Hello,
This week we are going into the virtual kitchen and take a look at cookbooks for children. I must admit that I love cookbooks and especially children’s cookbooks. We have cookbooks of all kinds, but are adding more and more vegan or vegetarian cookbooks. I can’t resist a new one and my assistant is giving me a hard time about it. (All in fun.) Here is a list of cookbooks that you might like to add to your library.

These books you may be able to get from your Adventist Book Center.

• The Optimal Diet: The Official CHIP Cookbook by Darlene Blaney and Hans Diehl

• Cooking with Catie by Catie Sanner

• Cooking Entrees with the Micheff Sisters and Cooking with the Micheff Sisters

• Sabbath Dinner Cookbook 1 and 2 and the International Sabbath Dinner Cookbook

• Vital Vittles by Heather Leno (a CHIP bookbook)

• Fix-It-Fast Vegetarian Cookbook by Heather Houck Reseck, R. D.

• Apple a Day – don’t forget the old standbys. These aren’t beautiful, but parents will remember these and may come to check them out, too.

Vegetarian cookbooks for kids are more and more popular with the secular population. It is easier and easier to find good cookbooks in local bookstores.

• Cooking With Herb, the Vegetarian Dragon by Jules Bass

• The Jumbo Vegetarian Cookbook by Judi Gillies and Jennifer Glossop

• Simply in Season by Mark Beach and Julie Kauffman

• Pretend Soup by Mollie Katzen and Ann Henderson

• Salad People by Mollie Katzen and Ann Henderson

• Snack Food by Sharon Dalgleish (part of a set titled ‘Healthy Choices’)

• The Teen’s Vegetarian Cookbook by Judy Krizmanic (This one is not colorful, but has some good recipes and ideas. It is 10 years old, and may be difficult to locate. It may not be worth it to you.)

Very popular but not vegetarian:

• The Sleepover Cookbook by Hallie Warshaw

• The Children’s Step-By-Step Cookbook by Angela Wilkes (contains photographic lessons)

• Simple 1 – 2 – 3 Cooking for Kids


Children’s cookbooks put out by Food Network stars such as Rachel Ray and Paula Deen are quite popular. Even if the books aren’t vegetarian, we can get some good ideas to use with our meat substitutes, or ideas to make some great healthy snacks.

My next few books are about food, but not really cookbooks.

• Raising Healthy Eaters: 100 Tips for Parents by Henry Legere, M.D.

• It’s Disgusting and We Ate It! By James Solheim True food facts from around the world and throughout history. Can’t you just see the kids grabbing for this one!

• Eat Your Words by Charlotte Foltz Jones A fascinating look at the language of food

• Super-Sized Kids by Walt Larimore, M.D., Sherri Flynt, MPH, RD, LD; Steve Halliday How to rescue your child from the obesity threat. This would be great for parents in your school, too. This one is also found at the ABC stores.


Don’t forget to check out my blog in case you missed a week. Sdalibrarian.blogspot.com

Hope your week is great and you find a wonderful new recipe. Let me know if you also see a great new cookbook for kids. I’ll try to sneak it past my assistant.

Audrey