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Seip, Shannon Payette , Parthen, Kelly

Bean Appétit: Hip and Healthy Ways to Have Fun with Food

193 pp. | Andrews | March, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7407-8517-7 $14.99

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Russell Dietrich. With Carisa Dixon. This cookbook posits that beans are a mainstay for a healthy approach to food. The high-energy text features puns ("let it bean," "peacasso"), games, activities, and other ways to amuse oneself while cooking ("Chant 'Pancakes! Pancakes!' as you combine the flour..."). Bean-green illustrations of cartoon legumes appear with photographs of some of the finished products. Grownup help is required for most recipes. Ind.

Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo