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Cookies: Bite-Size Life Lessons
Amy Krouse Rosenthal
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ASIN: 006058081X
Release Date: 2006-04-25 |
Book Description
Everyone knows cookies taste good, but these cookies also have something good to say. Open this delectable book to any page and you will find out something about life. Cookies: Bite-Size Life Lessons is a new kind of dictionary, one that defines mysteries such as "fair" and "unfair" and what it really means to "cooperate." The book is by turns clever, honest, inspirational, and whimsical. Go ahead, take a bite!
Customer Reviews:
great way to teach manners.......2007-10-10
I bought this book for my 4 yr old who is an avid reader. She loves this book, and we've read it many times. Together, apart, a lot! I like the idea of using cookies to illustrate what each manner (or emotion) means. The 'retro' illustrations are wonderful as well.
Cookies: Bite-Size Life Lessons.......2007-09-26
I'm SO pleased I chose this book for my grandchild! This book is meant
to build good character in a child and with optimism! Before I give it to
my grandchild I should read it several times to REMEMBER...! a book for
ALL times, for ALL people especially those engaged in wars.
Cookies - Bite Size Life Lessons.......2007-09-24
Such a clever book - very different from the other kid books out there, and a great way to explain concepts that little kids otherwise have a difficult time grasping. A great gift-book, too!
Tasty Terminology.......2007-07-13
Wondering how to teach your preschooler or young child about putting others first? This book offers a sweet way to gently teach a child the meaning of cooperation, gratitude, honesty and more. Each character trait (positive or negative) is illustrated with a vignette relating to baking, eating and sharing cookies. The pictures are charming and endear children to the attributes. My 3 year old daughter requests this book over and over again and we enjoy the pictures and the humorous, sweet explanations. My favorite shows a little girl reaching over a long table to hand part of her cookie to a tearful kitty cat who has just dropped his cookie on the floor. It reads, "Compassionate means . . .Don't worry, it's okay. You can have part of my cookie." We all have something to learn from this book.
Amazing.......2007-07-04
I purchased this because of a wonderful review. I was not let down. My children, 4 and 6 love it as well.
Product Description
Here is the complete cooky book ~ more than 450 recipes, dozens of appetizing full-color photographs, and many how-to sketches. Embraces tastes from the old-fashioned and traditional to the new and sophisticated. Printed in the U.S.A. (Age 5+)
Customer Reviews:
Best cookie book ever.......2007-09-24
I grew up choosing christmas cookies out of this book. I have wonderful memories of paging through it; I'm not sure, but I think every cookie is pictured (not individually, but in groupings), this is great for the little kids that want to choose a recipe, they just say, "I want that one". A few years back when I had my daughter, my Mom looked into getting one for me off ebay and was impressed that they were collectable, and expensive (the older ones anyway). Between this and her inexperiance with the internet she never got me one and isn't ready to give up hers yet. So now that I have two daughters and the first is at an age that she enjoys dumping ingredients into the mixer I just ordered one so we can choose and make cookies together this christmas.
Love It!.......2007-08-25
I love to bake pies, cakes and cookies. I have many cookbooks and find this particular cooky book very enjoyable. Recipes are easily explained and the full page pictures enhance the recipes.
Great book for bakers and for people who love vintage things.......2007-08-23
I love this book, haven't made anything in it, but I just like having it in my library. It's wonderful to look through, the recipes aren't low-fat, low-cholesterol, they're good old-fashioned baking recipes that comfort me just looking at them. The pictures are really wonderful too, very heartwarming and reminiscent of a kinder time. I enjoy this book so much I am giving it as a wedding gift in a basket filled with like items: cookie cutters, measuring cups, a new "old style" glass cookie jar with a red enamel lid and some sage plaid dishtowels because this book reminds me of what all homes should be about: family, good food and good memories!
The one and only classic cooky book.......2007-07-17
Is cooky really spelled cooky? I have always spelled it "cookie". But who really cares, this book is full of great recipes for both. This book is going onto the third generation in my family. I learned to make cookies as a kid with my my mom's copy, my kids learned from my copy and I have bought this book for each of them as they have moved out of the house. Now I am replacing my own time-worn copy. Lemon bars, ginger almond cookies, chocolate crinkles, Ethel's sugar cookies (I don't know who Ethel is but I love her recipe), snickerdoodles, etc. Buy this book for yourself and your kids.
