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Cooking & Food

Cooking is chemistry and creativity and the deep satisfaction of making something edible from scratch. These 0 books connect children to the kitchen, with recipes, with stories, and with the rich cultural histories that food carries.

Kitchen adventures, secret recipes, and the way food brings families together. For the child who wants to stir the pot.

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Cooking & Food Books for Kids – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

3,486 books about cooking & food

0–3 yrs1238 books

4–7 yrs1688 books

8–11 yrs433 books

Age

0–2 3–5 6–8 9–12 13+

Cover of Chef's Secret

Between professional cooking and his first real relationship, Jason tries to balance his secret stresses while proving h

Cover of With the Fire on High

With the Fire on High

Elizabeth Acevedo

Emoni Santiago balances the demands of young motherhood with her magical talent in the kitchen, dreaming of a future tha

Cover of Freedom Soup

Dance and clap along in the kitchen as Ti Gran teaches Belle to cook a traditional meal while sharing the vibrant histor

Cover of Cooking Club Chaos!

1 2 3...146

12–18 yrs

121 books

Phoebe G. Green #4

Cooking Club Chaos!

Veera Hiranandani

When Phoebe G. Green finds a new love for exciting foods, she's determined to get her best friend, Sage, to try new thin

Ages 4–11

Cover of Bake Like a Pro!

Maker Comics #1

Bake Like a Pro!

Join Sage, a wizard-in-training, as she discovers the magic of baking in an enchanted kitchen. This graphic novel teache

Cover of The Ice Cream Machine

The Machine Series #1

The Ice Cream Machine

Meet a robot nanny, a mechanical prodigy, and a penguin running a boardwalk stand in six wild stories all centered aroun

Cover of Do You Like Green Eggs and Ham?

Do You Like Green Eggs and Ham?

Sam-I-Am brings his famous feast to life in this interactive board book featuring a squeaky green yolk and a mirror for

Cover of A Taste of Home

A Taste of Home

A walk through the city streets becomes a global feast as friends collect ingredients from many cultures to cook a meal

Cover of The Winner Is...

Next Best Junior Chef #3

The Winner Is...

Charise Mericle Harper

Finalists in the Next Best Junior Chef competition face high-stakes kitchen surprises that test their culinary skills an

Cover of Food Fight!

Carol Diggory Shields

When a midnight kitchen party turns into a chaotic mess, children learn how quickly fun can sour when feelings get hurt

Cover of Kids Cooking: Students Prepare and Eat Foods from Around the World

Kids Cooking: Students Prepare and Eat Foods from Around the World

Join four groups of children in the kitchen as they chop, mix, and sauté their way through a collection of international

Cover of Kiss and Spell

Ever After High: A School Story #2

Suzanne Selfors

Ginger Breadhouse wants to be a star chef, but her cooking show turns into a disaster when a botched spell transforms he

Cover of The Candy Shop War

The Candy Shop War #1

The Candy Shop War

Four friends receive magical candies from a mysterious shop owner that grant them amazing superpowers, but they soon rea

Cover of Pizza for Birds

Pizza for Birds

Bob the birdseed chef meets his match when a flashy new rival arrives in town with a pizza delivery bike and a lot of on

Cover of Zak's Lunch

Margie Palatini

When a plain sandwich won't do, Zak imagines a fantastic waitress named Lou who serves up an extraordinary imaginary ban

Cover of Llama Llama Yum Yum Yum!

Llama Llama Yum Yum Yum!

Llama Llama and Mama are busy in the kitchen! Scratch and sniff the pages to smell everything from pickles to ice cream

Cover of The Heartbreak Bakery

The Heartbreak Bakery

After a bad breakup, Syd's magical brownies accidentally cause every couple in the community to split, and only new reci

Cover of Mama's Roti

Raakhee Mirchandani

A single round of flatbread connects families across continents, honoring the hands that harvest wheat and the community

Cover of Memory Jars

Determined not to lose the magic of summer blueberries, Freda tries to preserve everything she loves in jars only to lea

Cover of Feast for 10

Cathryn Falwell

One family shops, two family members carry bags, and ten family members sit down to eat in this rhythmic counting story

Cover of Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel

Dragons Love Tacos #2

Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel

Tacos have gone extinct, and the only way to save the dragons from a taco-less future is a risky trip back in time.

Cover of Monster Food

From pears and peaches to chewy chairs and shoes, these silly monsters show off their very unusual appetites in a playfu

Cover of Who Was Milton Hershey?

Who Was Milton Hershey?

James Buckley Jr., Who HQ

Milton Hershey failed many times before he perfected his milk chocolate recipe and built a town and school for his worke

Cover of Green Eggs and Ham

Green Eggs and Ham

Sam-I-am won't take no for an answer as he follows his friend by boat, train, and tree to prove that a certain green tre