A very fun cookbook for kids with great simple recipes and tips! I'd make a few of these dishes myself!

What a great cookbook! The material is well written and presented in an easy to follow manner. I look forward to trying out several of these recipes with my kids.

I think this is an excellent beginner cookbooks for children. The recipes are simple and delicious. The information is very well organized and includes a great list of ingredients and kitchen tools. I highly recommend this book it’s filled with fun baking items for your budding chef. I received this book from NetGalley for an honest review.

This is a great kids beginner cookbook for baking! The author did a great job at incorporating all sorts of information into this book, there is an equipment list and she gives some kitchen rules for them to follow. The chapters are broke down into different types of baked goods, with photos of the completed food item. The recipes range from easy that they can do on their own to hard where they need a little help. My son has been interested in baking and this is a great book for us to use and add into our homeschool day! I wish it had more recipes! I would highly recommend.

I received this ARC from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for my honest review.

Kid Chef Junior Bakes aims to introduce some of the youngest home chefs to the fun of creating their own baked goods. Most of the recipes are sweet , but there is a chapter of savory recipes also. Recipes do span a range of skill-levels, from simple (Coconut Macaroon Mountains; 4-Ingredient Biscuits) to moderate (Hot-Fudge Lava Cakes; Shortcut Cinnamon Rolls), to moderately-complex (Strawberry Ice-Cream-Cone Cupcakes; Roly-Poly Cinnamon-Raisin Bagels). There is an effort to use fat substitutes where possible--avocado in Secret-Ingredient Double-Chocolate Cookies; applesauce and yogurt in Zippy Zucchini-Cranberry Muffins--but as a result some of the recipes look a bit heavy.

The recipes are divided into 3 levels of difficulty using symbols of 1, 2, or 3 baking mitts. A fourth level may have been advisable, since this is a book which claims to be accessible for ages 4+, and some of the recipes do involve multiple steps and processes (bagels, for example). There is a handy section in the back offering kitchen tips for parents assisting young bakers, and recipes are clearly marked with STOP signs for areas which children should not undertake on their own. Speaking of sections--the book is arranged by recipe type: Cookies & Bars, Cakes & Cupcakes, etc.--but since the recipes also span a range of abilities, it would perhaps have been more helpful to group recipes by difficulty level instead. Then we wouldn't need the 1, 2, 3-mitt symbols, and finding appropriate recipes for each age would be much simpler.

The Verdict: Shelf-worthy, but not for 4-year-olds. Call me unadventurous, but I'm not boiling bagels with a toddler. Why not just let them help with some of the simpler/safer steps in a "regular" recipe? Or make Rice Krispie treats?? For somewhat older bakers (7+??) there are some recipes to try here, though I do have concerns about the undercooked eggs in the Lava Cakes, and the sog-inducing fat substitutions (I'm with Julia Child--put in the butter and don't eat them all).

Very good beginning baking book for kids. Chapters are cookies & bars, cakes & cupcakes, muffins, pastries, and savory baked goods. Each recipe has a color photo of the finished product and is rated from easy (kids could probably do it themselves) to hard (team effort with a grownup). The recipes in each chapter get progressively more difficult. Tips are included for parents, including a Baking with Kids 101 guide. There is an equipment list and a list of steps for kids to go through before they start cooking, along with kitchen rules. Each recipe is labelled for allergens, says what tools are needed, and gives the directions in steps (including stop signs to get adult help). Many steps are also shown in a photo. There are ideas for making it your own and a place to list the date a recipe was made, rate it, list who helped, and a kid joke relevant to the recipe.
Only reason I can't give this 5 stars is because there are only 25 recipes. They are a nice variety of items, but I just wish there were more.
I received an ebook ARC in exchange for an honest review.

3 ingredient hazelnut brownies are so easy to make.
ooh.. hot fudge lava cake
icecream cone cupcakes are a cool idea
Didnt know that kid safe kitchen knives are available
Liked all the tiny logos of all the kitchen items needed for baking
The book has some lines for entries like when the recipes were made, rating for the recipes and some trivia.

I would recommend this cookbook for children who are comfortable in the kitchen or have an adult who enjoys baking to work with them. I teach middle school age culinary and I think a few recipes are a little advanced for an average 13 year old. I would like to try to do some of the simpler recipes with my school age daughter. I think she would enjoy them!