The book YOUR Grandmother learned to bake cookies from!.......2007-07-12
That is how I introduced my granddaughter to this new & less ragged copy of my beloved Betty Crocker's Cooky Book! There are no "hard" recipes here, very little "artificial" and all of it good. A wonderful way to share some fun with the kids while eliminating all the "junk."
Book Description
Better Homes and Gardens kitchen-tested cookie recipes please every cookie lover.
A wide variety of cookie recipes, including traditional standbys and new cookie ideas, ensures bakers always have the right recipe for any cookie occasion.
Cookie basics and expert tips give cooks confidence their cookie creations will never fail.
Customer Reviews:
Wonderful and easy!.......2007-02-11
I bought this book based on the other reviews, and because over the years I have enjoyed baking with the holiday season baking magazines put out by Better Homes & Gardens. I have had this book about two weeks and have made the Pecan Bars and the Banana Bars. I took the Pecan Bars to a party and within 2 minutes of putting the cookie platter down I had three people ask for the recipe. I made the banana bars yesterday, and thought that I had died and gone to heaven. They are so rich and wonderful especially with the browned butter frosting. I know that I am going to find all kinds of favorites in this book, and that I will have lots of fun baking new things!
Great and Original Recipes.......2006-09-01
The Snickerdoodle Pinwheels recipe (p. 174) is one of our favorites. It's better than the traditional Snickerdoodles.
There's something for everyone. Nut lovers, nut haters. Chocolate lovers. etc.
Good Cookies.......2005-07-06
I like this book very much, and recommend it highly. It is a rare combination of 2 things that I enjoy every much: rich and fattening cookies, and recipes that work.
This book has 475 cookie recipes that have all been thoroughly tested by the test kitchens at Better Homes and Gardens. As such, every recipe I have ever done from this book has worked the first time through. With this many cookies, you are sure to find a recipe that fills the bill, and you will find rarities such as rosettes, cookie gun recipes, and pizzelle. There were some that I did not like, but that is not because the recipe was faulty, but because I just didn't like the cookie (this is especially true of the some of the bar cookies). This is also a handy book if you have youngsters who want to help you make cookies: the recipes won't fail you, and there are several "smiley face" sort of cookies that will appeal to children, and also many bars that are easy to do, even for children.
Also commendable is the format. The book is plastic spiral bound, which means that the book lies flat on the table when you are trying to do a recipe from it. Each recipe has a full page devoted to it, meaning that the text is nice and large and easy to read, and the recipe is nicely spread out over the printed page and not just jammed into a corner of it.
There are a few problems:
1) the most aggravating of which is side-bar mania, that is the placing of important information about techniques, ingredients, and equipment in random places throughout the book where you will never find them when you need them.
2) The actual introductory material on how to bake cookies in general in the first chapter is rather scanty. If all the above mentioned side-bars where collected and put into the first chapter, it might make for a decent primer on cookie making.
3) at one point, the authors suggest that you boil dried fruits in brandy on the stove. This sounds like a good recipe for a kitchen fire.
4) the chapter on bar cookies, in a side bar, admonishes you to always use the correct size pan. By my count, however, the chapter uses 5 different pan sizes, and you are unlikely to have all of them. Would it have been that much trouble to standardize all the bar recipes to one or two pan sizes?
5) this book had its share of marginal recipes: those that used mixes or store-bought cookie doughs, plus all those that have oats and/or dried fruit in them.
6) The flour measurement is spoon-and-sweep, but this important information is buried in a section titled "What makes cookies too dry?"
It has the following chapters (the chapter titles were too cute by half): Cookie Basics, Sweet Spoonfuls, Heavenly Hand-Shaped Cookies, Mold and Pressed Shapes, Slices of Delight, Rolling Pin Favorites, Fabulous Filled Cookies, Simple Shortcuts, Best Bars and Brownies.
