Kids Baking & Cooking Books Round-Up!

I've been researching and rounding up books about kids baking & cooking for awhile now; it's such a fun topic! And I've added a few nonfiction (kid-friendly) recipe books to the mix because reading instructions for a recipe is *reading* too! It's so neat that there are so many different ways to expose kids to reading, & baking together is a really playful way to teach them to read & recognize measurements. 
I'd love to know of any favorite baking & cooking books you might have! 
Baking & Cooking Books for Kids: 
1. Amy Wu & the Perfect Bao
by:  Kat Zhang & Charlene Chua
(Amy loves making bao with her family; everyone has a job to help it be a successful experience. But Amy's baos never turn out right; they're either to small or they're bursting at the seams & losing all their filling. Amy is very discouraged, until she gets the idea that perhaps she needs less dough than the grown ups to form her own perfectly sized bao.)
www.amazon.com/Amy-Perfect-Bao-Kat-Zhang/dp/153441133X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2W1P4MDTOXYPU&dchild=1&keywords=amy+wu+and+the+perfect+bao&qid=1624338785&s=books&sprefix=amy+wu%2Cstripbooks%2C214&sr=1-1

2. Froggy Bakes a Cake
by: Jonathan London
(It's Froggy's mom's birthday & he insists that he knows just how to bake her cake & doesn't need any help from his dad. But he makes a big baking mess & then ends up blowing up the cake in the oven, but his intentions were good.) 
​www.amazon.com/Froggy-Bakes-Cake-Jonathan-London/dp/0448421534/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=froggy+bakes+a+cake&qid=1624333998&sr=8-1 

3. Grandma & Me in the Kitchen 
by: Danielle Kartes & Annie Wilkinson
(This book has little recipe starters & beginning kitchen skills, in addition to recipes that can be prepared with kids!)
www.amazon.com/Grandma-Me-Kitchen-Little-Chef/dp/1728214157/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=grandma%27s+kitchen&qid=1624334747&s=books&sr=1-2 n

4. Thunder Cake
by: Patricia Polacco 
(There's a thunderstorm at Grandma's house, so it's perfect baking weather! A grandma & her granddaughter are rushing around the farm to gather the ingredients for their yummy cake, while the storm is getting closer all the time.)
www.amazon.com/Thunder-Cake-Patricia-Polacco/dp/0698115813/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=thunder+cake&qid=1624377721&sr=8-1

5. Salma the Syrian Chef
by: Danny Ramdan & Anna Bron
(Salma wants to cheer her mama up; she's missing home, in Syria, & she's sure a homemade Syrian meal will do the trick! But she's not sure where to find the recipe or how to say the vegetables in English...thankfully the staff in her Welcome Home are willing to lend a hand, & Salma makes a thoughtful dish for her mama.)
www.amazon.com/Salma-Syrian-Chef-Danny-Ramadan/dp/177321375X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=salma+the+syrian+chef&qid=1624383742&sr=8-1

6. Dough Knights & Dragons
by: Dee Leone & George Ermos
(One evening, a knight & a dragon meet in a cave & the knight is surprised to learn the dragon doesn't want to destroy him, but instead enjoys baking. Soon the dragon & knight are a baking duo, until the dreaded knight-dragon tournament approaches. They don't want to fight each other....but it is what the king & dragon king expect. Will the two unlikely friends come up with a solution to prevent fighting in the arena?)
www.amazon.com/Dough-Knights-Dragons-Dee-Leone/dp/1454921412/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=dough+knights+%26+dragons&qid=1624389946&sr=8-1

7. Bunny Cakes
by: Rosemary Wells
(Max wants to bake a cake for Grandma too, like his big sister Ruby, but he keeps ruining her preparations, so after being sent to the store a few times, Max decides to create a special cake of his own. A mud cake!) 
www.amazon.com/Bunny-Cakes-Rosemary-Wells/dp/0140566678/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=bunny+cakes&qid=1624390115&sr=8-1
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8. Amelia Bedelia's First Apple Pie
by: Herman Parish & Lynne Avril
(Amelia is so excited for fall & baking a warm apple pie with her family!) 
www.amazon.com/Amelia-Bedelias-First-Apple-Pie/dp/0061964093/ref=sr_1_10?dchild=1&keywords=amelia+bedelia+bakes&qid=1624338066&s=books&sr=1-10 

9. Kids Can Cook
by: Coombs Esther
(Colorful illustrations in a recipe format, easy-to-follow, will make all kids eager & a little curious about cooking in the kitchen!) 
www.amazon.com/Kids-Can-Cook-Recipes-Budding/dp/1787080714/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=kids+can+cook&qid=1624391966&sr=8-2

10. Curious George Makes Pancakes 
by: H.A. Rey
(That curious little monkey just can't help himself; when he attends the benefit breakfast for the children's hospital with the man in the yellow hat, he makes his way to the pancake mixing table & decides to help out. George is especially excited about flipping the pancakes over.) 
www.amazon.com/Curious-George-Makes-Pancakes-stickers/dp/1328581314/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=curious+george+makes+pancakes&qid=1624395269&sr=8-1

11. The Tiny Baker 
by: Hayley Barrett & Alison Jay
(Each day, insect customers line up at the tiny baker's tearoom, but then her ladybug cook leaves & then upends the pristine little kitchen. And the tiny baker learns an important lesson about friendship.) 
www.amazon.com/Tiny-Baker-Hayley-Barrett/dp/1646860705/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+tiny+baker&qid=1624395358&sr=8-1
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12. Bake a Rainbow Cake
by: Amirah Kassem (*board book format)
(A very interactive book, with tabs to pull & flaps to open as you discover how to create a rainbow explosion cake.)
www.amazon.com/Bake-Rainbow-Cake-Amirah-Kassem/dp/1419737465/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=bake+a+rainbow+cake&qid=1624407650&sr=8-1
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13. Baking Day at Grandma's
by: Anika Denise & Christopher Denise
(Three little bears can't wait to go through the snow to Grandma's house, to pour & mix a wintry treat, with breaks for hot cocoa as they go! The sweetest part of this story is when the bears, after enjoying their time together, decide to package up the treats in ribbons to show that treats are even better when they're shared.) 
www.amazon.com/Baking-Day-Grandmas-Anika-Denise/dp/0399242449/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1624407974&sr=8-1
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14. Berenstain Bears Holiday Cookbook
by: Jan Berenstain 
(A book of illustrated, tasty but basic recipes for annual holidays.)

 15. Pinkalicious
by: Victoria Kann & Elizabeth Kann
(Pinkalicious & her mama are baking yummy cupcakes on a rainy day; Pinkalicious, of course, wants the cupcakes to be super pink! The trouble starts when Pinkalicious can't stop eating the cupcakes, & her skin turns pink as a result. The doctor diagnoses her with pinkitis, which Pinkalicious doesn't think is too awful, until she turns red! And then she's ready to eat all the green foods in their fridge to turn back to her normal skin color.) 
www.amazon.com/Pinkalicious-Victoria-Kann/dp/0060776390/ref=sr_1_13?dchild=1&keywords=pinkalicious&qid=1624462889&sr=8-13

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