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Reviewed by Alice H. for Readers' Favorite
"Cookies for Dinner" by Pam Johnson-Bennett and Kae Allen is a fun and quick read for mothers wanting to "come down" for the day. Many young mothers will relate to the hectic life of the new mother and there will be a feeling of bonding and common ground in the antics related by the two authors. One of the authors adopted two children from Guatemala and the other author had three biological children. The book takes the reader through pregnancy and the adoption process as the first few months with the new baby. There is a general conclusion that most books on child-rearing can be thrown out the window due to the individual characteristics of each and every newborn. The authors describe feeding problems, sleeping patterns (and lack of there-of), how they must multitask in order to remain in the parenting game, and how a bit of humor and tolerance goes a long way in the parenting role.
Women who have gone through the parenting role will be amused by the neophyte mothers attempting to make sense of the needs and demands of their bundles of joy. Those who have never before parented may tend to use the book as a form of birth control. All in all, the book was well-written and the type that will be appreciated by those for whom it has relevance. For this reviewer, (also a parent), there was just a tad too many details about peeing, pooping, diarrhea and projectile vomiting for it to become a memorable read.