Eighty tips for making homemade cookies better.......2004-05-06
Enhanced with more than one hundred mouth-watering color photographs; a comprehensive index and an separate index listing cooky recipes especially appropriate for the holidays; eighty tips for making homemade cookies better than any that can be bought in even the more upscale bakeries; and easy-to-follow methods for making, baking, and decorating cookies, bars, and brownies; the Better Homes & Gardens' Biggest Book Of Cookies is a spiral bound compendium of cookies that will make you hungry just to browse through! From Pecan Crispies; Spiced Apple Drops; Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cookies; and Peppermint Candy Cookies; to Scandinavian Almond Bars; Watermelon Cookies; Gingerbread Cookies; and Mascarpone Creams, every recipe comprising the Biggest Book Of Cookies will turn even the most novice kitchen cook into a world class cookie baking chef!
No other book neded.......2004-04-02
This is THE book, you will need no other. I have been buying the grocery checkout seasonal cookie books for years and now I can give them away. All of my tried and true favorites are in one place now. I bake a lot of cookies and I have been pleased with every recipe I have tried. I look forward to new discoveries. I especially like the separate indexes; holiday suggestions are featured separately. The index also features listings by ingredient, so if you are looking for apricot, or pecan, or oatmeal, you can bake a treat based on what you have at hand. I have bought three of these as gifts already--bridal shower season is here. I collect cookie cookbooks and lately this is the one that I reach for most often. It is underpriced for the value. If it is not in here, there is probably not a recipe for it. I highly recommend this as an investment purchase... You deserve it.
Book Description
Make fun and delicious creations with your family!
Packed full of recipes, cooking tips, puzzles, and trivia, The Everything® Kids' Cookbook serves as an entertaining-and safe-introduction to the sumptuous world of cooking. Dietitian Sandra K. Nissenburg provides tasty recipes that will help you learn the art of cooking-and keep you healthy!
The Everything® Kids' Cookbook includes information on safety tips, basic cooking tools and terms, and healthy eating to help young chefs of all ages. From fresh blueberry muffins to parmesan chicken fingers, The Everything® Kids' Cookbook inspires you to be creative and experiment in the kitchen-making meals you can share with the entire family.
The Everything® Kids' Cookbook is filled with recipes for all occasions including:
-Bananaberry smoothies
-Chocolate peanut butter pudding
-Cinnamon breakfast cake
-Creamy corn chowder
-Mexican quesadillas
-Nutty caramel corn
-Tuna noodle casserole
-Waldorf salad
Also featuring practical cooking tips and nutritional information, The Everything® Kids' Cookbook will have you-and your parents-licking the bottoms of the bowl in no time.
Customer Reviews:
Great kid's cookbook.......2007-03-09
I bought this for my friend's son who loves to be in the kitchen. He's read gone through it and found some really fun things he can cook! Definately recommend this to anyone who has children who like to be a part of the cooking!
Great Book!!!.......2007-01-25
I am sure that my granddaughters are going to really enjoy this book,...& so is my son helping them,...lol,...Thanks so much!! Arcrystal
Good choice.......2007-01-20
We got this book for our 5 year old that always wants to help in the kitchen. She loves to help make the choice and then cook it up. So far, so good!
My kids LOVE this book.......2007-01-09
I bought this for my step kids for our weekly "kids cook night". There are lots of fun things for them to make but there aren't a ton of dinner dishes in here.
For kids only, not the adults.......2007-01-06
This is a good basic, and I mean basic cookbook to get the kids involved, but I wouldnt use it daily. Its too simple for the average cook. I would not pay more than what Amazon wants though.
Book Description
All three characters from the #l national bestselling If You Give . . . series have brought their books, recipes, songs, and activities to this family treasury, chock-a-block full of fun things to do. Parents, grab your kids! Kids, grab your parents and join Mouse, Moose, and Pig as they read, bake, sing, and play.
Customer Reviews:
Yay!.......2007-08-24
Needed for a program at work, showed up on time, fun cool extra stuff like cd for storyhour planning. Love it!!!!!
Cookies Anyone?.......2007-08-23
This book is adorable. Kids LOVE the stories about the mouse, moose, & pig... The songs and activities are very kid friendly and fun. A great choice if you like the other books in the series. My 2-1/2 year old little girl loves to just look at the pictures. They are bright and colorful.
