Cooking with Grandma by Rosemary Mastnak
Hardie Grant Egmont, 2009. ISBN 9781921564192.
(Ages 2-6)
Recommended.
Following Dancing with Grandma, comes this delightful picture
book
featuring Anya
and her grandmother. Anya goes to stay
with her grandparents for a week, and she and Grandma make a different
treat
for each day. There are toast soldiers and
boiled eggs on Monday, scones on Tuesday and a chocolate cake on
Saturday. Then
they set it in special places to serve to special people, culminating
in a
wonderful party on Sunday.
Mastnak celebrates family life with this warm
hearted story.
I loved Grandma. She is so modern, with her floppy hats and beads and
is such a
loving, happy go lucky person. Anya is a treat and Grandpa and other
family
members are great too.
The illustrations fit the story perfectly and
bring alive
the different characters and the wonderful settings for cooking and
serving Anya
and Grandma's cooking. The kitchen is a pleasure and the garden with
its large
gum tree is beautiful.
All the recipes are ones that would often be made
at home
and could be duplicated by a grandmother who might like to read a story
and
then follow through with the food.
Pat Pledger