Delish: The How-To Cookbook for Young Foodies

Gr 3-8–This title is different from other how-to cookbooks in that it uses a gamified style of skill-building, starting from the very beginning with kitchen rules and basic cooking skills everyone needs to know before they begin. Culinary skills, such as measuring, cutting, and washing, are presented with example photos followed by a glossary of cooking terminology readers will see throughout the cookbook. The cookbook isn’t categorized by meal type but by skill level. Each level begins with a particular skill readers will need for each recipe. Whenever a recipe calls for a new skill, it is displayed, and young chefs must use it alongside any skill(s) they learned previously. In other words, the more cooking skills one learns, the more complex the recipes become. The recipes range from simple appetizers to scrumptious desserts, allowing learning chefs to cook their favorite foods. This cookbook’s layout is perfect because it demonstrates the ways cooking skills accumulate and build through each level.