Cook-A-Doodle-Doo!

Stevens, J., & Crummel, S. S. (1999). Cook-a-doodle-doo!  San Diego: Harcourt Brace. 

Cook-A-Doodle-Doo! is a 2001 Bluebonnet Award Book.

Big Brown Rooster was tired of eating chicken feed, he decides that he will have no more of that, determined to change his meal, he looks for his great-grandmother's, Little Red Hen, cookbook. After looking through the book, Big Brown Rooster decides to make the strawberry shortcake. Turtle, Iguana, and Pig join Big Brown Rooster in his quest for a good meal, each one contributes to the making of the delicious strawberry shortcake in their own funny way. When the cake is done, Iguana accidentally drops the cake to the floor and Pig eats the whole thing! What a disaster! Big Brown Rooster tells his friends that they can make another cake and so they make another magnificent strawberry shortcake.

As I read and enjoyed this book, I thought of the many times I've cooked with my friends or my daughter, the book depicts the way things happen when three or more "cooks" are putting together the same meal so accurately!! It's disastrous and funny!

The pictures in this book are colorful and give support and more details to the story. An additional feature of this book is a sidebar explanation of the ingredients, kitchenware and safety. And the best part is at the end of the book where the reader can find the strawberry shortcake recipe, yum!!