A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl vs The James Beard cookbook: 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…
The James Beard cookbook
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The edition is a hard back cover that is blue with white and black lettering that refers to being edited with illustrations by E.P. Dutton in 1970.
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The verdict
- Readers rate The James Beard cookbook highest: The James Beard cookbook 4.3 · A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl 3.7.
- A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 10 for The James Beard cookbook.
- The James Beard cookbook has the widest readership — 362 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl | The James Beard cookbook | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (88) | 4.3 (362) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (5) |
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Reception
| A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl | The James Beard cookbook | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 88 | 362 |
| Editions | 16 | 10 |
| Citations | — | 2 |
| Want to read | — | 616 |
| Reading it now | — | 1150 |
| Written reviews | — | 27 |
| Pages | 98 | 544 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl or The James Beard cookbook?
The James Beard cookbook has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The James Beard cookbook 4.3/5, 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 The James Beard cookbook?
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); The James Beard cookbook (544 pages, ≈ 10 h 04 m).
Which is harder to read: A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl or The James Beard cookbook?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl: Challenging; The James Beard cookbook: Moderate.