Betty Crocker's Kids Cook! [Hardcover-spiral]

Betty Crocker Editors (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 10, 2007 | Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

Hey Kids-Let's Get Cooking!

Easy

Over 60 simple recipes show you how to fix every meal of the day plus snacks and desserts.

Tasty

Chow down on delicious food, from Chicken Lickin' Quesadillas to Indoor S'mores.

Fun

Cool illustrations and color pix of every recipe make cooking an adventure.

Note to Mom & Dad

Kids also get the lowdown on cooking terms, basic techniques, good nutrition and kitchen safety.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Hey Kids-Let's Get Cooking!

Easy

Over 60 simple recipes show you how to fix every meal of the day plus snacks and desserts.

Tasty

Chow down on delicious food, from Chicken Lickin' Quesadillas to Indoor S'mores.

Fun

Cool illustrations and color pix of every recipe make cooking an adventure.

Note to Mom & Dad

Kids also get the lowdown on cooking terms, basic techniques, good nutrition and kitchen safety.

About the Author

With more than 62 million cookbooks sold since 1950, Betty Crocker is the name readers trust for reliable, tasty, easy-to-prepare recipes and great ideas. For over 75 years, Betty Crocker has provided trusted advice to millions of Americans through cookbooks, magazines, radio and television. Today, Betty Crocker is one of the top ten most recognized brand.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover-spiral: 160 pages
• Publisher: Betty Crocker (July 10, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471753092
• ISBN-13: 978-0471753094
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,419 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #9 in Books > Children's Books > Sports & Games > Cooking
  • #10 in Books > Children's Books > Cooking with Kids

More About the Author

Since 1921, the Betty Crocker name has symbolized the General Mills continuing tradition of service to consumers. Although Betty was never a real person, her name and identity have become synonymous with helpfulness, trustworthiness and quality.

Betty Crocker has survived the decades by providing consumers with food information and food products that are contemporary without being faddish. The first hardcover cookbook, Betty Crocker's Picture Cookbook was published in 1950 and quickly became a national best seller. Since then, more than 250 Betty Crocker cookbooks have been published.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

203 of 207 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Bought for my 7 year old, April 26, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Betty Crocker Kids Cook! (Spiral-bound)

We got this book for our 7 year old for Christams. I wanted a clearly set out book with basic recipes as he loves to help out in the kitchen and his Dad is a great cook. The book is quite good, and the recipes are simple enough that he can follow them with minimal supervision. They all sound wonderful with wacky names, but I was dissapointed that this book uses a lot of packet mixes and pre prepared foods. It is more like an assembling book than a cook book. I really wanted something that would teach him basic cooking techniques, where as this focuses on the end result not the process. He still enjoys the book though and at least it is fostering his enjoyment of cooking.

53 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars way too basic, November 12, 2005

By 

P. Brandes "Nenny" (Pa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Betty Crocker Kids Cook! (Spiral-bound)

I found the Betty Crocker cookbook for kids was limited in actual recipes. I had thought of it for my 11yr old granddaughter but when I received it I was very disappointed in fact I returned it because even for my 7 year old grandson it was too basic. The recipes were things they already cooked. Way too much reading and too little recipes. Not a great job from Betty Crocker.

80 of 86 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Loud. Obnoxious. And Not Enough Recipes., May 14, 2006

By 

Susanne Koenig "mynewwritinglife.blogspot.com" (Memphis, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Betty Crocker Kids Cook! (Spiral-bound)

You know how it grates when you're exposed to a really really loud car stereo? That's what this book is visually. I am not interested in using a cookbook that 1) hurts my eyes and 2) isn't very original. I mean, don't kids get enough stimulation nowadays without printing a cookbook this garish?

If you're looking to get the kids into the kitchen, save your money for The Everything Kid's Cookbook or Mommy and Me, both fantastic books for that purpose; or for ultra kid-friendly new recipes, Beyond Mac'n'Cheese (by MOPS), or if you're really serious about family cooking, The Cook's Illustrated Family Cookbook, all excellent selections.

For healthy alternatives, get the BH & G's Kid's Favorites Made Healthy--a really excellent book with lots of recipes that are charming and easy to make. Skip this tome, which aside from scarring your retina, is mundane at best.