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Recipes from Picture Books

These recipes are inspired by Picture Books, which are generally illustrated books for ages 3-8.

  • The cover of the book Chicken Soup with Rice next to a bowl and pot of chicken soup, with a calendar and bread on the side.
    No-Chop Chicken Soup with Rice
  • The cover of the book Applesauce Season surrounded by bowls of homemade appleauce.
    Homemade Applesauce
  • The cover of the book Goldilocks and the Three Bears next to a bowl of maple cream of wheat with berries.
    Maple Cream of Wheat Porridge
  • The cover of the book The Gingerbread Man, surrounded by baked and decorated gingerbread cookies.
    Easy Gingerbread Cookies
  • A baking dish of Blackberry Bread Pudding with the book The Tale of Peter Rabbit next to it, along with a serving in a bowl and a container of blackberries.
    Simple Blackberry Bread Pudding
  • The book "Bread and Jam For Frances" next to a jar of strawberry rhubarb jam, a plate with a piece of bread with jam on it, an open lunchbox with more bread and jam in it, and strawberries and rhubarb scattered over the surface.
    Simple Small-Batch Strawberry Rhubarb Jam
  • Assembled fruit skewers next to the cover of the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, with different fruits scattered on the surface nearby.
    Very Hungry Caterpillar Fruit Skewers
  • A pot and serving bowls of of Nigerian Red Stew with Chicken next to the cover of the book Thank You, Omu!
    Obè Ata (Nigerian Red Stew) with Chicken
  • The cover of the book The Little Red Hen next to a loaf of sliced honey wheat sandwich bread, stalks of wheat, and a jar of honey.
    Easy Honey Wheat Sandwich Bread
  • The cover of the book Green Eggs and Ham, with green eggs and ham breakfast sandwiches next to it on plates.
    Green Eggs and Ham Breakfast Sandwiches
  • The cover of the book "Dragons Love Tacos" surrounded by a skillet of ground beef, toppings, and assembled Ground Beef Tacos.
    Ground Beef Tacos with Homemade Taco Seasoning
  • The cover of the picture book "Blueberries for Sal," surrounded by a bucket of blueberries spilling out onto the table, a pot of blueberry jam with a ladle, and two jars of blueberry jam.
    Wild Maine Blueberry Jam
  • The cover of the book "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" next to a plate of small-batch chocolate chip cookies, a glass of milk, and some crayons.
    Small-Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • The cover of the book The House at Pooh Corner, next to plates of cream scones with homemade honey butter.
    Cream Scones with Honey Butter
  • A bowl of Spaghetti and Garlic and Oil and a bowl of spicy Calabrian breadcrumbs, next to the book Strega Nona and a small cauldron with spaghetti spilling out of it all over the table.
    Spaghetti with Garlic and Oil
  • A plate of cooked oven-baked meatballs and the cover of the book "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" surrounded by cooked meatballs and small colorful toy umbrellas.
    Oven-Baked Meatballs

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Afton Cyrus outdoors in a blueberry field, holding up the book Blueberries for Sal and laughing.

Hi, I'm Afton! I'm an educator and professional recipe developer who created The Reader's Kitchen to bring children's books to life through food. I bring decades of experience teaching and creating food content for all ages to my work with The Reader's Kitchen, and I can't wait to share my meticulously tested, engaging, and joyful recipes with you!

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  • The cover of the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland next to an Unbirthday Mug Cake with a bite taken out of it. Alice-themed playing cards are scattered on the surface.
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