20 Recipes Kids Should Know

The perfect book for children, this fun and engaging cookbook is written and photographed by a pair of young sisters for budding chefs. Whether they’re helping stir cake batter or producing their own YouTube cooking channel, kids of all ages are getting increasingly busy in the kitchen. This cookbook features twenty classic recipes that are fun, healthy, adaptable, and easy to prepare. From banana bread and the perfect grilled cheese to breaded chicken and apple pie, each recipe is written in a clear, accessible style that young cooks of every level will be able to follow. The author is a young chef whose love of cooking developed from her own family’s food traditions like baking popovers with her grandmother and Sunday-night pizza making. By teaching kids basic recipes that can be adapted in endless ways, this book is the perfect launching pad to finding their way around the kitchen - or launching their own cooking careers. AGES: 10 and up AUTHORS: Esme and Calista Washburn are sisters living in New York City. Esme, who is in middle school, is an amateur chef and cooking enthusiast. She has learned everything she knows from her grandmother. Calista, a recent high school graduate and budding photographer, loves helping out in the kitchen and eating the delicious food that Esme cooks. SELLING POINTS:

There has been rising interest in children’s cooking because of shows such as Masterchef Junior, Chopped Junior, Kids Bakeoff, etc.

This is the only children’s cookbook written by a fellow young chef and photographed by a young photographer.

Each recipe offers detailed cooking instructions and also gives ideas for creative alternatives using the base recipe.

Each classic recipe is clear and easy, allowing kids of all skill levels to be able to cook each dish. 25 colour images