Cook It!

by Georgie Birkett (Illustrator)

Overview

Who’s home for dinner? What shall we cook? What do we need to buy? And don’t forget the washing-up! Helping with real tasks is a natural progression from pretend play, and is a crucial stage in a child’s development. Achieving a shared goal encourages a sense of responsibility, and develops many skills useful in later life. Simple conversational text and lively illustrations are carefully designed to encourage further dialogue between reader and child.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781846432842
Publisher:	Child's Play (International) Ltd
Publication date:	05/01/2009
Series:	Helping Hands Series
Pages:	24
Sales rank:	958,529
Product dimensions:	8.10(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

Editorial Reviews

A cheery little girl and her dad plan a shopping trip, go to the grocery store (by bike), purchase ingredients and go home to make pizza for the whole family (a biracial one, in a nice touch). An enthusiastic running commentary narrates the activities, which all go smoothly and safely, with just a bit of mess. Birkett's bright, lineandcolor illustrations focus on the child and her contributions, evoking Aliki in line and mood. The narration, which seems to include both the child and her father's dialogue without distinction, may confuse some readers slightly, but its rapidfire enthusiasm is appealing. This entry in the Helping Hands series is joined by Clean It! (9781846432836), Fix It! (9781846432866) and Grow It! (9781846432859). All have a thinnerthanusual page stock that suits them, appropriately, to toddlers. (Board book. 24)

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