One of our favorite holidays–Thanksgiving–is just a week away, and we are sure that many of you are already planning menus, and perhaps staling bread for stuffing. By the time the big day rolls around next week, we hope that your kitchens, plates, and hearts will be full.
Kitchens and food are both very important to American history, and to our own personal and family histories. How many times have you been at a gathering or a party where, despite the intentions of the host, everyone ends up crowded into the kitchen, even if it’s the smallest space available? We’re comfortable in kitchens, and our mere presence there can evoke memories of our own childhood, even if it’s of being shooed out while the adults prepared a meal.
We know that children can often be underfoot in the kitchen, standing right where you want to place that hot pan or spilling the flour in a dramatic white cloud. Why not ease their way into the the world of cooking and food with recipes geared specifically towards kids?
Here’s a compendium of some of our favorite cookbooks for kids:
Walk-Around Tacos and other Likeable Lunches Recipes by Nick Fauchald, illustrations by Rick Peterson
Recipes are listed by difficulty level, and have clear prep & cook times at the top of each. Also listed is the nutritional information, and the amount of servings that the recipe will yield.
Green Eggs and Ham Cookbook Concocted by Georgeanne Brennan and photographed by Frankie Frankeny
Recipes inspired by Dr. Seuss! Try your hand at creating a number of edibles named for the quirky characters in the works of the beloved children’s author.
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St Louis Public Library Parents 