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NON-FICTION - COOKING, SEWING & CRAFTS
COOKING
Anyone Can Cook! – A Children’s Story And Cookbook (Gabriel Gate, Joan van Loon) $6 HBDJ EC A children's story book with words by Joan van Loon and recipes by Gabriel Gaté. A great story encouraging kids to cook, with outstanding illustrations and easy- to-prepare fruit recipes. Chocolate-coated strawberries, roast peaches with raspberry sauce, mango ice-cream and fruit cocktails. When Jonathan visits his eccentric Aunt Hildegard, her French chef, Gabriel, teaches him how to cook. Together they chop and slice, peel and dice, crush, blend, whisk, and stir — creating delicious temptations for Aunt Hildegard and all her friends — and Jonathan writes home about his cooking feats. This charming story features mouth watering fruit recipes for the whole family from real-life chef, Gabriel Gaté. Won best English language cookbook for kids at the 1999 World Cookbook Awards in Versailles, France.
The Big Book For Greedy Cooks (Alison Leach) $4 HB EC Inside you'll find mouthwatering recipes for easy dishes such as pizza, kebabs and ice cream. There are tasty ideas for picnics, birthdays and other feasts too. Over 50 simple recipes for small children to make with adult supervision. Wonderful layout and illustrations using a pig family as the characters in this book. Includes safety tips. Recommended! 5-10 YO
Blinky Bill Cookbook (Mary Coleman) $5 HBDJ VGC (Inscription) A charmingly illustrated cookbook with recipes for Australian children to cook including: Breakfast Eggs A La Blinky, Splodge’s Scrumptious Starters & Snacks, Blinky's Bush BBQ recipes, Nutsy's Easy Dinner Suggestions, From Farmer Smifkins Vegetable Patch, Mrs. Rabbit's Party Desserts, Mr. Bear's Guest House Biscuits & Cakes and Miss Pym's Sweets Shop. 8+
The Michel Bonnet First Cookbook – For Beginners, Easy Recipes & Hints With A Touch Of French Expertise $3 PB EC A lovely collection of recipes with a French twist, but still easy and clear instructions for the young cook with a little experience. Nice, bright layout with technique diagrams. 9+
My First Cook Book (Jennifer Fellows) $3 HB EC Over 25 recipes that are simple and specially designed to be easily made for the younger members of the family. There is an emphasis on safety, with blue and pink spots indicating where a parent should supervise or take part. Very clear instructions with colourful diagrams for steps. 7+
First Cook Book (Claire Boyce) $3 PB EC A gorgeous, colourful books for the little chef! Very appealing layout and recipes that kids like. 7+
Cooking – Making Things To Eat ( A Puffin book) $2 PB GC (Minor spine rubbing) A variety of a little more advanced recipes including shish-kebabs, cottage cheese, bread and dumplings. Clear diagrams and lots of tips for extra ideas and cooking techniques. 9+
Cooking For Every Occasion (Chris Weckert) $3 PB EC A delightfully illustrated cooking book for the more experienced young cook. The recipes are wholesome and simple to prepare. There are microwave recipes as well as suggestions for special occasions such as birthdays and Mothers Day and Father’s Day breakfasts in bed. Shows how to be a no-fuss whizz in the kitchen and has a section on good nutrition and the food pyramid in the front. 9+
Alan Snow’s Whacky Guide To Food Fun (Alan Snow – Walker Books) $4 PB VGC Have fun with this cook book. If you're tired of being told not to play with your food, this is the book for you! Discover some eggstraordinary egg tricks, play Pass the Pong, create a man-eating cheesecake, make your cornflakes dance... Just read the simple instructions, and have some food fun!
Young Cook Series “Treats For Special Days” (Suzanne Gibbs) $3 PB EC Lots of delicious recipes including Pretzels for Easter, Valentine’s day treats for your special friends, Frosted Fruit for Christmas Day, Special dishes for Mother’s and Father’s Day, plus many more. Colourful illustrations and clear instructions. 9+
Young Cook Series “Scrumptious Lunches” (Suzanne Gibbs) $3 PB EC Lots of delicious recipes for school, picnics and hiking or to eat at home with all the family. There are cool and crunchy lunches, treats for cold winter days, sweet treats and more. Colourful illustrations and clear instructions. 9+
BUSY LITTLE SERIES (Jelly Bean Press)
Busy Little Cook (Judy Bastyra) $3 HB EC Offers lots of ideas to keep children absorbed while teaching them basic cookery skills. The book has a host of special recipe suggestions from mini pizzas to spice bunnies. These can be made in a maximum of five illustrated steps, with a photograph showing how the finished food looks. 5-10 YO
Busy Little Gardener (Helen Barden) $3 HB VGC (Has scribble on first page) This lively and colourful book will enable young children, whether they live in the city or the country, to have a first taste of the pleasures and rewards of gardening. They will learn to grow the initial of their name in sprouts, make a miniature water garden, turn vegetable tops into green hats, make a bird feeder and lots more. A safety symbol * appears where adult help is needed. Large color photographs of each finished project show little gardeners what rewarding results they can achieve. 5-10 YO
Busy Little Artist (Sally Hewitt) $3 HB EC Children will enjoy exploring color, texture and shape, and making a variety of projects. Paper bag puppets, a model robot, a weather chart and a cardboard train are just some of the exciting projects that will encourage manual dexterity and creative skills. The charming characters add to the fun of the book and show how the projects are made. Full-color photographs of the finished designs, all made by young children, show how easy and enjoyable it is to do.
