Melissa & Doug: The Toy Kitchen Cookbook Board Book by Sohui Kim; Photographs by Rick Holbrook

Product Details

• Publisher: Rise x Penguin Workshop (2026-10-13)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 40 pages
• ISBN-13: 9798217243402
• Item Weight: 867.51 grams
• Dimensions: 26.19 x 21.11 x 2.69 cm

From #1 toy maker Melissa & Doug comes the first-ever cookbook made solely for young chefs and their toy ingredients—with original recipes by an award-winning chef!

All chefs deserve a beautiful cookbook—even those who cook with toys! This playful volume features sixteen original recipes for the youngest chefs in their toy kitchens. From alphabet soup to cookie pie, each dish offers a toy ingredient list and step-by-step instructions created by the real-life award-winning chef and restauranteur Sohui Kim. Published in partnership with the toy company Melissa & Doug, this book is a must-have for every toy kitchen and every eager young chef. Bon appétit!

From classic wooden toys to realistic pretend play sets, Melissa & Doug products inspire the kind of kid-powered play that nurtures growth, sparks imagination, builds confidence, and earns parents’ trust. The brand’s new collection of books features fun formats that bring its signature play to the page. With playfully interactive Melissa & Doug books, there’s way more to the story when it’s in a child’s hands!

About the Author

Sohui Kim loves to play. She plays with food in the kitchens of her restaurants, Insa and Gage & Tollner. She plays with words in her cookbooks, The Good Fork Cookbook and Korean Home Cooking. And she plays with toys with young neighbors and friends. Through playing, Chef Sohui creates recipes and menus, and wins awards. She is a twice-nominated Best Chef by the James Beard Foundation, and her restaurants garner stars and glowing reviews. Chef Sohui lives with her husband, dog, two teenagers, and the pink toy kitchen they’ve outgrown, in Brooklyn, New York.