Books by Deanna F. Cook
Family Fun Fast Family Dinners: 100 Wholesome Kid-Friendly Recipes Your Family Will Love
In a hurry to get dinner on the table? Before your kids start raiding the snack cupboard, take a look at this collection of superfast recipes from FamilyFun magazine. Here you'll find dozens of delicious dishes that will appeal to kids-and their parents. The recipes, from Apricot Chicken Drumsticks to Fish Fingers to Baked Ziti, take anywhere from only five minutes to an hour to prepare, so parents can choose just the right meal to fit their busy schedule.
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Baking Class: 50 Fun Recipes Kids Will Love to Bake! (Cooking Class)
Following the best-selling book Cooking Class, this delightful baking cookbook for children ages 8–12 features 50 easy-to-follow, kid-friendly recipes. Lively step-by-step photos teach bakers-in-training how to knead dough, make biscuits, decorate cookies, and produce a perfect pie, along with essential skills like following directions and accurately measuring ingredients. Kids will learn to make both sweet and savory treats and will use fresh fruits and vegetables in recipes such as Bursting with Blueberries Muffins, Zombie Zucchini Bread, and Peachy Keen Crumble. Bonus goodie bag stickers, pop-out gift tags, and bake sale signs encourage kids to share their homemade delights with pride.
2017 NPR's Best Books of the Year
2017 IACP Cookbook Award Winner
2017 National Parenting Product Awards Winner
2018 Mom's Choice Award Gold Winner
2019 New York Times "Best Cookbooks for Kids"
Also available in this series: Cooking Class and Cooking Class Global Feast!
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Cooking Class: 57 Fun Recipes Kids Will Love to Make (and Eat!)
The kids are taking over the kitchen! Deanna F. Cook presents more than 50 recipes designed for the cooking abilities and tastes of children ages 6 to 12. Basic cooking techniques are explained in kid-friendly language, and recipes include favorites like applesauce, French toast, popcorn chicken, pizza, and more. Full of fresh, healthy ingredients and featuring imaginative presentations like egg mice, fruit flowers, and mashed potato clouds, Cooking Class brings inspiration and confidence to the chefs of the future.
IACP Award Finalist
2015 “National Parenting Publications Awards” (NAPPA) Gold award winner
2015 Parents’ Choice Award Silver winner
2016 Mom’s Choice Award Gold winner
2015 NPR Great Reads
2019 New York Times "Best Cookbooks for Kids"
Also available in the Cooking Class series: Baking Class and Cooking Class Global Feast!
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Horse Play!: 25 Crafts, Party Ideas & Activities for Horse-Crazy Kids
by Deanna F. Cook, Katie Craig
A treasure trove of fun for every horse-loving girl! Horse Play! is packed with great activities and projects, from crafting a mini barn and pasture to designing your dream horse, sewing a pony pillow, making a shelf for model horses, and coloring a pull-out poster. Quizzes, checklists, and fill-in-the-blanks invite you to test your knowledge of horses, breeds, riding, and horse care. And this kit-in-a-book also includes stickers, a stencil, pop-out cards, and complete plans for a Horsing-Around party with games, invitations, a horse pinata, party grub, and must-watch horse movies!
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Farmers Market Create-and-Play Activity Book: 100 Stickers + Games, Crafts & Fun!
2016 Silver Nautilus Book Award Winner
From the best-selling author of Cooking Class comes this creative, hands-on activity book that teaches kids where food comes from. Farmers Market Create-and-Play Activity Book features more than 100 stickers and nearly 150 punch-out paper pieces. Kids will have everything they need to set up a pretend farm — including gardening tools, plant markers, and a toy tractor — and then peddle their wares with signs, price tags, and a cute shoebox cash register. Fruit and veggie punch-outs do double duty as props and templates to make adorable felt versions to fill up their baskets. Games and activities sprinkled throughout help kids learn while they play, meaning that parents, too, will love this bounty of fun!
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Kids Cook Dinner: 23 Healthy, Budget-Friendly Meals from the Best-Selling Cooking Class Series
It's kids' cooking night—and they’re in charge of making dinner! This selection of 25 easy, budget-friendly dinner recipes from the best-selling Cooking Class series teaches kids how to make tasty, healthy meals with easy-to-follow step-by-step photos. The recipes feature a range of kid favorites, including Popcorn Chicken, Easy Cheesy Quesadillas, Pasta with Tomatoes & Fresh Mozzarella, Black Beans & Rice, Pizza, Meatballs with Creamy Sauce, Super Sliders, and Supper Salad have been specially selected for their budget-friendliness (averaging $2 a serving) and use of easy-to-find pantry staples, as well as their nutritional value. With instructions on basic cooking skills, like chopping vegetables and stir-frying, grocery shopping, and kitchen safety, Kids Cook Dinner offers aspiring chefs ages 8 to 12 everything they need to know to successfully—and proudly—put a healthy, homecooked meal on the table that the whole family will love.
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Cupcake Class: 50 Fun Themes & Totally Amazing Designs for Kids to Make & Share
Junior bakers learn how to perfect their cake-decorating skills and develop their creativity with 50 cupcake designs.
With step-by-step photos for every stage of the process, bakers ages 8 and up learn how to create stunning cupcake masterpieces from scratch. The unique format is as simple as 1-2-3: Start with the easy-to-follow recipes for the Best-Ever Vanilla or Chocolate Cupcake base and simple buttercream frosting. Learn impressive decorating techniques, like using a piping bag, working with fondant, and creating 3D designs with candy. Put your new skills into practice with detailed instructions for 50 fun designs, including sloths, mermaids, funny faces, and more! Best-selling children's baking authors Deanna Cook and Joy Howard share tips and tricks and creative designs that are perfect for birthday parties, holidays, and every day! Stickers and punch-out cardstock decorations for making cupcake toppers are also included in this kid-friendly cookbook
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Cooking Class, 10th Anniversary Edition: 73 Fun Recipes Kids Will Love to Make (and Eat!)
The 10th Anniversary Updated Edition Of The Classic Introductory Guide For Kids, Cooking Class, Features 72 Recipes For Yummy, Nourishing Meals Kids Can Make Themselves By Following The Easy, Step-by-step Photographic Instructions-- Provided By Publisher.
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Cooking Class Global Feast!: 44 Recipes That Celebrate the World’s Cultures
Food is a fun way to celebrate diversity, and in her new kids’ cookbook, best-selling author Deanna F. Cook leads young chefs on a tasty tour of global cultures and cuisines. Kids gain practical kitchen skills through preparing breakfasts, drinks, snacks, dinners, and desserts from around the world. Alongside recipes for foods such as Irish soda bread, ANZAC biscuits, ramen noodle soup, and mango lassi, step-by-step photography and profiles feature children from a wide range of backgrounds honoring their heritage and preparing dishes that reflect their unique food traditions. A pop-out food passport, world language flash cards, and flag stickers provide additional fun on their global food journey, while infographics encourage taste-test explorations of fruits, drinks, breads, vegetables, and ice creams from around the world. Kids will be inspired to expand their palates as they cook, discovering new flavors while developing pride and appreciation for the foods they’ve grown up with.
2019 Mom's Choice Award Gold Winner
2020 NAPPA Award Winner
Also available in the Cooking Class series: Cooking Class and Baking Class.
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