the picnic table.
    Picture Book, 2018New York : Random House, [2018] — jE PFEFFER, R.
  • NaiNai tells Lin all about what makes up tofu in this story that emphasizes patience while cooking.
    Picture Book, 2022Minneapolis, MN : Beaming Books, 2022. — jE WU, H.
  • Sally uses vegetables from her own garden and other fresh ingredients to make pizza at her pizzeria. Recipe included.
    Picture Book, 2006New York : Dutton Children's Books, 2006. — jE WELLINGTON, M.
  • Two children work together to make chocolate cupcakes in simple instructional text. Recipe included.
    Picture Book, 2017Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Pajama Press, 2017. — jE HERAS, T.
  • Several families meet up in the same kitchen to make their family's version of bread. Multiple recipes included.
    Picture Book, 2023Toronto : Tundra Books, [2023] — jE QUINTERO, C.
  • Fun rhyming text accompanies a Korean family making bee-bim bop together. Recipe included.
    Picture Book, 2005New York : Clarion Books, [2005] — JPicture Park.L