Why aren"t there more educationalbooks that speak directlyto children without involvingtheir parents? This thought motivatedauthors Clara Lidstrom andAnnakarin Nyberg to create booksthat encourage children to be confidentand do things themselves.Playfully illustrated and carefullyexplained, Let"s Bake is one of thosebooks. Its sequel Let"s Garden willcome out next spring.Nibbling on dough, eatingcookies fresh from the oven, andfrosting a cake. What child doesn"tenjoy doing these things? Andeven more so when they are theones who did all the baking! Thestep by step instructions in Let"sBake make it easy, safe, and funfor children to learn how to makedelicious recipes including raspberryfluff, fudge cookies, andblueberry muffins. With guidancefrom this book, children are giventhe opportunity to take controland ask for help from an adultonly when they want to do so.