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The Best Books for Kids Who Love Cooking

Learning to cook is a wonderful activity for children to partake in. You spend time with your father, mother or even grandparents, get some tips and tricks, recipes, and (the best part) then you get to share what you prepared.

Personalized book for children about cooking.Cooking with mom is possible in this personalized book for kids.You don't have to worry about getting it all over your kitchen with this personalized story.

It's not unusual for children who do some cooking to happily declare that, "I will be a chef when I grow up". For all those kiddos who love learning to prepare good food and those who dream of having their own restaurant one day, here is a small selection of personalised books Hooray Heroes that contain stories straight from the kitchen!


1. When Noah Grows Up – Daddy Edition


In this personalised book for father and child, the two imagine what the child may one day grow up to be and a chef is one of these options! Here, it couldn't be easier for your kiddo to picture themselves mixing up the tastiest of dishes for their number one fan: Dad or Mum!


Kids love to cook like in this personalized book.

By including this story to your custom book you get to support your child's passion for cooking, while also introducing them to other exciting occupations like veterinarian, pilot, farmer and firefighter!

 Imagine your kiddo as a race car driver in this personalized dad book.See your child as a farmer in this custom mom book.

GROWING UPWhen Child Grows Up - Daddy Edition

When Child Grows Up - Daddy Edition

All about what kiddo might one day be

★ What will Daddy's little one grow up to be? He can find out with this book ★ Created To Last Printed and bound with quality ink and paper - and just for you ★ Made in the USA Fast, fun, and easy to make: personalised in minutes, shipped in 3 days. Say "I love you" like never before with this high-quality personalised book that captures the bond between Daddy and his little boy. He'll feel all the feels imagining what his kiddo could become, making this bestselling book an unforgettable gift for Dad.…more

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Fun Gift for mummy + childWhen Amelia Grows Up - Mommy Edition

When Amelia Grows Up - Mummy Edition

All about what kiddo might one day be

★ A gift that will move Mum to tears. ★ Shipped in 3 days from our printhouse in Utah. This, our original Mummy-kiddo bestseller , packs the ultimate story for everyone: vibrant, imaginative stories of which awesome jobs (picked out by you!) your child might one day have plus the emotional thought of Mummy’s baby being all grown up . The takeaway – dream of the future while enjoying every second of the present.…more

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2. Home Alone


In this crazy book, we wonder what kids could do if they were left home alone!  And while lunch is approaching, your kiddos hungry and decide to prepare incredible meals, like mixing ice cream and pickles... Their talent make them become Masterchef stars!


A child and his mother make a recipe in this personalized first Christmas book, the perfect gift.


Lots of different adventures are waiting for your kiddos: digging out a dino, running a hair salon show and many more! This book is available for 1 or 2 kids.


Christmas gift idea for children.The perfect Christmas gift for a child from his parents. 

Bedtime FavouriteYour Child is Home Alone

Your Child is Home Alone

Best Home Alone Book for Fun-Loving Kids

★ Fun reading time for child and parents alike. ★ Vibrant, hand-drawn illustrations & imaginative, easy-to-read stories. ★ Shipped in just 3 business days! The premise is simple: one day your little girl wakes up to find she has her home all to herself. What happens next is up to you! Does she star in her own cooking show? Or host some A-list celebs? Maybe she’d set traps to protect the house… Choose from these stories and more as you create a 100% personalised book the whole family will want to read over and over!…more

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NEW! Supervision is OverratedYour 2 Kids are Home Alone

Your 2 Kids are Home Alone

Best Home Alone Book for 2 Fun-Loving Kids

★ Fun reading time for children and parents alike. ★ Vibrant, hand-drawn illustrations & imaginative, easy-to-read stories. ★ Shipped in just 3 business days! The premise is simple: one day your kids wake up to find they have their home all to themselves. What happens next is up to you! Do they star in their own cooking show? Or host some A-list celebs? Maybe they’d set traps to protect the house… Choose from these stories and more as you create a 100% personalised book the whole family will want to read over and over!…more

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3. Granny I'll Always Be Your Little Charlotte


We all have special memories of our childhood spent with our grandparents. Some of us were even lucky enough to spend time with our grandmothers, learning recipes that they themselves had learned from their mother or grandmother. The simple fun of learning something new mixed with precise (or, not so precise) calculations and a real task (like cutting up ingredients with a knife) is unforgettable. That's why they are the focus of this personalised gift for grandmothers.


A little boy and his grandma make pancakes in the best personalised book for children.


The relationship between your child and their grandparents is at the heart of this beautiful book that preserves those memories and ensures they never fade. Emotion and love guaranteed!


In this personalised book, a child shares time with her grandmother.The best gift for Grandparents' Day. 

