Winget, Mary. Desserts Around the World: Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbooks. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 1991. Print.

Annotation: A collection of recipes from 20 countries, this cookbook will tantalize any reader with a sweet tooth. The introduction gives an overview of the varied ways and times dessert might be served in different regions around the world. Before you begin is a chapter explaining utensils, including special ones for certain cuisines, cooking terms and special ingredients. Each recipe begins with a paragraph to give an idea of when or how the dish might be eaten, such as a holiday. At the end of the book is a chapter on kitchen safety called the Careful Cook. Also included are a metric conversion chart and an Index.

Rationale: While the typeface and simplified, slightly Americanized recipes suggest young readers, this is a cookbook for children old enough to be in the kitchen with little supervision and who read well enough to follow 5-to-10-step instructions. There are photographs of some of the recipes, captioned with simple facts such as that Vienna, Austria is famous for its pastries, but this would not be a read-aloud. This is an interesting read for the advanced elementary reader with a serious sweet tooth.