Teaching kids to bake and cook is great fun but usually very messy. Teaching the same skill to teenagers can be a lot of hard work. Do they ever put their phones down?

I found it fun to work with so I'll just add it's good for adults too.

The recipes are easy to follow and the illustrations I found both helpful and at times amusing. I think I'm mimicking the cat now writing this review. Yes, my tongue is sticking out. Hey, it's how I concentrate.

I'd recommend all parents to have this standing by. It's fun, colourful and easy to use.

Enjoy!

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

Illustrated step by step baking cookbook for kids is an adorable illustrated instructional recipe book for children set out in an easy to follow and read format. The instructions are clear and concise and the choice in the book is amazing.
Each recipe is followed by a page for the child to fill in with information such as when they made that dish,who they made it with, what they would change next time, a star rating, ideas for experiments and a fun fact.
This book is a great starting book for children to help with baking and cooking in a fun way.

This had a lot of great recipes with really good instructions for each one. I will definitely be making some of these recipes in the future.

A great learning/ teaching cookbook for beginners or those that are teaching the next generation to cook. Some people learn better with visual aids. This is definitely for them! But, this cookbook has some seriously good recipes too. Buy it as a gift....but get yourself one too!

Got this title mainly for my son, who loves to bake and help out in the kitchen! When he read through everything, his eyes lit up with joy especially at the cat that was cooking in the illustrations. Hopefully we can get more books like this for children to enjoy! He gives it 5 stars!

My mouth began watering before I even finished the introduction of this book, and let me tell you, it only got worse/better once I saw the recipes!

I wish I had had this book when I was a teenager and starting to get acquainted with all the kitchen utensils. This easy step-by-step baking cookbook would have made my life so much easier when I was starting out. The instructions are perfectly clear, the pages are nicely illustrated and the baked goods look delicious! First thing on my list to do: bake all the cookies presented in this book! With this cookbook I might even finally try baking macarons again (last time I tried to do that it was an utter failure!).

I would consider getting this book for my future nephew and niece and I can only imagine the fun we'd have with all these recipes. This cookbook is very easy to follow and has great beginner's tips!

This is the most adorable cover that I’ve ever seen, whoever designed it deserves a huge congratulations because it’s impossible not to want to read it.

I’m going to be honest and say, I don’t really enjoy to cook that much and the reason for it, it’s because I’m a huge disaster on the kitchen, half of the time my recipes ends up in complete failure and even some tears

But having this book with the cute illustrations and easy instructions really made me want to try again, this book it’s so well done and carefully made, not only kids and teens will enjoy it but adults too. it’s perfect for a little family time on the kitchen.

My favorite recipe was the chocolate crinkle cookies, the photo was so mouthwatering that I’m already preparing the ingredients to try it.

“Thanks netgalley and the publisher for this arc in exchange of a honest review”

It really is wonderful. The design is perfect for kids! The design is outstanding and the recipes are kid-friendly. Baking Basics are included, which are important then there are recipes perfect for various treats and snacks. The illustrations are fun for showing the tools, ingredients and instructions. If there is a school bake sale, family event or club event needing a treat or perhaps other gathering this is the cookbook to grab to find the treat and work together to create a treat to enjoy at home. There is even a difficult chart to help determine how much work or baking knowledge is needed.

I appreciate the publisher allowing me to read this book. My daughter loves this book already using it several times we both highly recommend.

Wow! I love this book. It's got lots of useful information about cooking at the start. The recipes are easy to follow, with appropriate steps, and well illustrated. The cat pictures are super cute. I wish I had this book when I was younger.

I really enjoyed looking through this book. I showed this to my 12 yr old and he thought it had really good recipes. I liked that it had realistic meals in it. Many kids cookbooks have cute recipes that would never be eaten regularly. Although the ebook is not very good. It repeats the pages and is very small.

Skye Wade's Illustrated Step-by-Step Baking Cookbook for Kids and Teens has 60 mostly baking recipes divided into seven sections (cookies and bars, cakes, cupcakes, muffins, pastries, breads, and savory and salty). Each recipe has an illustrated ingredients list and instructions with an cartoon cat modeling each step. The introduction describes the goal of the work to use as "few words as possible," which is great for beginning cooks who may not know what each stage should look like, but the illustrations are a bit unclear at points. For example, the precooking instructions have an illustration of a red circle with a line through it with the captain: "Read the Safety Rules!", which seems to imply that you should not read the safety rules. Beyond that, the text is very approachable for younger cooks. Recipes are broken down in to simple steps and a "! Adult Help" or "CAREFUL!" icon is put next to any step that may be unsafe for a young cook to do alone.

This was published June 25th 2021. I received an eARC from Net Galley for review.

Wow, I absolutely adored this cookbook! The illustrations are not only beautiful and cute, they are very simple to follow. The written instructions are clear, concise and straightforward. The recipe ideas are delicious and well varied - there's plenty in here for everyone, no matter what your favourite treats are. Not only is this cookbook a joy to look at, I found it a joy to use in my kitchen. Would recommend wholeheartedly!

Thank you to BooksGoSocial and Netgalley for an eARC of this book to read and review.

