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	Cooking Class: 57 Fun Recipes Kids Will Love to Make by Deanna F. Cook (Goodreads Author), Emily Balsley (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.17 avg rating — 234 ratings — published 1995 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Baking Class: 50 Fun Recipes Kids Will Love to Bake! by Deanna F. Cook (Goodreads Author), Emily Balsley (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.38 avg rating — 149 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Every Cake Has a Story by Christina Tosi, Emily Balsley (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.72 avg rating — 120 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Just the Right Cake by Christina Tosi, Emily Balsley (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.72 avg rating — 102 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spark: A guide to ignite the creativity inside you by Andrea Debbink (Goodreads Author), Emily Balsley (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.54 avg rating — 26 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	365 Days of Play: Activities for Every Day of the Year by Megan Hewes Butler, Emily Balsley (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kitchen Chemistry: A food science cookbook by Andrea Debbink (Goodreads Author), Emily Balsley (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Merry Christmas Mini Coloring Roll by Mudpuppy, Emily Balsley (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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