Johnson Evelyne. A First Cookbook for Children. With Illustrations to Color

Dover Publications, 1983. — 48 p. — (Dover Children's Activity Books) — ISBN: 978-0486242750.Age Range: 8 - 14 years
Grade Level: 3 - 8Finally, a beginning cookbook designed especially for children — and one that adds the fun of coloring to the joy of cooking. A First Cookbook for Children contains a wide variety of yummy, mouth-watering recipes that kids love and love to fix: cheeseburgers, chicken, pizza, salads, sauces, desserts, dips, and much more.Assuming no previous cooking experience, the author gently guides the reader from start to finish with special sections on muffins, cakes, meat loaf, chicken, dips & dunks, corn bread, scalloped potatoes, biscuits, salads, hamburgers, fish, cookies, macaroni & cheese, pancakes, candies, dressings, pizza, baked ham, crudités, and rice.Simple, easy-to-follow instructions plus clear explanations of ingredients and utensils take a child through each step of food preparation and actual cooking. A helpful introduction includes lists of necessary equipment and basic ingredients along with five sample menus. A fun first cookbook for kids ages 10 and up, this volume offers 60 sure-to-please recipes.About the Author
Evelyn Johnson is an assistant professor in special education at Boise State University and a former research associate for the National Research Center on Learning Disabilities (NRCLD). She worked for the NRCLD from 2003 to 2007 and developed numerous technical assistance products to assist state and local educational agencies on Response to Intervention (RTI) and learning disabilities identification issues. Her work on assessment for students with disabilities has included research on accommodations and alternate assessments, as well as investigations on literacy assessment. Johnson, who holds a doctorate of education degree, began her career in Washington in 1994 as a special education teacher and later worked at the University of Washington where her research focused on the inclusion of students with disabilities in accountability systems.Christopher Santoro has been illustrating children's books for more than thirty years, including Grandpappy Snippy Snappies; A Pie Went By, a NEST Literary Classic; and the Dom DeLuise picture books Charlie the Caterpillar, Hansel and Gretel, The Nightingale, and King Bob's New Clothes. Christopher has been honored by the Society of Illustrators, the American Institute of Graphic Arts, the American Library Association, and The New Yorker. He lives in Key West, Florida, with two cats, Ernie and Truman, and a dog, Stuart.Christopher Santoro has been illustrating children's books for more than thirty years, including Grandpappy Snippy Snappies; A Pie Went By, a NEST Literary Classic; and the Dom DeLuise picture books Charlie the Caterpillar, Hansel and Gretel, The Nightingale, and King Bob's New Clothes. Christopher has been honored by the Society of Illustrators, the American Institute of Graphic Arts, the American Library Association, and The New Yorker. He lives in Key West, Florida, with two cats, Ernie and Truman, and a dog, Stuart.