Cookbooks & Baking Books for 3–5 Year Olds

20 kids’ cookbooks for 3–5 year olds, picked from the 53 kids’ cookbooks in our review library. Measuring is math and stirring is science — kids’ cookbooks turn dinner prep into quality time. Most picks here are picture books; every one links to our full review with age fit and where to buy.

Junior Chef Cookbook 100+ Easy, Fun, and Tasty Recipes for Kids

Daryl Tyler

Kids cook too! This fun and inspiring guide to preparing real food is written by kids, for kids! Cookbooks for kids often focus on bland “child-friendly” fare, but the authors of Chef Junior, five young cooks between the ages of 12 and 15, challenge that assumption. Instead, they present a repertoir

Food Network Magazine The Big, Fun Book of Fake-Out Cakes 75+ Great Recipes

Food Network Magazine

You won’t believe these cakes! Every dessert in this fun baking book is a surprising lookalike. You’ll find 75 clever recipes inside! This is a perfect cookbook for kids: Each cake idea comes with step-by-step photos and easy directions—no special tools required! Ready to fool your friends? Make a c

Cooking the Indonesian Way Includes Low-Fat and Vegetarian Recipes

Kari A. Cornell

Introduces the land, people, and regional cooking of Indonesia and includes recipes for such dishes as pork sate, corn fritters, and chicken in coconut cream sauce.

The Little Chefs Cookbook Fun & Easy Recipes for kids by Michael DiMarco

Michael DiMarco

Getting the kids into the kitchen is truly a win-win for everybody involved; it's educational and can help the kids learn while the adults teach, it results in some yummy food, and it's some truly well some quality time. This is a tasty junior cookbook for kids, including numerous recipes for teens

The Best Kids Cookbook 60 Fun and Simple Recipes to Get Kids Cooking

Danielle Kartes

Get kids cooking delicious food, learning key skills, building confidence, and having fun with this all-new recipe collection from Danielle Kartes, author and chef, known from her appearances on the Kelly Clarkson show and the TODAY show. This cookbook brings kids into the heart of the home and empo

MY FIRST COOKBOOKS PANCAKES, PIZZA, TACOS, AND COOKIES! by LOTTA NIEMINEN

LOTTA NIEMINEN

Cook pancakes, pizza, tacos, and cookies with these bestselling, beloved, interactive recipe books - all in one fun box! Sift flour, pour milk, crack eggs, chop vegetables, knead dough, ladle batter, preheat the oven, cut corn off the cob, add toppings, spread sauce, flip pancakes ... all inside the

Bluey and Bingos Fancy Restaurant Cookbook Yummy Recipes, for Real Life

Penguin Young Readers Licenses

A deliciously fun cookbook perfect for fans of the wildly successful animated series Bluey, as seen on Disney+ Learn how to make yummy food with Bluey and Bingo! Bake some Shadowland Cupcakes, make BBQ Sausages, Capsicum Salad, or write your very own Fancy Restaurant menu! This spiral bound cookbook

Look and Cook Sweet A First Book of Recipes in Pictures by Valorie Fisher

Valorie Fisher

In this third title in the popular Look and Cook series, these easy-to-follow and engaging visual recipes will have kids ages 4 to 8 making their favorite desserts and sweet treats for the whole family to enjoy! Designed for children who can’t yet read, Look and Cook Sweet: A First Book of Recipes i

Tear Soup A Recipe for Healing After Loss

Pat Schwiebert

In this modern-day fable, a woman who has suffered a terrible loss cooks up a special batch of "tear soup," blending the unique ingredients of her life into the grief process. Along the way she dispenses a recipe of sound advice for people who are in mourning.

Cooking With Wilson Quick Kid-Friendly Recipes

Amanda Farwick

Wilson's fans have asked dozens of times for a cookbook with his recipes-and here it is! This cookbook for kids is full of simple, Wilson-approved meals, desserts, and snacks that are easy to put together and don't take long to make. You and your young chefs are sure to enjoy cooking together and ma

Cake! An Interactive Recipe Book (Cook In A Book) by Lotta Nieminen

Lotta Nieminen

Make a cake from scratch with the next interactive board book in this globally bestselling series - mix, bake, and decorate without the mess! Invite young children into the kitchen with this toddler-friendly introduction to cooking. Colorful, charming, and cleverly designed, Cake! features sturdy pa

Color & Cook® Mediterranean Made Easy for Kids An Educational Coloring Cookbook

Elle D'Rae

Discover the vibrant, nutritious, and delicious world of Mediterranean cuisine with "Color & Cook® Mediterranean Made Easy for Kids". Perfect for kids, parents, and families alike, this educational coloring cookbook combines the creativity of a coloring book with the fundamentals of a cookbook. Desi

Complete Childrens Cookbook Delicious Step-by-Step Recipes for Young Cooks

DK

Put on your chef's hat and roll up your sleeves. It's time to get cooking! Filled with more than 150 delicious dishes and mouth-watering recipes for young chefs to create at home. This first cookbook is the perfect way to get your child interested in food, nutrition, and cooking for life! Cooking wi

Desserts Around the World Revised and Expanded to Include New Low-Fat Recipes

Lee Engfer

Featuring recipes from twenty countries around the world, this tasty sampler presents brief descriptions of where, what time of year, and why certain desserts are prepared. with recipes for Moroccan date cake, Sacher Torte from Austria, Venezuelan flan, Lebanese stuffed pancakes, and much more, Dess

Barbie & Teresa The Secret Recipe (Mattel Reader, Level 2) by Courtney Carbone

Courtney Carbone

Get to know Barbie and Barbie's best friend Teresa in this Level 2 reader based off the 2025 Barbie tentpole movie, A RECIPE FOR FRIENDSHIP! Barbie “Brooklyn” Roberts, Barbie “Malibu” Roberts, and their best friends Teresa Rivera and Nikki Watson head to New York to help with the grand opening of Te

DK Childrens Cookbook

Katharine Ibbs

This children’s cookbook will inspire new chefs with everything they need to know to cook delicious meals and sweet treats! Mix, blend, baste, roast, steam, and bake with this fantastic guide that includes easy-to-follow recipes. With a focus on beloved meals and snacks, the DK Children’s Cookbook i

Stir Crack Whisk Bake An Interactive Board Book about Baking

America’s Test Kitchen Kids

An adorable new board book for the littlest of foodies, from the creators of the most-watched cooking show, America's Test Kitchen, and #1 New York Times bestselling kids cookbook, The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs. "Today is a special day because we're going to make something together!" From ga

Instant Pot Cookbook

Cheryl Green

Today only, get this Amazon bestseller for just $0.99. Regularly priced at $6.99. Read on your PC, Mac, smart phone, tablet or Kindle device. Get amazing ideas of slow cooking meals RIGHT NOW! If you want to get delicious, quick and easy recipes for your Instant Pot than this book is for you. Unlike

My Very First Cookbook Joyful Recipes to Make Together! A Cookbook

Danielle Kartes

"Watching mom or dad in the kitchen is usually a child's first introduction to cooking. And when that inevitable question pops up ("Can I help?"), now you can say, "Yes!" These delightful and delicious kid-friendly recipes are the perfect introduction to cooking for little chefs just starting out. S

College Guy Cookbook (Brazil) (Portuguese Edition)

John Blandly

Learn the Portuguese and Brazilian Style of Cooking. With these 50 Authentic Brazilian and Portuguese Recipes! So have you ever had food from Portugal or Brazil? This cookbook will illustrate exactly how easy these amazing dishes are to create at home. But make sure you have a lot of chorizo and bro