Sugar Cookies

Cookies

by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Jane Dyer (Illustrator), Brooke Dyer (Illustrator)

From the beloved New York Times bestselling author of I Wish You More , Amy Krouse Rosenthal, this delectable follow-up to the bestselling Cookies and Christmas Cookies defines words that are associated with love. From letting your friend have the last cookie ( selfless ) to waiting to lick the bowl together ( considerate ), here is a book for anyone looking for the right words to say I love you. Meanings are illuminated in this different kind of dictionary, which is every bit as heartwarming as the experience of baking cookies with someone you love. Amy Krouse Rosenthal's sweet little lessons, mixed with warm and inviting illustrations by mother-daughter duo Jane Dyer and Brooke Dyer, make for a book that will hit the spot! Go ahead, have another bite! (And another.) A lovely Valentine's Day present, especially with some home-baked cookies.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Love, Food, Cooking, Inspirational, Fiction

40 pages, Hardcover

First published October 27, 2009

About the author

SHORT BIO:

Amy Krouse Rosenthal was.
She divided her time.


NOT SO SHORT BIO:

Amy Krouse Rosenthal was a person who liked to make things.
Some things she liked to make include:

Children's books. (Little Pea, Spoon, DuckRabbit)
Grown-up books. (Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life)
Short films. (The Beckoning of Lovely, The Money Tree)
Guided journals. (The Belly Book)
Something out of nothing. (see above)

A longtime contributor to WBEZ and to the TED conference,
Amy lived with her family in Chicago and online at whoisamy.com.

Reviews

[Beverly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very nice vocabulary builder, as well as encouraging children to acquire positive moral values.

[Deb · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is one to read to a loved one while making cookies with them. I like that there's a recipe at the end. Clever.

[Nicole Maendel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This whimsically illustrated book is written in such as way as to bring concepts such as 'endearment,' 'expansive love,' 'unconditional love,' 'true love,' 'unrequited love' and 'heartbreak' to young developing minds through the metaphor of cookies. While this book is written for children, it will inspire the adult reader as well. The book is almost poetic and, depending on the child's age, whether or not they understand all of the concepts or words, one thing they will likely feel, while having this book read to them, is that they're loved and loveable. That makes this book a winner.

[Veronica]

I'm working on creating a booklist for my local public library. This book was one in consideration for this list.

This will not be on my manners booklist. I have the same problem with it, as I did the other Amy Krouse Rosenthal. It seems like a children't book written for adults. There's no story, the text is difficult to read, the illustrations are beautiful but more geared for an older person, someone who can appreciate the artistic quality, etc.

I think this one is worse than the other because even the text spouts unnecessary dramatic phrases that no one really asked for. I know I'm being hard on this one, but it was just really disappointing. I finally find a book that blatantly advertises manners, decorum, etc, and it's really about nothing.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

In this extension of the "Cookie" series, the concepts don't match the cookie-baking activity quite as well. In trying to define love-related concepts, the ideas sometimes become less meaningful rather than expressing the fullness of love that should be there. For example, "cherish" is explained as " there is nowhere in the universe I'd rather be than here in our kitchen, baking sugar cookies with you." But to me "cherish" feels like more than that. Where the previous books fully captured the meanings of abstract words and pitched them to the child's sensibilities, this one about love is not as strong. I still like it, but can't rave as with others.

[J. S. Seebauer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amy Krouse Rosenthal does it again. She has created a book that touches everyone -- no matter their age. Her "Cookie" books are a wonderful way to teach vocabulary & life lessons in relation to something we all love: cookies.

I plan to share her "Cookie" books with my MH students as a way to help define words & explore different types of literature. I also plan to use with my LA students (or maybe the LIFE group) to talk about ways to teach life lessons.

Recommended age: EVERYONE!!!

[Michelle King · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is cute. It is centered around sugar cookies. It has words on each page that describes love and respect. The author is crafty as she uses joins the concepts of sweets and love. This is another good read to help build community in your classroom and a nice little bedtime story for the little ones.

[Shelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another sweet story in the “Bite-Size” lesson books by Amy Rosenthal. As with the others this book encourages vocabulary development and diversity while giving sprinkles of morals such as: endearment, consideration, compassion, admiration, forgiveness, and selflessness. This series would be a nice to share with early elementary age students or younger, and a great gift for the holiday season.

[Kelli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amy Krouse Rosenthal, you have become one of my favorites (it all started with Little Pea). Can we hang out sometime? What a charming, picturesque description of words about love. May we all put them into practice, and use your book as a gentle reminder of "the way we treat another's heart."

[Sandie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a cute little book. It wasn't a story book like I thought it would be though, more like a vocabulary book. While it had nice pictures and definations of important words and a recipe in the back (I thought that was the best part) it was not real interesting to my 4 year old.

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

My favorite of the three "Cookies" books by Rosenthal. I like the charming, old-fashioned illustrations. I also like the recipe in the back and the big vocab words and the possibility there for teaching. I also like how this book really shows what love is like in its explanations of words.

[Heidi-Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was probably the sweetest of the 3 cookie books, and may have been a bit much at times. But it's a really fun way to teach various aspects of love. I even smiled at a few because of the cookie-ness of them, but knowing about them in real life. (Like "unrequited" and "requited.")

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

A charming continuation of Rosenthal's Cookies. No plot, just a series of definitions that use cookies as currency to explain different adjectives & emotions. If you like Rosenthal's books, you'll like this. If you like this, you'll like all the rest of her books.

[Laura Giessler · Rating 3 out of 5]

Didn't love this one as much as the original Cookies, but she does address important words having to do with relationships like unconditional, heartbroken, tenderness. Younger kids wouldn't connect as much to this vocabulary, but it's all good and true.

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as Cookies. I felt that they were reaching. These books are great though because we need many books on a subject like this.

[Sandy T · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it! Going to go out and buy my own copy!

[Terry]

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[Shannon Kitchen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This would be an excellent book to expand a child's vocabulary.

[Megan · Rating 1 out of 5]

Creepiest children's book I've read in awhile.

[Libby · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very similar to the book "Cookies: Bite-Size Life Lessons," but I have to say that I love that book better than this one. Still a great concept of using cookies as "life lessons."

[Olson Family Matters · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sweet book about the different words of love. Madelyn loved it.

[Krystal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved it!

[Jeani · Rating 2 out of 5]

More like a dictionary than a story. Cute though.

[Inara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Inara says, "I want to make cookies with you."
"I'll share my cookies with you."
"Can we make heart and star cookies?"

[Mother Goose Librarian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Includes a sugar cookie recipe.

[Anne Bennett · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the vocabulary lessons tucked into the making of cookies. Another book of AKR to savor. I liked the similar book "One Smart Cookie" which uses the same idea of vocabulary around a the task of making cookies. But maybe that is because I read the other one first.

[Cathie Maud · Rating 2 out of 5]

A clever concept, but the execution is just a little too sweet, trying a little too hard (Expansive Love, and Protect) and consequently ends up being trite.

[Pinky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Learn about how to love others from the sweet comparisons in this book.

[Stephanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reading this today in a different light and thanking God for all the goodness.

[Lily Bliss · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 ★ - (loved it, favorite)

A very sweet book with beautiful illustrations, one of my childhood favorites <3