SEWING & FABRIC PRINTING
Family Circle “A Kid’s First Book Of Sewing” (Alison Snepp) $3 PB EC Great layout with exciting colour photos and east instructions for midriff top, long pants, pot holder, oven mitts, backpack, lavender bags, cross stitch napkins, teddy bear bed linen and lots more. Great book for the kids - holidays and rainy weekends. 8+
The Paint Book – Fun Things To Make And Do With Paint (Hannah Tofts) $3 PB EC Describes and illustrates a variety of painting techniques, including wax and paint, stencilling, glass painting, spluttering, marbling, and face painting.
Fun Crafts Series “Fun With Fabric Printing” (Eve Vonwiller) $3 PB EC Introduces children to the basic printing techniques, using objects found around the home, of printing with sponges, relief blocks, spattering and monotype. Step-by-step instructions, photos of every project and projects to make using each technique. 8+
CRAFTS
From Odds And Ends To Making Models (Michael Grater) $3 PB EC Packed with fantastic boats, buildings, people and animals. Brightly coloured, step-by-step instructions show kids how to make Viking ships, Roman chariots, space shuttles, skyscrapers and space stations, among other things. 7+
Fun Crafts For Kids (Jennie Mackenzie) $3 PB EC From finger painting to drawing, from collage to puppet making, Fun Crafts for Kids provides a range of craft ideas to entertain young children. But don’t stop here, use these ideas to spark the imagination of children of any age.8+
Family Circle “A Kid’s First Book Of Craft” $3 PB EC Over 20 different crafty project including creative cards, a space board that glows in the dark, decoupage, papier-mache and jewellery making. Includes a history of techniques along with a bright, colourful layout and simple instructions. 8+
Gifts To Make – Let’s Do It Together (Anne Ingram) $3 PB EC Full of gifts that children can make for every occasion – but not your ordinary everyday type of present! Jam packed full of fantastic ideas for family and friends including scary things, practical presents and windy gifts. Simple, easy-to-follow instructions and marvellous illustrations. 8+
Fun To Do Series “Presents” (Irene Newington) $3 PB EC A very bold and attractive layout for younger children to 10 years. Includes teddy bear pencil holder, butterfly card, scented clown, Ollie octopus, ringo, wizard, birthday pin, elephant memo clip, funny face kite, photo frame, flower cart, eggs in a basket, egg and chick mobile and mini felt stockings.
Build It With Boxes (Joan Irvine) $4 PB VGC Unusual projects using recycled materials found around the home are described here. Irvine gives directions for creating a puppet stage, a giant dragon, and a fort out of corrugated boxes. Readers can learn to make costumes, dioramas, puppets, and a musical band from lightweight cartons. Each project includes a list of materials needed; the introduction provides helpful tips and explanations of symbols. Well-illustrated, step-by-step instructions are easy to follow; decorating ideas are included. A minimum of adult guidance is needed. Any age.
The Paper Book – Fun Things To Make And Do With Paper (Hannah Tofts) $3 PB EC Decorating paper, papier mache, paper flowers and more, packed with projects needing only the simplest equipment. Lovely, bright layout. 7+
Usborne “How To Make Pop-Ups” (Ray Gibson) $3 PB VGC Approximately 17 projects including "other ideas" so the pop-up maker can expand on what has been learned. "Tips" are given throughout for extra help. The last two pages have templates to trace for a few of the projects. 9+
Junior FunFax “Paper Fun” (Susannah Bradley) $2 PB VGC Lots of paper projects for windmills, clever hats, colourful snakes and more. Also tells what to do with these lovely toys, games and decorations, so your children will have fun playing with what they’ve made. 6+
Kites To Make And Fly (A Puffin book) $3 PB EC A great book not only giving projects to make, but practical tips on flying, decorating and bracing kites. 8+
Usborne KnowHow Book Of Flying Models (Mary Jean McNeil) $3 PB GC Make lots of models that really fly from paper and card. Great layout and easy-to-follow step by step instructions. 7+
Fun To Do Series “Modelling” (Joan Jones) $3 PB VGC An exciting new activity series for 5-8 year olds that encourages children to tackle projects on their own. The simply-written text and clear step-by-step photographs will help youngsters achieve results that will delight them.