Great compilation with music.......2007-08-03
Having already read and bought most of the If You Give a Mouse series I wasn't too keen to aquire the latest compilation until I heard the cd. I absolutely love the 3rd (I believe) track in which the children have a chance to test their listening skills. My 5 1/2 year old daughter loves the Piggy Polka and really enjoys paging thru the book with the cd. It reminds me of when I was kid paging thru the Jungle Book while listening enraptured to the record. Each reading and song is beautifully rendered. As a storyteller, I will be using this soon for storytime as the cd is a wonderful enhancement for some of the Laura Joffe Numeroff's best tales with those lovely, endearing illustrations.
Mouse-a-rific.......2007-05-10
I love this collection of books! And it comes with a CD! It is a great value and a great gift for friends with small children. I bought one for everyone I know that is starting a family. I highly recommend it.
Wonderful Collection.......2007-03-27
My 4 year old daughter loves this series. In this book are four of the titles (If You Give A Mouse A Cookie, If You Give A Pig A Pancake, If You Give A Moose A Muffin and If You Take A Mouse To SChool)plus songs, activities and recipes to accompany each story. The CD reads through all of the stories and sings the songs. The stories are easy to follow along and the illustrations are wonderful. They start with the title of the book and progress from there. For example, If you give a mouse a cookie, he's going to ask for a glass of milk and so on. The stories are engaging and my daughter's reading skills are progressing rapidly. I have fun changing the stories up. I'll say the mouse will ask for a glass of water and my daughter will correct me. They are great for early reading skills and memory. If You Give A Pig A Party is her other favorite after mouse cookie which we purchased separately. This is the one my daughter usually asks for before bed. She'll snuggle up with the book, we put the CD on and it winds her down. The Cd lasts approximately 30 minutes. Ihighly reccomend this series for beginning readers.
Amazon.com
Yum! This delicious counting book offers much more than the numbers one to ten. Each page is a feast of sweet, sugary treats--coconut kisses, peanut-butter cookies, Linzer hearts, and more are carefully concocted and counted by mouse chefs. The tempting desserts are made all the more delectable by Robert Sabuda's brilliant pop-up constructions that leap from the pages, practically into your salivating mouth. Aesthetes will swoon at the magical beauty of this exquisite book, and the engineers in the crowd will wonder, "How did he do that?" Sabuda's astounding creations may be too delicate for excessive youthful probing, but the sing-song rhyme, counting exercises, and joyous paper explosions of confectionery delights make this a wondrous read-aloud for the sweet-toothed of all ages. (Ages 3 and up)
Book Description
Cookie Count is a mouth-watering book of lavish surprises -- a baker's bounty of ten pop-up spreads. Award-winner Robert Sabuda's intricate paper engineering, along with his whimsical art, creates a book that will be counted as a family favorite for years to come.
Customer Reviews:
ILLUSTRATIONS ARE TOO BUSY.......2007-07-27
Cookie Count: A Tasty Pop-up
COLORFUL, BUT A BIT TOO CONFUSING FOR LITTLE KIDS. "TOO MANY NOTES"
Charming..........2006-02-25
I adore this book! It's colorful and my kids love it. Only wish is that it were longer with more to enjoy.
Cookie Count.......2006-01-16
Absolutely fantastic pop-up book. Everyone who read it over the holidays was amazed and had to read it several times.
a joy to read together, but not for small children's hands.......2005-12-15
you can't go wrong with this one -- just lovely pop-ups as I've come to expect from Mr. Sabuda
Wow.......2005-09-20
I love pop-up books and this one left me hungry for something sweet---Like a cookie. Wonderful pop-ups. Great premis. My Great Grand children loved this book
Book Description
The Book of JavaScript teaches readers how to add interactivity, animation, and other tricks to their web sites with JavaScript. Rather than provide a series of cut-and-paste scripts, thau! takes the reader through a series of real world JavaScript code with an emphasis on understanding. Each chapter focuses on a few important JavaScript features, shows how professional web sites incorporate them, and takes readers through examples of how they might add those features to their own web sites. This thoroughly updated 2nd edition includes new chapters on Ajax, revised appendices, and new examples throughout. Summary sections and assignments close each chapter, making the book perfect for use in college courses or independent study. CD includes code and images for every example, answers to assignments, script libraries for hard-to-program applications, and many useful software programs.
