This was beautiful. The book illustrations are stunning 😍 with the all the colours. Loved the food recipes at the end.

This is truly a fun read. I loved learning with Tana about the culture and recipe of the Choctaw Nation. I also enjoyed seeing the friendship between Tana, Lola, and Ana. I just wished there's more illustrations here since the illustrator really did a great job.

Review coming soon!

Thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the ARC.

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Appreciated the opportunity to read and review this ARC. Thought it was a lovely, accessible, well-crafted read for the target age range that had a good balance of story and illustration. Great way to share Choctaw culture, approach age relevant topics (e.g. preferences, strengths, nerves, food allergies), and give some nice nuggets of insight. Thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the ARC!

The most heartwarming book I’ve read in a long while!

Friendship bonds are really important to highlight for kids, and the way Tana never have up on helping Ana eland reached out for advice from those around her before figuring things out. I love that the story encourages Ana to do what she loves instead of what she’s uncomfortable with.. I learned beautiful words and stories from the Choctaw culture, which I truly value in a book; indigenous lore.

Now the illustrations are a whole other story, simply, WOW! The food, scenes, and characters are illustrated to keep you hooked and ready for more colorful pictures. Maria did an amazing job, as always!

This was a super cute & fast read! The illustrations were phenomenal! I loved how it has small recipes in the back because I could see myself reading this with my younger sister & her wanting to make those after. I enjoyed the inclusivity as its something you dont see much of in childrens books!

Absolutely adorable. Will be buying for my niece and nephew. Illustrations were beautiful and it does a wonderful job of introducing kids to other cultures via something that’s already familiar! How do we eat? Kids will love.

I love seeing books about kids and cooking, it's a great way to share culture, and family traditions. This was a fun read and I can think of several kids I'd recommend it to.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with this book for free in exchange for my review! All opinions are my own.

I thought this book was very fun. I loved the illustrations and the storyline was cute. I also enjoyed the parent-child bond in the book. This book was also pretty easy to follow.
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I really enjoyed this one and can't wait to share this with my elementary aged kids.
Tana is a great character who is helpful to her friend and her family.
I liked the inclusion of her Chotaw heritage too.
And the illustrations are really lovely and have a lot of color.

Thanks NetGalley for this ARC!

The first in a new children's series (5-8 is the recommendation) about Tana, a second grader who loves to cook. In this first one, Tana and her friends must try out for a school play. However, her friend Ana is very nervous about speaking in front of people. Tana tries to think up ways to help her friend.

This was very cute! I think this was easy to read for kids, plus there is a dictionary of words at the end if kids did not know them. I also appreciate the inclusion of Tana's Choctaw heritage.

I received my copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I loved this book so so much. The illustartions are absolutely adorable. I love that the book included the recipes and that it has a glossary at the end of the book, as well as the 'talk about it' and 'write about it' chapters. It has good indigenous representation, ecpecially for kids that don't live in America/are not American and can now learn about a new culture. I will be reading the other books by this author!!!

I’ve never heard of the Tana Cooks book series but I think my students would really enjoy it. In Tana Cooks with Care, Tana finds a way to help one of her friends who is scared of taking part in a school play. Tana and her friends find a reasonable solution to their problem. Tana’s loving and supportive family is very sweet. The illustrations are colorful and beautifully drawn.

Great insight to Choctaw culture and great representation of friendship and family bonding through cooking. Loved the illustrations as well.