How To Cook Everything Kids is the 9th cookbook in the How To Cook Everything series by Mark Bittman. Released 15th Oct 2024 by Wm. Morrow on their Harvest imprint, it's 320 pages and is available in hardcover and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links.
This is an impressively accessible, kid friendly, appealing book full of appetizing healthy recipes, many of which kids can make with minimal adult supervision (depending on the kid of course). The graphics are cool and vibrant, and the photography is crisp and in color.
It's a comprehensive, encyclopedic collection with a nice selection of recipes. They're arranged thematically: an introduction/primer gives an overview over equipment and processes, then the recipes follow by chapter - breakfast, sauces/sprinkles/drizzles, hand held sandwiches, soups, salads and sides, pasta/noodles, grains & beans, main dishes, baked goods, and desserts.
Recipes are written with an introduction & description, ingredients in a bullet list, followed by step-by-step cooking directions. The language is simple but complete and readers will have no trouble following. Recipe ingredients are provided with imperial (American) measurements only, no metric units. Nearly all the recipes are accompanied by one or more color photos and tutorials.
The action shots and prep photos throughout the book are modeled by kids, which is a cool touch and adds a lot to the book.
Five stars. One of the better kids' cooking books. It would be an excellent choice for public or school library acquisition or home use.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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