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Tacos!

An Interactive Recipe Book
Series: Cook In A Book
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Tacos! is a delightful children's book that dives into the world of everyone's favourite Mexican dish, exploring creative scenarios and fun adventures. Using engaging illustrations and simple storylines, it is perfect for sparking a child’s imagination and appetite. This playful tale is sure to entertain and educate young readers about the joys of tacos.
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Format: Board book
$5800

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This book may appeal to you if you have a young one who delights in culinary adventures and vibrant illustrations. Filled with fun facts about food and enticing images, it's perfect for sparking an interest in cooking while sharing delightful stories around everyone's favourite delicious dish.

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For kids who cook in a play kitchen or a real kitchen, this interactive recipe book invites readers to chop the vegetables, mash the avocado, warm the tortillas, and more – all inside the book!

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Step one: Cut the chicken into cubes and toss it in a bowl with the spices.

Step two: Warm oil on a skillet on the stove, then add the chicken.

Step three: While the chicken cooks, chop the scallions, slice the radishes, shred the cabbage, mince the cilantro.

Simple yet accurate recipe text takes readers through the steps of cooking tacos, while the interactive novelty features such as pull tabs, sliders, wheels, and pop-out pieces invite them to participate in the process. Perfect for kids who love to help in the kitchen, or any child who prefers to "do it myself." This is the third title in the COOK IN A BOOK series.

Series: Cook In A Book

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    Invite young children into the kitchen with this toddler-friendly introduction to cooking. Colourful, charming, and cleverly designed, Cake! features sturdy paper-engineered parts to guide future foodies through a simple recipe, from greasing the pan to decorating with sprinkles. Pull a tab to mix the batter, turn a wheel to pipe the frosting, pop out the cake piece to serve, and...
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  • Cookies!
    Simple yet accurate recipe text takes readers through the steps of baking cookies, from combining the dry ingredients to pulling fresh cookies out of the oven. Meanwhile, the interactive novelty features invite them to participate in the process. Move the sifter from side to side to separate the flour, turn the wheel to whisk the sugar and butter, pull the...
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  • Pancakes!
    Cook pancakes from scratch inside this interactive recipe book. Readers whisk the eggs, flip the pancakes, and more! Pancakes! guides readers through the process: Step one: Mix together the flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder. Step two: Whisk the eggs, milk, and butter. Step three: Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients to make the batter. Simple, straightforward recipe...
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  • Pizza!
    Cook pizza from scratch in this fully interactive recipe book that allows readers to mix the ingredients, knead the dough, spread the sauce, and more! Pizza! provides a step-by-step guide to crafting the perfect pizza: Step One: Stir the yeast and sugar into the warm water, and set aside until bubbly. Step Two: Combine the flour and salt in a...
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  • Spaghetti!
    Cook pasta from scratch inside this interactive recipe book – fry, simmer, boil, drain, grate and more! A simple but accurate recipe takes young readers through the steps of cooking spaghetti, from chopping onions to serving up a plate of steaming hot pasta with tomato sauce, while the interactive novelty features invite them to participate in the process ... without...
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  • Tacos!
    Step one: Cut the chicken into cubes and toss it in a bowl with the spices.Step two: Warm oil on a skillet on the stove, then add the chicken.Step three: While the chicken cooks, chop the scallions, slice the radishes, shred the cabbage, mince the cilantro.Simple yet accurate recipe text takes readers through the steps of cooking tacos, while the...
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Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Tacos! is praised for its engaging interactivity, enabling children to engage with the world of cooking creatively and safely. Reviewers appreciate the clever, hands-on experience provided by tabs, flaps, and a pop-out cardboard knife, making it a fun culinary introduction for young chefs. Vibrant illustrations and the book's ability to delight kids without kitchen mess are also highlighted, with many noting its appeal as part of a beloved interactive recipe series.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780714875057

Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd

Format: Board book

Date Published: 23 October 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Phaidon Press Ltd

Contributors:

  • By Lotta Nieminen

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 203.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 554g

Pages: 16

Collections

Children's Board Books Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Series: Cook In A Book

About the Author

Lotta Nieminen is an illustrator, graphic designer, and art director from Helsinki, Finland, now running her own New York-based studio. In 2014, she was nominated for Forbes magazine's annual 30 Under 30 list. In 2010, she received the Art Directors Club Young Guns award. Her client list includes Google, The New York Times, and Vanity Fair, among many others.

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