I can’t even. This book is so cute - I love the little cat, hard at work in the kitchen with its tongue sticking out. I love how this book was laid out, from the illustrated glossary, to the cookie rating of how hard the recipe will be. Each recipe was easy and fun to follow. I loved the section at the end of each recipe where you can make notes, suggestions for experiments, and fun facts about ingredients being used. I also appreciate that there is a picture of the finished project before every recipe. This is usually the thing I am annoyed about most in adult baking books! I want to see what I’m trying to make!

There are so many thoughtful touches in this book and I loved them all, including the index with the recipes broken down by time so bakers can quickly find something they can bake in the time frame they have. There is also a great index for bakes by occasion.

As an adult who enjoys doing easy bakes, I will definitely be making some of these treats! I would also recommend this book to parents who have a budding baker in the house. While there is a section in this book for “Savory and Salty” which includes things that can be made for dinner, such as pizza or quiche, it would be wonderful to see a version of this book by the same creator with all lunch/dinner options!

I received a free ARC from NetGalley and I am voluntarily leaving a review.

I like the illustration style, so cute! I want to recommend this book to someone who has kids and wants to teach their kids baking, this book is good for starting, I like baking, and I like illustrations, so it will a good book for me, I'm adult but I still enjoy this book :)

A wonderful cookbook aimed at children filled with, on the whole, simple recipes to make with children. A timely download for me as midst school summer holidays with grandchildren to entertain makes the book even more opportune. Good photography with detailed step-by-step instructions in the form of line drawings featuring a cute little mouse, reminded me a little of DK publications. Everyday ingredients and utensils involved plus I was pleased to see the measurements in metric and imperial measurements instead of the rather mysterious world of cups being UK based and noting the book is aimed at the American market. Mainly all sweet based treats but also some yeast based bread plus the all time children's favourite, Pizza! I look forward to seeing the printed book as the kindle version didn't download all the pages but despite that we have made a Flourless Chocolate Cake this afternoon which was very yummy.

A cute and easy book for kids to learn baking. The note section after each recipe is a great idea! I stole some recipes to make myself. A great book for any kid.

This cookbook is aimed towards children but a lot of the recipes seem to be quite advanced. I enjoyed reading this cookbook because of its adorable and thought-out illustrations and touches. There is a space near the front to write your name which is quite cute :)

I enjoyed the baking basics section, especially the safety rules and if something went wrong. Very important information for people to know when baking. Baking language and how to measure sections are also great and very useful.

This cookbook is filled with adorable and detail-oriented illustrations. Safety is a priority in this book as there are several illustrations included dedicated to it including caution signs and ask for adult help, etc.

I noticed the vegetable peeler does not say caution which I found interesting. Maybe the illustrator/author missed that.

The recipes let you know the prep time, baking time, resting, and yield which is very useful when planning to bake.

There is a notes and fun fact section after each recipe, which comes in very useful when experimenting with recipes. There are also ideas for experimenting included which encourage children and readers alike to play around with recipes and to have fun.

The instructions are simple to follow but very much effective. There are also several informative illustrations showing people how to do things.

Measurements are in grams and ounces which is useful but also requires readers to convert to measuring cups and spoons if they do not have a kitchen scale. Not the most accessible. I do appreciate the weight in grams though. The back of the book has a conversion chart but still, would also have appreciated measurements in cups and spoons as well.

There seems to be plenty of alternatives for things such as mixers or using a whisk instead, etc. Nice to see as not all children may have the appropriate equipment needed.

The photographs are beautiful but the pages are all a light brown. I wish there was a bit more colour, perhaps pastels. This strikes me as odd because children’s books typically are more colourful.

The recipes have suggestions such as good for Valentine’s Day when looking at the rose cupcakes. There is an occasions chart in the back of the book with many occasions, sparking inspiration!

I noticed that the Some Ingredients section only has one recipe, which was pizza dough. This could definitely be placed under the bread section.

The colouring page at the very end was cute but didn’t have the same style as the illustrations in the cookbook. Was a little disappointed by that.

Finally, I feel like this book was missing a conclusion to round it up. Maybe a simple message such as I hope you enjoyed or just something. It felt like there was no final ending after the last recipe.

Overall, a cute cooking book that could be a lot better with some changes as aforementioned. Especially the colours. It feels very dull to look at.

Illustrated Step-by-Step Baking Cookbook for Kids and Teens by Skye Wade is such an amazing cookbook. I was not that excited to examine this book because I felt that the cover was off-putting. However, the inside of this book definitely makes up for the cover. Inside, kids will find recipes they love along with beautiful color photographs and step by step instructions with drawings to illustrate them. It is such an easy format to follow and I think that would work well with kids of many different ages. Great book overall. I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher with no obligations. These opinions are entirely my own.

This is a fantastic family friendly cook book. There is a great variety of recipes for children to make but what makes this cookbook stand out from other children’s cookbooks are two thing. The first is that all instructions given are using illustrations, making it accessible for all ages and easy to engage with. The second is that each recipe note section - a page where you can rate the recipe, say when you made it and with whom and even a section to brainstorm ideas on how to tweek the recipe for next time. If that wasn’t enough there is also colouring sheets in the back. This is a cookbook that belongs in all family kitchens.

Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to review this book in exchange for an honest opinion.