Suitabook

Mummy and me cookbook

Annabel Karmel

Reading: Choose one recipe, look through its photographs together, and agree beforehand which steps the child will do and which the adult will handle. Treat the book’s health claims as an invitation to discuss preferences, not a guarantee.
Themes: Cooking together: The book invites an adult and child to prepare and eat food together. Shared cooking is presented positively as an enjoyable joint activity.
Healthy eating: The recipes are described as tasty, healthy and good for children. The book clearly promotes healthy food while also presenting it as enjoyable and appealing.
Developing practical skills: Children are shown taking part in basic cookery activities through step-by-step guidance. The book presents participation as a way to practise concrete preparation skills.
Worth knowing: Pay attention to how responsibility is shared: children are invited to participate, but adults retain control of sharp knives and hot ovens. The book also frames its recipes around food described as healthy and enjoyable.