Cookies & Hot Cocoa
December 2025
Cookies : a Mr. and Mrs. Green adventure by Keith Baker
Cookies : a Mr. and Mrs. Green adventure
by Keith Baker

Alligator couple Mr. and Mrs. Green are back in a sweet tale about a "bad" batch of cookies in a humorous early reader story.
Ready for school! by Bob McMahon
Ready for school!
by Bob McMahon

A debut entry in a new graphic-novel series finds best friends Cookie and Broccoli navigating their differences during a first day of school that involves meeting new classmates, overcoming shyness and organizing a friendship club. 
Maggie and Pie and the cookie contest by Carolyn Cory Scoppettone
Maggie and Pie and the cookie contest
by Carolyn Cory Scoppettone

Maggie and Pie are bird buddies that love to cook--but sometimes Maggie gets a little mixed up! As they bake cookies, kids can use clues in the story to find the supplies they need. With a bonus recipe, Maggie and Pie and the Cookie Contest will appeal to junior chefs who are just discovering reading.
The smart cookie by Jory John
The smart cookie
by Jory John

Forced to try something totally new for a class project, Smart Cookie, who has never really felt “smart” at all, must create her own recipe using a little bit of creativity and confidence to see this through.
The duckling gets a cookie!? by Mo Willems
The duckling gets a cookie!?
by Mo Willems

A latest entry in the series, finds the irrepressible bus-driving pigeon expressing his astonishment and indignation when Duckling asks for a cookie and gets one. 
Heidi Heckelbeck and the cookie contest by Wanda Coven
Heidi Heckelbeck and the cookie contest
by Wanda Coven

Heidi wants to win the Brewster Elementary cookie contest but does not think through all the consequences of adding magic to her recipe for Heckelbeck Chocolate Chunk Cookies in order to make them extra scrumptious. 
A world of cookies for Santa : follow Santa's Tasty Trip Around the World by M. E. Furman
A world of cookies for Santa : follow Santa's tasty trip around the world
by M. E. Furman

M.E. Furman takes readers around the world with Santa, to see what kinds of treats children from different countries prepare for him. Including recipes for many of these snacks and colorful illustrations from Sue Gal, this book is sure to help bring anyone a delicious Christmas!
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