Baking Wonderland: A Mix & Match Cookbook for Kids!

by Jean Parker, Rachel Smith

Overview

The perfect gift for Mother's Day! Invite mom to bake togther--with one of the The Globe & Mail's Top 100 Books of 2023.

"A sweet dream come true."--The Globe & Mail

Are you ready for a baking adventure? Welcome to Baking Wonderland, the sweetest place on Earth! A magical place full of delicious, easy-to-follow baking recipes made especially for kids!

This mix-and-match cookbook is for curious kids who love to laugh. It’s the perfect first baking book for children to use their imaginations, learn new skills and take their baking adventures to out-of-this-world heights! Be our guest and explore this magical theme park full of the most scrumptious cookie, cupcake, donut and cake recipes. Mix and match them with our fabulous frostings, glazes, toppings and milks to build countless combinations for your dream desserts. Wherever you start your adventure, we know you’ll have fun and learn some cool and interesting stuff along the way . . . Just ask the animal friends you’ll meet throughout the book!

Inside you’ll find a magical baking wonderland complete with:

• Cookieland: The cookie carousel will spin you around new recipes like L M N O . . . Peanut Butter Cookies and gluten-free Poop Cookies . . . yum!
• Cupcakeland: Reach new heights on the cupcake Ferris wheel by baking Cinnamon Hug Cupcakes or Ruby Red Velvet Cupcakes.
• Wonderpark: Learn how to mix and match your favorite treats with fillings, frostings, glazes, toppings and milks that will have you taste testing over and over!
• Donutland: Start your engines on the donut speedway! The racers are ready with recipes like Shoe-nuts and Baked Strawberries and Cream Donuts.
• Cakeland: When a castle is made of cake, why would you want to leave?! Here you’ll find Disappearing Chocolate Cake and Lemony Olive Oil Cake.

Have fun! Make something yummy. This is your cookbook and YOU decide what to bake.

A note for parents, caregivers and educators: Baking Wonderland is perfect for encouraging children to develop new skills in the kitchen and engage little ones with curious minds to play with their food. Written in child-centric language, with clear and easy-to-follow step-by-step recipe methods, little bakers will delight in the new skills they develop and learn along the way. With whimsical illustrations, funny jokes, fun facts and lots of cool tips, there is no shortage of education and entertainment on this baking adventure.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780525612254
Publisher:	Appetite by Random House
Publication date:	11/14/2023
Sold by:	Random House
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	59 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	5 - 9 Years

About the Author

Jean Parker and Rachel Smith grew up making mud pies in the backyard. Since then, the sisters have used their imaginations to turn their love of dessert into a butter tart company and a television career, best known as the hosts of Food Network Canada’s The Baker Sisters. When at home, the pair can be found in the kitchen running virtual baking demos and in-person cooking classes for kids. Jean and Rachel live with their families in and around the Toronto area.

Read an Excerpt

Excerpt

Are you ready for a baking adventure? Welcome to Baking Wonderland, the sweetest place on Earth!

Hi! We’re sisters Jean and Rachel and we love to bake, so we’ve created a magical place full of delicious, easy-to-follow recipes for you to discover! Be our guest and explore our theme park full of the most scrumptious cookie, cupcake, donut and cake recipes. Mix and match them with our fabulous frostings, fillings, glazes, drizzles, toppings and drinks to build your dream dessert! There are over 300 combinations to try, and they all taste delicious!

Whether you start your adventure on our cookie carousel or take a spin on our cupcake Ferris wheel, we know you’ll have fun and learn some cool and interesting stuff along the way! Just ask our animal friends from the carousel—if you can find them!

This mix-and-match cookbook is for curious kids who love to laugh, use their imaginations and play with their food! If this sounds like you, you’re in the right place! Have fun! Make something yummy. This is your cookbook and YOU decide what to bake.

Editorial Reviews

Sisters Parker and Smith bring curious kids on a baking adventure in their own kitchens, with easy-to-follow recipes for cookies, cakes, doughnuts, frostings, glazes and toppings to mix and match – it’s a sweet dream come true.”
—The Globe & Mail

From the Publisher

05/01/2024

Gr 3–6—Readers enter a baking wonderland with recipes to bake sweet treats from donuts to cakes with ingredients new and traditional for everyday delectable dishes. What makes this baking book different from others is that it is organized like an amusement park. Parker and Smith introduce baking with an "informational booth" section which includes the basics of kneading, how to read recipe notes such as substitution ingredient options and gluten-free adjustments, as well as the kitchen tools needed to get started, how to glaze a donut, and cupcake decorating. Recipe sections are broken up by sections including cookies (as in Cookieland), cupcakes, cakes, and donuts, and also include recipes for fillings, frostings, glazes, and milks in-between. Each recipe includes a spread with a picture of the dish against a bright background, with the tools and ingredients needed. The subsequent pages feature the baking steps, including options to adjust the dish or try a different filling/glaze/frosting. Also included in the steps is when a young baker should "find their person" to complete a step. The back matter features a list of equipment, tools, and an ingredient glossary, as well as an index. VERDICT Recommended for school libraries for its whimsical presentation of delicious treats.—Molly Dettmann

School Library Journal