Customer Reviews:
If you're more advanced this book is not for you..........2007-09-01
I bought this book becuase I read several reviews that stated this book would be great for those who are more advanced in scripting as well as the beginner. I did not find that to be the case. The one good thing I will say is that it was clear and easy to read, so if you're new to the world of JS, this book will suit your needs.
a very useful update.......2007-06-13
As someone who learned JavaScript from the first edition of this book, I was excited see what Thau! had in store for the second edition. He did not disappoint! Once again, he explains the most complicated concept clearly, and makes programming a breeze. The new reference section is especially useful. Thanks, Thau!!
Finally!.......2007-06-13
This book was really fantastic. Dave Thau clearly knows what he's talking about AND knows how to explain it clearly to others. This book gets a big thumbs up!
Great Book!.......2007-06-09
I've been reviewing quite a few books recently to use in my JavaScript course that I teach. Finally, I've found a book that explains all the important concepts and does it in a way that's a breeze to understand.
The author has a friendly, relaxing "voice" that puts you right at ease, even with the most challenging concepts.
If you are wanting to learn JavaScript, I cannot recommend this book highly enough.
Good first read--but watch out for the textual errors!.......2007-05-06
This book seems to be written for someone almost entirely new to programming/scripting. A good deal of the concepts are explained just as thoroughly as they need to be for him to cover the subject he is covering.
As such, I would not recommend this book for someone already experienced in programming/scripting.
In response to some other posts, which criticize him for teaching document.write instead of the more modern approach (working directly with the DOM), I disagree. I do acknowledge that it is better to work directly with the DOM, but that is far from a concept that can be taught to someone completely new to programming/scripting without boggling their mind.
Also: BEWARE THE ERRORS! This book is chock full of errors in the code snippets they display. The error in the numbered snippet on page 36, probably the 3rd or 4th error I've seen so far, is what actually motivated me to write this review. That in mind, if you're paying attention, the errors can actually be turned to an educational purpose--debugging! :)
Final advice: If you're completely new to this field or want to treat yourself as if you're completely new, then get this book. I would not recommend sticking solely with this book, though. Get this book and some others (JavaScript: The Definitive Guide and probably another instructional book such as one of the WROX Javascript books).
Book Description
Why wait for the holidays to bake and decorate cookies? Let Margie and Abbey Greenberg show you how to make beautiful and easy cookies that are perfect for gifts year-round--plus, they taste great! The Flour Pot Cookie Book is a fun and fanciful exploration into the world of cookie decoration, featuring designs for all occasions, or for no occasion at all. People will think these cookies are almost too pretty to eat! With more than 40 decoration ideas, grouped by theme, this book is a sure-hit with home bakers.
Customer Reviews:
How Do You Plan to Use This Book?.......2007-09-30
I purchased the book today and I've decided to return it. Kudos to the authors for figuring out how to use fondant for cookies. However, if I tell you to buy fondant, roll it, cut it with the same cookie cutter, adhere it to the cookie with corn syrup and decorate with royal icing -- you don't need to buy the book.
The photography is beautiful, but the book didn't inspire me as other decorating books have. If you are a fondant novice, this may not be the book for you as it lacks detailed instructions. I would also recommend practicing with royal icing before you begin your cookie project. Some designs use royal icing flowers, but there are no instructions about how to make them. These can be purchased at a cake decorating store or you can use other resources to learn to pipe them.
I was looking forward to this book, but it has turned out to be a disappointment.
Great book!!.......2007-07-31
I am new with fondant icing on cookies but found it really easy to decorate the cookies with fondant instead of the usual royal icing but not so keen on the ribbons decoration. Their sugar cookie recipe is also very delicious and quite soft in texture.
I recomment this book for a beginner.
Professional Results Fast.......2007-06-18
What I love about this book: The cookies are covered in fondant. This method allows me to decorate in half the time. Cookies decorated the traditional way, with a sugar glaze, are often too sweet ar simply don't taste good. NOt to mention time consuming to decorate. If you have a favorite, great tasting fondant recipe this technique will give you cookies that taste as good as they look. I would not use commercial fondant on these cookies as this type of fondant usually don't taste good.
Some things I don't like: inedible decorations like fabric bows, no templates.
