My Very First Baking Book

Winner of the 2026 National Parenting Product Award!

This sweet, giftable baking book introduces little chefs to simple recipes they can execute (mostly) on their own! Written by expert food blogger, Danielle Kartes, this is the first baking book every aspiring chef should own!

Family time in the kitchen is special. Celebrate all the joyful moments in the kitchen with your little chef with this adorable keepsake baking book! Adding a baking book is the perfect companion to Danielle's kids cookbook.

This kid-friendly cookbook includes everything you need to create the moments you'll remember forever:

• More than 45 fun and simple kid-friendly recipes for breakfast, special occasions, or just an after school snack
• Tips to personalize each recipe to make your time in the kitchen special
• Conversation starters, ideas for making joyful memories together, and even some silly jokes!

Make every day a celebration with My Very First Baking Book!

Danielle Kartes is an author, food stylist, and recipe developer living in Seattle, Washington, with her husband, Michael, a photographer, and their two sweet sons. Together, the Karteses run their boutique food photography business, Rustic Joyful Food, and host food styling workshops around the country. Danielle is a regular contributor on the hit daytime talk show The Kelly Clarkson Show and appears frequently on national television, speaking about joy and teaching how to cook simple, delicious food.

Annie Wilkinson is the youngest of eight children and the mother of two. She works in a variety of mediums including traditional and digital, creating bright and whimsical illustrations for both books and products. She also has a background in design and as a fine artist, two skills that she calls upon quite frequently when illustrating.​