Pretend Soup is a great cookbook to have at your side when you want to cook some new dishes for your friends. I just had to make the bagel faces—I used olives for eyes, cucumbers for ears and sunflower seeds for teeth. There’s also lemon-lime soda pop, green spaghetti, even noodle pudding!

The recipes have all been tested by real kids, and they let you know just how they feel about them. And best of all, there are cool illustrations which show you, step by step, how to make the recipe. There’s a whole lot you get to do for each recipe, while grown-ups help you out with the harder stuff. If you are ready to shake on some salt, crack some eggs, and smash some garlic with a soup can, then dig in to this great book.