Mr. Cookie Baker

by Monica Wellington

Bright, primary colors and big cookie shapes make this beloved book about a baker perfect for the very youngest. In twelve scrumptious spreads, Mr. Cookie Baker shows all the steps in preparing his famous cookies. Just as he takes them out of the oven, here come the hungry children! With lots to look at, this book is sure to be a yummy treat for the tiniest tots.

Genres: Picture Books, Food, Childrens, Storytime, Fiction, Cooking, Mathematics

26 pages, Board Book

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Monica Wellington was born in London and lived in Europe until she moved to the United States at age seven. As a child she always loved to draw and paint, but it wasn't until she went to college that she realized she wanted to be an artist for her profession. She went to the University of Michigan's School of Art to earn her BFA and studied pottery, painting and printmaking. After art school, while traveling and living in a number of different countries, she had various art related jobs, which were all good background and preparation for doing children's books. She has both written and illustrated the majority of her books. She says, "I usually start a book visually, with an idea of what I want to paint pictures about. The pictures may come first before the words for me. Both the pictures and words go through many revisions, and I am often still working on the final words after I finish the pictures." She says that doing children's books is great. "I get to have a job where I spend my days doing totally what I love to do. And it is very gratifying that my work goes out into the world and is shared with other people. I feel incredibly lucky for all this!"

Since 1994 she has taught illustration at the School of Visual Arts. She lives in New York City with her daughter Lydia.

Reviews

[Audrey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Inspired my 7yo to have a bake sale

[Katherine Cowley · Rating 5 out of 5]

This "process book" shows the day in a life of a cookie baker and his wife. It has great text and lovely, creative illustrations. The words appear on the left page with a border that gives extra details or fun pictures into the process--cookie cutters, ingredients, and of course, the cookies themselves. The right page features the main illustration as we follow Mr. Cookie Baker. My daughter absolutely loved this book, and it was one I still enjoyed reading after dozens and dozens of times.

[Christina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Monica Wellington...I do not know you but you are loved 😂 My children and I love your books. It just so happened that we stumbled upon this book as we are in a cookie making period of our lives. So wonderful!

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Huge hit with all my story time crowds - we loved finding all the cookie shapes!

[Christine Grant · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cookie Story Time.

This simple story about a baker who makes colorful cookies at his bakery was a big hit with both the toddlers and preschool children at today's Story Time programs. I intended to share the book with toddlers only, but the preschoolers were drawn to the colorful cover and begged me to read it.

[Molly Cluff (Library!) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I adore all the books in this series (like the classic "Apple Farmer Annie!") There is a perfect amount of text for young children. I could easily use this in a Toddler storytime, or even preschool (though it is pretty simple)

[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very simple story that glosses over a baker's process for making and selling cookies. Although lacking pizzazz, it's on my shortlist of choices for my cookie-themed preschool storytime for it's length and simple description of how cookies are made.

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great little book about a baker who bakes cookies. Quick enough for a story time book. And the bonus is there are recipes in the back!

[kim · Rating 2 out of 5]

okay

[Mae · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars. Has a variety of recipes in the back of the book. Did not try them.

[Rainbow Room TOL]

Shelved w/Comm. Helpers

[Emily Carlyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

A short and sweet book about baking cookies and decorating. I used this in a making, baking, cooking food story time.

[Chance Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love cookies and I love this book. If I exercised more than twice a month, I would try the recipes in the back.

[Meredith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mr. Cookie Baker bakes cookies.

The text is short and simple, and the illustrations are brightly colored and child-friendly.

[Tiffany S · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun interactive baking book where we get to learn how things like cookies are made :) I loved the pacing and how easy it was to read through.

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

My baking loving preschooler loved this one.

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book didn't give my 7 year old daughter any trouble. Cute art.

[Day Man · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fairly basic little story but it's colorful, cute, and there are even cookie recipes at the end!

[Emma · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cookie storytime

[Lauren Allen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cedric is a big fan, and it inspires me to make/eat more cookies in my life.

[Brandi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Monica Wellington's books are great and Mr. Cookie Baker does not disappoint. A brightly-illustrated look at the process of baking cookies at a bakery is the right mixture of detailed and simple for younger audiences.

After working for years at a library in Manhattan's Upper East Side and knowing the man personally, I love how this book makes me think of Mr. Greenberg and his delicious cookies.

[Jenny · Rating 4 out of 5]

If it wasn't for the fact that my 3 year old son loves this book I would probably only give it 3 stars, but this is the 2nd time in a month that he has chosen this book from the library. I call him "Mr. Cookie Baker" since he has taken a recent interest in baking cookies, which is adorable. Reading this book really sparked that interest for him. I like the recipes at the end--we made the oatmeal raisin and they were good. The illustrations are just ok, but the colors are bright and there are lots of shapes my son likes to point out.

[Cyndi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love that this book goes through each step of baking a cookie, though not in detail. It is the perfect book to read preschoolers before a baking project. I plan to use it for our next baking project so the kids see how important it is to follow specific steps to create something in the kitchen. At the end the children come to the store to buy cookies and it would be perfect for dramatic play after the cookies come out of the oven. The pictures are fun and colorful and will spark lots of conversation and observation.

[Christine Turner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just in time for the holidays, Wellington has rolled a cooking lesson into a picture book brimming with love and pride. From mixing the dough to decorating to cleaning up, this book follows Mr. Baker as he creates melt-in-your-mouth morsels. Full-color pencil over gouache illustrations.







Subjects


Bakers -- Juvenile fiction.


Bakeries -- Juvenile fiction.


Cookies -- Juvenile fiction.

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love all of these Monica Wellington books. I'm not usually one to try the recipe that is at the end of a kid's story book, but I'm always on the hunt for a perfect sugar cookie recipe. The sugar cookie at the end of the book is one of my favorites (and I went through a phase where I made more than a dozen sugar cookie recipes to try to find the best... this one got 5/5 stars), the story is very cute and I love the illustrations.

[Jackie "the Librarian" · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mr. Cookie Baker gets up early, pets his cat, and then gets to work making lots of yummy cookies in fun shapes like giraffes, dinosaurs, and airplanes. The cheerful candy colors and simple pictures may inspire you to try the cookie recipe in the back of the book. This is a wonderful book for young children.

[Chelsea Bucci · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute story that would be best read during a lesson on measurement. It shows students how measurement is directly related to baking (something that may draw on student's prior knowledge). The teacher could model objects that would be found in a baker's kitchen such as a measuring cup and measuring spoons.

[Sharon Maroldi · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a decent book. The writing works for toddlers and is interesting to older kids who like to bake. It shows the ingredients clearly, so there is an opportunity to show spelling words to kids working on first words. There is some counting that can be done (a dozen eggs), adding fractions for ingredients. It's more of a show-and-tell type book than a great story.

[Merary Lopez]

mi princesita Erika calco todo el libro cuando tenia como 6 anos y le mande fotos de cuando los estaba dibujando a la autora del ,libro y la autora pusolas fotos en su website :) fue como en el 2009 o 2010

[Lucero Hernandez · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun and tasty way to explore measurement and counting. The book mentions different measuring tools that the students can identify. Students can engage in counting the cookies. This story can be accompanied by actual cookies, a recipe, or actually baking cookies (depending on resources).