小饼干的大道理 (Cookies: Bite-sized Life Lessons) - Book review

小饼干的大道理 (Cookies: Bite-sized Life Lessons) seems to be that book that tries to help children understand abstract concepts through baking cookies.

Most of it might fly over the head of young toddlers like 2.5 year old Little P but we still like cookies anyway. Hah!

小饼干的大道理 is originally written in English by American author Amy Krouse Rosenthal. The book is titled Cookies: Bite-sized Life Lessons. — **小饼干的大道理** is originally written in English by American author Amy Krouse Rosenthal. The book is titled **Cookies: Bite-sized Life Lessons**.

Note: There are human-like animals in this book. Looking for realistic Montessori-aligned books instead? Escape here!
If not, read on. ;)

The following photos will help you understand the style of the book – 小饼干的大道理 (Cookies: Bite-sized Life Lessons) – as it follows the same format throughout.

(Note: English translations written by me so it may not be the same as the original English book.)

Collaboration. Inside 小饼干的大道理 is originally written in English by American author Amy Krouse Rosenthal. — 合作的意思是我来搅拌面粉，你们来加巧克力豆，好不好？
(**Working together** means – I will mix the flour and you will add in the chocolate buttons, is that alright with you?)

Patience. Inside 小饼干的大道理 is originally written in English by American author Amy Krouse Rosenthal. — 耐心的意思是等啊等，一直等到饼干烤的喷喷香。
(**Patience** means – Waiting and waiting until the cookies are baked and smell delicious. )

Courage and Regret. The book is titled Cookies: Bite-sized Life Lessons. — **勇敢尝试**的意思是我还没见过这样的饼干呢，可是。。。嗯。。。好吧，我就吃吃看。
（**Courage** means – I have not seen cookies like these before (*looks burnt to me in the illustration*) but ok, I will try it and see. ）

后悔的意思是我真的不该一下子吃那么多饼干。
(**Regret** means – I really shouldn’t have eaten all those cookie in one go.)

It’s feels almost like an illustrated glossary of terms about “Being Human”, doesn’t it?

The terms get more and more abstract towards the end of the book. Think words like “being positive”, “being negative” and “wisdom”.

Erm, I think I’m at the stage Little P is still processing simpler more straightforward feelings and words like “sad”, “angry” and “scared”. How well or accurately has he defined these basic terms in his understanding? That is something I find hard to gauge still. Haha!

So definitely, the book was easier in the beginning and harder for me to read with him as we progressed through the pages.

Being trustworthy - The book is titled Cookies: Bite-sized Life Lessons. — **值得信任**的意思是要是你让我帮忙拿一下饼干，那么等你回来的时候，那块饼干保证还在我手里。
(**Being trustworthy** means if you ask me to help you hold your cookie for a while, you will find the cookie still in my hand when you return.)

Ok, this page he understands.
*Nope, not gonna happen, says the two-year-old. hah!*

I felt like it was too long a book to read to a young toddler like Little P. However we were happily eating cookies while reading so I managed to made it through to the end. :P

So in conclusion, this book I feel is for older kids who are capable of starting to understand more complex concepts. So it’s a little bit beyond Little P at this stage. But, it was still fun for him to sit and eat cookies while listening to all these new words. :P