Why aren't there more educational<br>books that speak directly<br>to children without involving<br>their parents? This thought motivated<br>authors Clara Lidström and<br>Annakarin Nyberg to create books<br>that encourage children to be confident<br>and do things themselves.<br>Playfully illustrated and carefully<br>explained, Let's Bake is one of those<br>books. Its sequel Let's Garden will<br>come out next spring.<br>Nibbling on dough, eating<br>cookies fresh from the oven, and<br>frosting a cake. What child doesn't<br>enjoy doing these things? And<br>even more so when they are the<br>ones who did all the baking! The<br>step by step instructions in Let's<br>Bake make it easy, safe, and fun<br>for children to learn how to make<br>delicious recipes including raspberry<br>fluff, fudge cookies, and<br>blueberry muffins. With guidance<br>from this book, children are given<br>the opportunity to take control<br>and ask for help from an adult<br>only when they want to do so.