I would say the author is qualified to write about a cooking book, from guessing I would say he has tons of cooking books, cooking shows, cooking products, restaurants, etc... The text and illustrations are child friendly my only problem is all the images are drawn, it would have been nice to have actual photographs of the food. Only photograph is of Emeril Lagasse's face on every recipe. The book is obviously designed for kid chefs and for beginners in the art for cooking. The recipes, the language, instructions, images, and text are very appropriate for young children. The introduction of the book has an emphasis on being safe, asking permission, be prepared, being clean and having fun. Also, there is a section for adults who have concerns and questions for cooking with children. Other than kid friendly recipes there is also a section of kitchen tools that is helpful and a very thorough section on "good things to know" that includes how to peel, chopping, zesting, mixing, rolling dough, etc... I think that the consistency of the book is a strength, everything is geared for children, the images, the recipes, the language, the tools, the ingredients, etc...
Ages 5 - 13. ( )

This book has a variety of great recipes for parents and kids to make together or for older children 8 and up to try to follow the recipe and cook on their own with adult supervision. The recipes are easy to follow with simply words so children can work on reading and comprehension. The pages are colorful a filled with fun tips and information from Emeril. ( )