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Mary Poppins in the kitchen: A cookery book with a story

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Everything for kids to cook from Apple Brown Betty to Zodiac Cake. In between you'll find Beff Patties, Bread and Butter Pudding, Cherry Pie, Date Bread, Dressing for Salads, Easter Cake, Fruit Salad, Gingerbread Stars, Honey and Bananas, Irish Stew, Jam Tarts, Kale (Cabbage) Kings Cake, Lanchashire Hot Pot, Lemon Souffle, Meringues, Nut Loaf, Oatmeal Cookies, Potatoes, Queen of Puddings, Roast Chicken and Bread Sauce, Shepherd's Pie, Trout, Upside Down Cake, Very Plain Cake, Walnut Cake, XXX Candy Kisses, and Yorkshire Pudding. A cute little cookbook for kids ten to fourteen or even younger ones who love Mary Poppins and things British.

This is a perfect beginners cookbook/gift for a child that's a major Mary Poppins fan, otherwise there are many other children's cookbooks that would serve this purpose better. The recipes are decent, a bit too British for most American kids tastes however. That is an issue with the audience and not the book obviously.
For collectors of P.L. Travers writings you will want this, it is but a pale shadow of the series. But any work by Travers is a quirky cause for fun, enjoy it for what it is.

This has recipes along with the usual adorable illustrations, and little
stories to keep up the interest of the children. Another Mary Poppins hit!

My 10-years daughter summed it up perfectly:
"Mom, you get 3 for one in this book:
-New story about Mary Poppins,
- A lot of yummy recipes,
- And we can spend time together, preparing the stuff"
Now, after the quote ended... Both of us probably will never get to really preparing at least third of the recipes, as a little bit too British for our tastes. Still, it was fun to read them and choose the one that we'd like to try. And, as always, both of us had fun reading one more story about Mary Poppins.
Recommended: your collection of Mary Poppins books would not be complete without this one.

Great little book to share with the little one .... the receipes are all doable with a little one for his/her 1st baking adventure!

I bought this as a present for my friend's daughter, She loved everything about it!! Excellent mix of story and cookbook, never gets boring, Easy recipes but creative enought to present a little challenge, Excellent bargain for what this book has to offer and item was shipped very quickly, would definitely recommend the seller!!