Mermaid Cookbook

by Barbara Beery

Dive into this new cookbook by bestselling children’s book author Barbara Beery! Mermaid Cookbook offers themed recipes perfect for mermaid, ocean voyage, treasure island, and pirate parties for kids. The book brings magic and whimsy to the kitchen, teaching kids to create fun snacks and tasty treats while learning valuable cooking skills. Perfect for birthday parties, sleepovers, or afternoon playtime, Mermaid Cookbook offers an abundance of playful recipes including Paradise Pineapple Fruit Dip, Sea Foam Floats, Treasure Island Trail Mix, Goldfish Gorp, Mermaid Hair Salad, Sea Turtle Cookies, Little Luau Cakes, Water Fairy Ice Pops, Rainbow Fish Fudge, and more. Mermaid Cookbook is sure to make a big splash with your little ones! Barbara Beery runs the popular Batter Up Kids Cooking School in Austin, Texas. She holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the University of Texas and is an active member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP). Barbara’s recipes and cooking school have been featured on NBC’s Today Show, as well as in The New York Times, FamilyFun magazine, Southern Living, and on Good Eats with Alton Brown on Food Network and various ABC, CBS, and NBC television affiliates. Barbara is also the author of The Pink Princess Cookbook, Fairies Cookbook, Sensational Snacks, and Delicious Desserts and is currently franchising Batter Up Kids Culinary Center.

Genres: Cookbooks, Nonfiction, Cooking

64 pages, Hardcover

First published March 7, 2008

Reviews

[Cat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another simple recipe book of yummy and healthy treats for kids and tweens (and their families!). Barbara Beery has created and collected and marvelous book of recipes easy enough for littles to make with help of grown up. I plan on using these to entertain my little guests this summer. After crafts, we head to the kitchen to whip up lunch! This book will be a big help in teaching kids to cook, and, for the picky eater, a chance to sample some new things and maybe learn to like them!

[Donna · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was cute. Didn't realize it was a kids' cookbook. Who can resist a book with mermaid in the title? It is definitely a kids' book but would be great inspiration if you were having a beach themed party.

[Anjula · Rating 3 out of 5]

There was nothing particularly mermaid-y about this. Just cute names for things.

[Tina · Rating 2 out of 5]

A collection of sugary recipes with mermaid-themed names. There are some good for ideas for a birthday party, but the recipes do not really fulfill the mermaid look or theme.

[Monique Momo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some good recipes. Some I already make they just change the name and add more ingredients.

[Nikki DeOliviera · Rating 2 out of 5]

Disappointed with this one. :/
The other themed cookbooks by Barbara Beery are amazing! I wish this one would have been more themed according to how the other ones were. These were mostly just everyday recipes given an "Under The Sea" title instead of actually looking like they would belong at a mermaid party. I found more for my daughter's mermaid party in the fairy and princess cookbooks than out of the one FOR this type of party!!! I got one, ONE recipe out of this cookbook for the WHOLE PARTY!!! And that was stretching!!!

[Lola · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is really fun for kids, espically if you have a sweet tooth. The colors all around the book just make it seem more persuading to read it. Once I showed my friends they all just wanted to borrow it.

[Clarence :P · Rating 4 out of 5]

Everything looks so DELICIOUS!

[Dana Wright · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was cute, but I liked the Princess cupcake book better. It has mermaid and tropical themed food, but there were only a couple of recipes that really caught my eye.