Here in California, where you could make a good case for food being the universal religion, parents begin early to introduce kids to world cuisines. While Aline’s been cooking up Stone Soup, we’ve been making a stew of cookbooks and food reference books for kids. Amy Wilson Sanger’s board books for Ten Speed Press run the gamut from Hola, Jalapeno! to First Book of Sushi. They’re for very young children so let’s say they’re pre-cookbooks: culinary orientation for still-diapered multicultis. Speaking of which, Sarah Gilbert’s blog of her 7-month-old’s first sushi offers further inspiration (and references the Asian celebration of baby’s first meal). If sushi is a winner with your pre-schooler, Tuttle’s Sushi for Kids by Kaoru Ono and Hiromi’s Hands by Lynne Barasch will appeal. Recipe books that kids can cook from: coming soon!

Posted by: Charlotte | This entry was posted on Wednesday, July 11th, 2007 at 9:00 am and is filed under International, Non-fiction, Reading the World. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Tags: Amy Wilson Sanger, Children's Books, First Book of Sushi, Hiromi-s Hands, Hola, Jalapeno!, Kaoru Ono, Lynne Barasch, Sushi for Kids