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From newborns to older children, Annabel Karmel has a book for every parent’s needs…

Annabel Karmel, bestselling author and respected authority on child nutrition, is the busy working mother of three. Annabel has first-hand experience with the difficulties parents face in feeding babies and toddlers, and she firmly believes that children are less likely to become fussy eaters if they are used to a good selection of fresh foods at an early age.

An expert in devising tasty and nutritious meals for children without spending long hours in the kitchen, Annabel is helping transform children’s diets around the globe. Her books have sold over 3 million copies worldwide, and have been perennial bestsellers in the US, including DK’s First Meals, Mom & Me Cookbook, and The Toddler Cookbook, among others. She has appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers and has been interviewed on NBC-TV’s “The Today Show”, among other TV programs across the US.

The latest from Annabel:

Packed with simple, practical advice for the initial stages of weaning, Starting Solids is the perfect introductory book to first foods and gives parents all the information they need. Offering more than 50 delicious recipes to jumpstart parents into cooking healthy, nutritious food for their babies, Starting Solids also features tips to help parents to encourage their babies to explore new tastes and textures.

With Annabel's trademark fun and healthy recipes, You Can Cook helps children learn basic techniques they can use to make recipes of their own-from choosing ingredients, basic preparation, and flavor combinations, to nutrition and kitchen hygiene. If your child only owns one cookbook, it should be this one!