This cookbook includes all the good eating from A to Z! Designed for the beginning young chef (from ages 3 on up!), each recipe includes simple step-by-step instructions to help your child discover creativity in the kitchen. In my years of teaching cooking classes through public schools (with children having special needs), nature centers, and art studios, I have found that kids become genuinely excited about cooking activities...and they seem more likely to try new foods that they make themselves. All the recipes have been kid-tested and approved! Focus is on healthy eating--but, we all need a little sugar sometimes, right? Cooking is a fun and functional way towards independence...with built-in reinforcement! Through cooking, kids can acquire many life skills-- * Fine motor coordination * Sequencing directions * Math (measuring) and food science * Making something by yourself from start to finish * Social skills--sharing, cooperating, taking turns, and learning the satisfaction of creating (and eating) as a family Each 8-1/2" x 5-1-2" cookbook contains 40 recipes (ok, I threw in a few extra letters) and basic guidelines for cooking safely and successfully. The illustrations and cover, designed by graphic artist Michael DeMilo, is ready for your child to color for personalizing their very own book. The spiral binding helps it lay flat during food preparation. I hope you and your child "relish" this cookbook as much as I've enjoyed watching kids master the art of cooking!