Getting your hands dirty can be fun. This charming children’s book, written and endearingly illustrated in the mid-’50s, is an ode to little makers everywhere. They’ll learn how to mix perfect-consistency mud (sifting the dirt is key) and “bake” their very first cake. Half-art book, half-unconventional cookbook, it’s a good read—and an even greater gift.

• Hardcover
• ISBN: 9781616895525