A new crop of cookbooks show young readers and aspiring chefs the joys of cooking. The Best Kids Cookbook: 60 Fun and Simple Recipes to Get Kids Cooking by Danielle Kartes, illus. by Brooke O’Neill.

Not every recipe is ideal for little hands, but these 20 desserts most definitely are. They're not only fun to eat, but fun to make, and have many steps built in where kids can get their hands dirty ...