Overall I still am very pleased with this book. I use it as an inspiration for my own cookie designs. The pleasure alone that I get from browsing it makes it money well spent
A useful book, with a couple of caveats.......2007-05-31
I like that I now understand the basic method for decorating cookies using fondant. I do feel the book is at times slightly short on details, for beginners anyway. For some examples:
*Necessary tools are not always explained, such as what a border cutter is.
*There is no indication of how to attach the stick to a cookie on designs that require that.
*Complicated designs, such as squiggly pattern of accent fondant on top of a shoe cookie (displayed in a photo), sometimes do not include instructions for how to achieve that affect.
Also, a note about how fondant compares in taste and texture to cookies frosted with royal icing would be nice.
One final note: Although there are a few supplier web sites provided at the end of the book, I haven't been able to find all of the sugar flowers like the ones the authors used in the book, or where one could order many flowers of just one color. Since readers may want to try the designs in the book, it would be good if more specific info were given about where to locate the items needed.
But all in all, a good book.
Beautiful cookie designs.......2007-04-06
The only thing I didn't like in this entire book were the non-edible bows that were used. I love to have everything edible except for the wrapper. The designs and the detail were amazing, and this is a book I will use over and over again. I even checked out their website and am a true fan now.
Amazon.com
"Consider, young Jedi: Why bake a plain old cookie when you can bake a super-Chewie Wookiee Cookie?" So begins the delightful Star Wars Cookbook. Aimed at young cooks, but fun for all ages, the cookbook provides recipes for treats such as Princess Leia Danish Dos, Twin Sun Toast, Tusken Raider Taters, Sandtrooper Sandies, and the Amazon.com house favorite, Boba Fett-uccine. (What better way to get young Jedi knights to eat their broccoli?) Author Robin Davis's directions are extremely thorough and safety oriented (as she notes, "the calm and perceptive mind of a Jedi warrior will enable you to prevent most mishaps in the kitchen"), and perfect for kids who are new to cooking. The spiral-bound pages are lightly plasticoated, so if you spill some milk while concocting C-3PO Pancakes, it's easily wiped off. The highlights of the book are Frankie Frankeny's terrific photographs of Star Wars action figures posing with the food--R2-D2 encounters giant frozen R2-D2 Treats that look remarkably similar to him, while Darth Vader raises his fist at Bossk the bounty hunter atop a wall of Bossk Brownies as Darth's henchmen look on. And who could resist a shot of Jabba Jiggle? There's Jabba the Hutt positioned on a pile of oozing lime Jell-O®. Whether you're a Star Wars fan or just looking for a way to get the kids to feel the Force in the kitchen, The Star Wars Cookbook is great fun, and tasty, too! --Rebecca A. Staffel
Book Description
Boba Fett-Uccine and Princess Leia Danish Dos are just the beginning when the Force is with you in the kitchen. Wookiee Cookies is your invitation to fine culinary experiences in the Star Wars frame of mind. From C-3PO Pancakes to Jedi Juice Bars, this intergalactic Star Wars cookbook features healthy snacks, delicious dishes, sweet treats, and easy main courses no Rebel can resist. With hilarious photos and safety tips for cooking on Earth as well as in most space stations, Wookiee Cookies even includes a sheet of shiny Star Wars stickers. Age is no issue when it comes to Star Wars cuisine-kids as well as adults will have a great time with this book. Whether you drove to your first Star Wars flick or just had your fifth birthday, there's no reason you can't whip up some Crazy Cantina Chili at near light speed.
Customer Reviews:
Wookie cookies.......2007-10-02
May be a fun novelty for anyone under 10. was expecting a bit more from this book.
Force Feeding.......2006-06-03
I gotta admit, when I picked this book up to review, it was right after I read another Chronicle Book called Stir Squirt Sizzle that I thought was the lamest, the absolute most mundane and probably worst kid's cookbook in existence, so I was skeptical.
But actually, this little spiral-bound coated pages number is quite cute with some really creative selections. There's breakfast, (I liked the twin sun toast, with two sunny-side up eggs put in a thick piece of toast), Beverages (a Yoda Soda--too cute!), Snacks and Sides, (Ewok Eats), Main Courses (Boba Fett-uccine) and Desserts.
