Cooking With Max - 45 Fun and Kind of Messy Recipes Kids Can Make [Hardcover]

Max Nania (Author), Sienna Nania (Photographer)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

All kids like to make stuff, and seven-year-old Max Nania is no exception. He began inventing different kinds of snacks before he turned three years old. Max s mom, Sienna Nania, encouraged him every step of the way so long as he helped clean up afterwards. Cooking with Max showcases Max s 45 favorite recipes that he has created over the last 4 years. With each recipe, Sienna offers tips for Moms to help make the kitchen a fun classroom. Children and grown-ups will have a blast making such delightfully named creations as Tie-dyed Pancakes and Crunchy Bugs & Cheese.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Seven-year-old Max Nania has always been the creative type. His mother, Sienna Nania, says her son began inventing snacks when he was only three. She s always encouraged her budding chef so long as he always helps clean up afterwards. Max is a typical second grader with a passion for sports (he enjoys playing soccer and is an avid fan of the Atlanta Braves baseball team). He s a talented video gamer, but balances that out with a love for comic books and chapter books. His interest in reading began when he was in preschool. He and his mom would read together and for fun would occasionally make up recipes to go along with the stories. When Max was a first grader, he needed to practice his handwriting, so he started writing down the recipes he d concocted. And that s how Cooking with Max first came about, he says. ABOUT MAX S MOM Sienna Nania is a self-described Wonder Mom. Being a mom is absolutely awesome, she says. But many times, I just plain wonder what s going to happen next and how long will it take to clean it up, she explains with a laugh. Parenthood both amazes and crazes, she adds. Sienna is a former yoga instructor and currently, in on top of her mom duties (in addition to Max, she has another son, Ian), serves as an agent for a Celtic rock band. She s also a playwright for a children s theatre. The kitchen is her favorite room in the house, for it is in the kitchen that she and her family talk, teach, laugh, eat, and cook together. She couldn t believe it when other moms would tell her they didn t want their toddlers in the kitchen when they made dinner. Why, that s where all this cookbook of Max s came together! she says.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 60 pages
• Publisher: Little Five Star a division of Five Star Publications AZ; 1st edition (March 13, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589850599
• ISBN-13: 978-1589850590
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,911,697 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A small, spiral bound, nicely organized and illustrated cookbook for kids, June 10, 2007

By 

Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cooking With Max - 45 Fun and Kind of Messy Recipes Kids Can Make (Hardcover)

"Cooking With Max: 45 Really Fun And Kinda Messy Recipes Kids Can Make" is a small, spiral bound, nicely organized and illustrated cookbook for kids by Max Nania that truly lives up to its title. Each of the forty-five featured and thoroughly 'kid friendly' recipes features a clear list of ingredients, utensils, and step-by-step instructions that any boy or girl can accomplish with success in their mother's kitchen. Of special note are the 'Max Says' comment on each recipe that adds a little background and encouragement for that particular dish. From Groovy Green Beans; Cookie Cutter Cheese; Dad's Seasoned Popcorn; and Georgia Lemonade; to Kid's Chocolate Baguette; Breakfast Sundaes; Tie-Dyed Pancakes; and Marshmallow Candy, "Cooking With Max" is an ideal and very highly recommended 'starter cookbook' for aspiring young chefs!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars quick and easy, November 27, 2009

By 

cnat "cnat" (usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cooking With Max - 45 Fun and Kind of Messy Recipes Kids Can Make (Hardcover)

My daughter loves these recipes. They are extremely simple for the Mom who hates cooking but has a daughter that really wants to.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Still waiting...., March 9, 2010

By 

Carol Stephenson - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Cooking With Max - 45 Fun and Kind of Messy Recipes Kids Can Make (Hardcover)

I am still waiting to receive it. I actually ordered it again????? Will review once it gets here. You said I ordered in January. Check again cause I just reordered it. Carol Stephenson