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Gr 3–6—This collection for young cooks and chefs breaks down the recipes by breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, desserts, and smoothies/fruit juices. Before getting into the delicious and delectable, Perez's thorough introduction includes kitchen rules, safety, tool and equipment must-haves, a glossary, ingredient prepping, meat cooking times, and more. The recipes are organized with spreads of ingredients needed, cook times, and directions on one side and organized in a table/bulleted lists, and then a full-color photo of the plates on the other. Some recipes have options to adjust with different ingredients in the following spreads. The recipes include many kid-friendly meals, such as Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit Bombs, Easy Tomato Soup, Black Bean Tacos, Zucchini Fries, and more. Interspersed among recipes are features with fun food-themed facts, history, and trivia. VERDICT A must-buy for libraries serving aspiring chefs and their grown-ups wanting to start family cooking traditions. The layout and emphasized introduction to kitchen safety and preparedness make this a worthy addition to collections.—Molly Dettmann