Cooking with Children

I LOVE cooking with children. There are so any lessons in cooking - temperature, measuring, following directions, and simply sharing time together. Check out these resources and titles. The Chocolate Lovers: A Children's Story and Cookbook by Joan Van Loon, Gabriel Gate This is a children's story that you can really sink your teeth into With easy recipes, young readers can make the scrumptious chocolate treats described in the book and find out about young Jack and the mysterious MMM. Winnie-the-Pooh's Picnic Cookbook by A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard Pooh and picnics just go together. What better way to spend a lazy summer afternoon than lolling under a shady tree with a volume of Winnie-the-pooh and a sumptuous outdoor feast? Gathered in this delicious cookbook are more than forty recipes for planning the perfect picnic -- pecan chicken fingers, bittersweet-chocolate chunk brownies, honey-spiced tea punch, and much more. The easy-to-follow recipes are divided into six theme picnics: a Kids' Picnic, Tea Party Picnic, Rainy Day Picnic, Beach Picnic, Birthday Party Picnic, and an Exposition Picnic. The Children's Kitchen Garden: A Book of Gardening, Cooking, and Learning by Georgeanne Brennan, Ethel Brennan An inspiring, practical book filled with full-color illustrations, recipes, and projects for parents, teachers, and kids who want to grow and eat their own tasty food.

Children's books about the Presidents

What Presidents Are Made Of by Hanoch Piven This engaging book is similar to Piven’s My Dog Is as Smelly as Dirty Socks and Other Funny Family Portraits (2007). Vibrant portraits in words and realia-collage illustrations, purportedly created by the child narrator in anticipation of her grandmother’s inevitable questions about school, will delight readers. One double-page spread gives each new character’s traits, expressed in several verbal metaphors (e.g., “as jumpy as a million rubber bands”) and in photos of objects (such as 8 colored rubber bands). On the next spread, a painting incorporating those objects forms an eye-catching, idiosyncratic portrait. Grades K-3. --Carolyn Phelan

Lives of the Presidents by Kathleen/ Hewitt Krull Every U.S. president is the focus of public scrutiny, but how well do we know these men? What kind of fathers do presidents make? Husbands? Neighbors? Other books focus on the historical achievements of those who have occupied our country's highest office; "Lives of the Presidents" looks instead at their bad habits, silly nicknames, and strange pets. Every president — from George Washington to Bill Clinton — is included, with an emphasis on those who have had the greatest impact on history. Discover their high points, low points, and the times in between. In this stunning addition to their acclaimed series, Kathleen Krull and Kathryn Hewitt take us beyond politics and photo opportunities, revealing the entertaining, complex, and very real lives of the presidents. http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/presidents-day/kids-books/