This isn't a book that I would buy if I were looking to cook with my kids because I have a nine-year-old girl and a two year old boy. But if you have a Star Wars fan/finiky eater, then this is the book for you. It is also a good book to have if you are planning a Star Wars birthday party with its myraid of Star Wars-themed desserts.
The suppers in this book number a total of seven, and they are pretty standard fare, so this book is more about fun than real family meals. However, it is a great addition to your kitchen bookshelf if you are looking to inject a bit of fun into a Star War's fan's life. I mean, who can resist a book with Wookie Cookies?
For other family cookbooks, see my other reviews. I highly recommend several pantry friendly selections that will save you time, money, and effort.
silly, but fun and tasty!.......2006-03-20
I gave this cookbook to my young son the Star Wars freak as a birthday gift. I really wasn't expecting much from it, other than generating a few chuckles at the Star Wars birthday bash. Several months down the road, I am proud to report that we have tried a half dozen of the Wookiee Cookies recipes. My picky eater now enjoys Twin Sun Toast for breakfast, and we've had great success with Princess Leia Danish Dos. The "Leias" are my personal favorite! They are made with pizza dough and so are a bit heavier than most danish, but are nevertheless delicious and easy to make! Most of the recipes are typical foods given a SW name, but they are all kid friendly and simple to prepare and serve. My children have been asking to help in the kitchen much more often since this book came into our home! The book includes a few of each category: breakfast, beverages, snacks and sides, main courses, and desserts.
Great for Kids!!.......2006-03-03
My kids are huge Star Wars fans & they love to cook. This was perfect for them!! The instructions are easy to follow & many of the recipes can be made by them alone (with me close by, of course.) By doing it on their own & with Star Wars as the theme, they tried things they wouldn't have before & they loved it!! There has only been one thing they haven't liked (Mos Eisley Morsels--they were very dry), but the Bossk Brownies, Wookie Cookies & Greedo Burrito were the best to them. It was definately worth the money!!! We have only had it a few weeks & we've tried most of it & keep going back!! Can't say enough good about it!!
This is a really good cookbook.......2005-12-12
This is a great book!! When I got it, my mom was sick, but we made her Wookie Cookies and she felt better almost immediately!! (Maybe she just thought we were doing something special and felt gratitude). I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to make some quick snacks or a full course meal. I really like this book.
Average customer rating:
- A Kids' Book About Sharing
- My daughter love this book very much!
- Fun Book
- The Best Book
- A Good Book for A Young Child's Library
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Manufacturer: HarperTrophy
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Book Description
Ma has made a dozen delicious cookies. It should be plenty for her two children. But then the doorbell rings -- and rings and rings.Each ring of the doorbell brings more friends to share the delicious cookies Ma has made."Refreshing, enjoyable and unpredictable." -- School Library Journal.
Also available in a Spanish-language edition, Llaman a la puerta.
Customer Reviews:
A Kids' Book About Sharing.......2007-05-08
Your children will love this story about sharing. The repetitive lines are even perfect for younger kids.
My daughter love this book very much!.......2007-02-21
The story is about sharing. good for kids to read.
Fun Book.......2007-01-10
My sons' pre-school teacher introduced us to this book. And my son just loved it. He keeps demanding to have me read the book to him. It deals with sharing cookies with friends that arrived unanounced.
The Best Book.......2005-07-10
If you've got a child.........this book is for them! The book is perfectly themed with cookies, and sharing them with friends of all ethnicities. It truly is a great book, one of my childhood favorites, it's very repetitive, in a good way, and in no time your child, just like I did, will be saying it along with you, "AND THE DOORBELL RANG!". A great read, with wonderful, detailed illustrations that still hold my interest.
A Good Book for A Young Child's Library.......2005-06-02
How silly... they list the age ranges for this delightful book as 4 to 8 years of age; like 2 year olds aren't interested in cookies and friends!
In fact this small book is a good choice for any young child's library, especially as this is a story that can grow with a child. When they are really young it can be a tale about friendship and sharing. When they grow older, the sly parent can introduce a math lesson along with a reading lesson. (At first there are 12 cookies for 2 children, which makes 6 each. When 2 additional children visit that makes 3 cookies each and so on.)
This book was on my entering kindergartners summer reading list and we definitely agree that it is a great read. Certainly my just-turned 3 year-old and 5 year-old give this wonderful book two thumbs up.
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