Savor Life: Summer: A Delicious Way to Grow is a beautifully illustrated children's cookbook and activity book designed for family-guided learning. Created for children ages 3-9 and the adults who share everyday life with them, it combines simple seasonal recipes, hands-on activities, thoughtful questions, and beautiful illustrations to transform everyday cooking into opportunities for learning, connection, and joyful family memories.
Summer is a season of sunshine, fresh flavors, outdoor adventures, and endless opportunities to explore. Through simple recipes and playful activities, children are encouraged not just to help in the kitchen, but to truly participate, experiment, make choices, and discover the world around them.
Each recipe is designed to be prepared together with children and naturally supports the development of independence, confidence, attention, responsibility, and practical life skills. Along the way, the book gently nurtures curiosity, emotional awareness, creativity, and a deeper connection with nature and everyday life.
Inside you'll discover:
- Seasonal summer recipes designed for cooking together with children
- Hands-on learning activities, including mazes, matching games, observation tasks, and creative challenges
- Thoughtful conversation starters that encourage emotional awareness and meaningful family connection
- Beautiful illustrations that inspire children to observe, imagine, and tell their own stories
- Ideas for turning everyday summer moments into joyful family traditions
Summer in this book is more than a season-it is a time for freedom, discovery, creativity, and shared joy. Through cooking together, children explore, experiment, solve problems, and gradually build confidence, while adults learn to guide with patience, encouragement, and trust.
About the Series
Savor Life is a four-book seasonal series for children and the adults who share everyday life with them.
Each book is designed for family-guided learning through everyday cooking. It combines simple recipes, engaging activities, thoughtful questions, and beautiful illustrations to transform everyday moments in the kitchen into opportunities for learning, connection, and joyful family memories.
Children can enjoy each book on its own or experience the complete journey through all four seasons.
This edition features a matte hardcover (8.50 11 in); content is identical across editions.