A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl vs Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: American Cooking, Cookery, Cooking
A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl
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Do you have a burgeoning junior chef in your life? Are you trying to avoid the processed ingredients that a lot of modern cookbooks for kids emphasize. If so, this back-to-basics introduction to cooking might be just…
Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book
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It's the book that started it all, the well-loved edition that first bought Betty Crocker cookbooks into American homes and hearts. Published in 1950, this ground-breaking title made cooking easy, it made cooking…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 8 for Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book.
- A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl has the widest readership — 88 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl | Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (88) | 3.0 (1) |
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Reception
| A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl | Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 88 | 3 |
| Editions | 16 | 16 |
| Want to read | — | 2 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 1998 |
| Pages | 98 | 456 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl or Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book?
Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book 3.9/5, A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl or Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book?
A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl (98 pages, ≈ 1 h 49 m); Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book (456 pages, ≈ 8 h 27 m).
Which is harder to read: A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl or Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl: Challenging; Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book: Moderate.