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World Kitchen - Celebrations

by Abigail Wheatley Publisher: USBORNE BOOKS

Critically Recognized

Recipes for celebrations around the world

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  • Critical praise

    School Library Journal praise

    Positive review describing the book’s global celebrations and graphic-novel feel

AlbakiReads Editorial

Recipes for celebrations around the world

Abigail Wheatley’s cookbook brings together recipes shared by families for occasions ranging from Eid, Passover and Ramadan to birthdays, national days and family gatherings. The collection spans festive food from many regions, with examples including Nigerian fried rice for Christmas and U.S. sugar cookies for Halloween. Illustrated, step-by-step instructions are paired with facts about regional traditions, cooking equipment and ingredients, giving each recipe cultural context. All recipes are vegetarian, with adaptations provided for vegan, nut-free, dairy-free, egg-free and gluten-free diets, including combinations of these options.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children interested in cooking and food traditions from different countries.
  • Families seeking vegetarian recipes for celebrations and gatherings.
  • Young cooks who benefit from illustrated, step-by-step instructions.

Themes

Celebrations and festivalsFood traditions across culturesFamily recipesDietary adaptations

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Book overview

The follow-up to World Kitchen - winner of a School Library Journal starred review!

Following on from "World Kitchen", this second cookbook in the series concentrates on recipes for celebrations and festivals. Whether it's for Eid or Passover, for a national day, a birthday or just a big family get-together, all the recipes are simple, heart-felt and delicious, and have been sent in by real families from around the world. The families, and the simple, step-by-step instructions, are illustrated in a bold, graphic-novel style by Chaaya Prabhat.

From Nigerian fried rice for Christmas to U.S. sugar cookies for Halloween, each recipe brings authentic international flavors, traditions and stories to your table. Also featuring fascinating facts about regional festive traditions, cooking equipment and ingredients. All the recipes are vegetarian, and instructions are also included to make them vegan, nut-free, dairy-free, egg-free and gluten-free - or any combination of these.

Praise for World Kitchen Celebrations: "Younger tweens will be immersed in annual global celebrations and relish this cookbook's vibrant graphic novel feel." - School Library Journal, 2025

Praise for World Kitchen: "A visually delightful take on global food..." - School Library Journal Starred Review, 2024

Celebrations featured include:
St David's Day (Wales); Halloween (USA); birthday (Italy); Passover (Jewish diaspora); Twelfth Night (France); family time (Sudan); Girls' Day (Japan); Barbados Day (Barbados); Christmas Eve (Germany); Day of the Dead (Mexico); Palm Sunday (Spain); Lunar New Year (South Korea); ANZAC Day (New Zealand); pool party (Brazil); Rice Festival (Indonesia); Shrovetide (Finland); Thanksgiving (Canada); Ramadan (Bangladesh); wedding (Guyana); party (Nigeria); New Year (Bulgaria)

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