Lovely Gift for Granny!Granny I'll Always Be Your Little Oliver

Granny I'll Always Be Your Little Oliver

Custom Present for Grandma

★ For a grandson and his Grandma ★ Vibrant, personalised illustrations of Grandma and kiddo. ★ Created in minutes, shipped in 3 days! Surprise Grandma with the perfect gift that's all about the bonding and memories shared between her and her grandson. This personalised book is bound to inspire smiles, hugs, and maybe a happy tear or two.…more

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Gift for Grandad!Granddad I'll Always Be Your Little Liam

Granddad I'll Always Be Your Little Liam

For the best Grandfather

The gift of the year for Grandpa and his grandson. The stories they swap show that their timeless relationship is like no other and make this the perfect Father's Day gift for grandfathers or from grandfathers. One thing is for sure – it’s bound to inspire smiles, hugs, and maybe a happy tear or two.…more

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4. The Adventures of Chloe and Logan


The kitchen is a great place to learn but also a great place to get into mischief. It's the spirit of that fun that's at the heart of this story from our very first sibling book. Following a recipe in twos (or threes) has never been so much fun!


Brothers and sisters will learn how to use the ingredients in this book for siblings.


The fun that two or three brothers and sisters can have together is the focus of this installment whether they're going to the beach, jumping in puddles, or drawing on the living room walls...


A perfect gift idea for birthdays or Christmas.The stories in this personalized sibling book are fun and sweet. 

Special Edition - PoemsThe Adventures of Chloe and Logan

The Adventures of Chloe and Logan

Special Edition! Check out this book in which two siblings embark on adventures in the form of poems! Poems read by Mum. Poems read by Dad. Poems about older sisters and younger brothers and any other combinations you can think of! Having a sibling means having a companion, a partner, and a co-adventurer, and this Special Edition of “The Adventures of Ethan and Ava” puts your inseparable pair into a world of rhythm and rhyme. Whether it’s baking cookies, climbing trees, jumping in puddles or any of the adventures you choose, it’ll be rhymes for bedtime, rhymes for downtime, rhymes for bonding time!…more

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3x the FunThe Adventures of  Michael, Flynn and Laura

The Adventures of Michael, Flynn and Laura

Whoever says two’s company, three’s a crowd clearly can’t handle the non-stop adventure that is having three children! So just for those heroic parents of three, our best-selling personalised sibling book is now available for three siblings! Personalise any combination of brothers and sisters, choose 15 adventures, and enjoy as each page bursts with three times the rhyming fun! With Mum or Dad as the narrator, this personalised children’s book is the perfect bedtime read now and the cutest keepsake to cherish for the best three siblings you know making it the very best gift around!…more

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5. Madison's 10 Christmas Wishes for Mummy


In this tender Christmas book, a child expresses his or her most heartfelt wishes for his or her mother or father. Far from wishing for toys or games, these stories develop and build on the very values that will be so vastly important to the child as they grow. One such example is our story about sharing, illustrated through the act of baking cookies!


A child and his mother make a recipe in this personalized first Christmas book, the perfect gift.


In addition to the desire to spend more time with his or her father or mother, the child is shown the importance of giving time to those in need and the simple pleasure of story time or going for winter walks.


Christmas gift idea for children.The perfect Christmas gift for a child from his parents. 

For the new dad & his babyBaby and Daddy's First Christmas

Baby and Daddy's First Christmas

Always remember Baby's first Christmas

★ Like a Baby’s first Christmas ornament you can read! ★ Full of adorable Christmas wishes for Daddy ★ Created in minutes, shipped in just 3 days, so your gift arrives right in time for Christmas morning. Daddy’s first Christmas with Baby comes and goes so fast, so create a personalised keepsake they’ll enjoy now and cherish forever. The vibrant Christmas-themed illustrations are perfect for the holiday season, while the heartfelt messages guarantee meaningful bonding time all year round. ALSO AVAILABLE FOR: MUMMY & KIDDO…more

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For the new mum & her babyBaby's First Christmas with Mommy

Baby's First Christmas with Mummy

Always remember Baby's first Christmas

★ Like a Baby’s first Christmas ornament you can read! ★ Full of adorable Christmas wishes for Mummy. ★ Created in minutes, shipped in just 3 days, so your gift arrives right in time for Christmas morning. Mummy's first Christmas with Baby comes and goes so fast, so create a personalised keepsake they’ll enjoy now and cherish forever. The vibrant Christmas-themed illustrations are perfect for the holiday season, while the heartfelt messages guarantee meaningful bonding time all year round. ALSO AVAILABLE FOR: DADDY & KIDDO…more

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Looking for something else?


Our personalised books are wonderfully unique and make it easy to give the best gift ever! To make that possible, we have included a number of locations, plots, and themes to choose form in our stories. If cooking isn't their (or your) thing, you might want to check out some of our other books with stories about:

🚗 Cars

🦕 Dinosaurs

🌊 Swimming

🛸Space

🐉 Dragons

🏈 Sport

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