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Annabel Karmel's My First Cookbook

Fun, simple recipes all kids will love
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Annabel Karmel's My First Cookbook is a delightful guide that introduces young chefs to the world of cooking. It features a collection of fun and easy-to-follow recipes tailored for children, designed to teach basic cooking skills while encouraging creativity in the kitchen. Filled with colourful illustrations and engaging instructions, this book aims to inspire a love for cooking and healthy eating among young readers.
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This delightful children's cookbook inspires young chefs to explore the kitchen with colourful illustrations and straightforward, delicious recipes. It may appeal to you if you're looking for a way to introduce healthy eating habits and foster a love for cooking in your child through engaging and fun activities.

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A fun and accessible first cookbook - a great way to get young children involved in the kitchen.

A brand-new complete first cookbook for young children from Annabel Karmel, the UK's best-selling children's cookbook author – full of fun recipes and techniques for even the youngest cooks.

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Put on your aprons - it's time to get cooking with the UK's best-selling children's cookery author! Based on a lifetime's experience creating child-friendly recipes, Annabel Karmel has put together the most fun and accessible first cookbook ever - it's a great way to get young children involved in the kitchen.

Recipes include Monster Pizzas, Sticky Chicken, and Teddy Bear Pasta, plus lots of tempting, easy-to-make treats like banana and blueberry loaf cake and Oreo brownies. Along the way, children will learn essential hands-on kitchen skills, from simple sandwich making all the way to cake baking.

Each recipe is easy to follow, beautifully photographed, and features hilarious illustrations from Kate Greenaway Award-nominated artist Alex Willmore.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781783129881

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 14 September 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Welbeck Children's Books

Illustration: Clr photos and illus

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Alex Willmore

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 236.0mm

Height: 286.0mm

Weight: 520g

Pages: 64

About the Author

Annabel Karmel is the UK's best-selling children's cookbook author, with over 4 million copies of herComplete Baby And Toddler Meal Planner sold worldwide. She has written over 40 books on baby, toddler, child and family food and nutrition.Alex Willmore has illustratedThe Runaway Pea, which was selected for the BookTrust's 2020 Time to Read Campaign. Alex has won the 2020 Shrewsbury Book Fest award and The FCBG 2020 award for his illustrations inThe Runaway Pea, as well as being nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal, and was a finalist in the 2020 Oscar's Book Prize.

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