The Mix-It-Up Cookbook (American Girl Library) [Spiral-bound]

Tracy McGuinness (Illustrator)

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Spiral-bound: 95 pages
• Publisher: American Girl Publishing Inc (September 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1584857420
• ISBN-13: 978-1584857426
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 10 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #575,731 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My daughter loves the Mix-It-Up Cookbook, November 29, 2005

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Natalie T. Barry "NY bookworm" (Hastings-on-Hudson, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Mix-It-Up Cookbook (American Girl Library) (Spiral-bound)

My 11-year-old daughter received this cookbook as a birthday present and has been on a cooking tear ever since. The book is nicely organized, colorful and easy to read for kids. The recipes are perfectly suited to the younger set, too.

She's already made the spaghetti and meatballs, as well as the pancakes. As her mom, I'm very happy that she's enjoying herself and that I'm off the hook when she's cooking!

I'm actually ordering the book as a Christmas present for another 11-year-old -- I highly recommend this cookbook to preteen or younger children.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mix It Up, Eat It Up, May 19, 2004

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Little Willow (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Mix-It-Up Cookbook (American Girl Library) (Spiral-bound)

The popular publishing house Pleasant Company created the American Girls book series for young girls over a decade ago. Since then, they have branched out, creating fiction and non-fiction books for kids of all ages.

The Mix-It-Up Cookbook introduces children to various basic recipes, such as pancakes, milkshakes, burritos, pizzas and macaroni. The colorful illustrations and straightforward instructions are both eye-catching and informative. The recipes are simple and the meals are healthy, not to mention yummy. Each recipe offers various ways to "mix it up." For example, prepare some scrambled eggs, add them to a warm flour tortilla and voila - you have a breakfast burrito all ready to go.

The book is also spiral-bound, meaning that it will lay flat on the countertop while you cook. This leaves both hands available to cut, mix and stir. Rather than trying to balance ingredients, bowls and utensils in one hand while propping the book open with the other hand, show kids that both hands should be available to cook. That will further reinforce kitchen safety.

From tossing a simple salad to setting the table, there are many ways to include all family members in mealtime. Get your kids in the kitchen and teach them how to be safe, how to follow instructions, and how to cook. Encourage them to make up their own fun dishes (within reason, of course) and you may soon turn your reluctant helper into a willing kitchen aide. Who knows -- you might have a future chef on your hands and not know it.

Now, if you are feeling really adventurous, have your munchkins help you prepare next week's grocery list!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Creative Cooking, January 23, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Mix-It-Up Cookbook (American Girl Library) (Spiral-bound)

The Mix-It-Up Cookbook is perfect for teaching kids to make basic recipes and then get creative with those recipes by adding mix-ins. Each chapter is devoted to one food, such as pancakes, eggs, and popcorn. Then, there is a whole page next to the recipe devoted to clever mix-ins you can add to make it taste even better (for example, peanut butter cups for the popcorn, chocolate chips and bananas for the pancakes). Yum! It even goes into details about how to set a proper table and make a complete, balanced meal. And it is all colorfully illustrated. It is books like this that make cooking fun.