Every toddler goes through the stage where they want nothing but ""O""-shaped cereal. The challenge for parents is getting kids to ask for fruit salad instead of cupcakes. Faced with this seemingly impossible task with her own child, Jennifer Carden has created The Toddler Café, a guide to making mealtime with children fun and interactive. It offers simple, creative ways for kids to identify with their food, like saying tuna salad is what mermaids eat, or making Minty Pea Pops in ice cube trays. Carden has created over 50 unique recipes that encourage families (including toddlers) to work together to prepare, eat, clean up, and best of all, look forward to a healthy, delicious meal.

""What's nice about these recipes is that they're simple to cook and grownups like them, too. Except picky ones."" NY Daily News, April 4, 2008

""Finally, there's a cookbook that encourages kids to play with their food."" The Times-Union, April 3, 2008

""There are so many really cool recipes inside this book that will wow any child."" BabyGear.com, May 11, 2008

""What I loved about this 50 recipe book is Jennifer's old school approach to feeding kids and getting them involved in the cooking process. The recipes are straightforward and they are things that the whole family can enjoy."" Project Foodie.com, May 3, 2008

""Carden has created over 50 unique recipes that encourage families (including toddlers) to work together to prepare, eat, clean up, and best of all, look forward to a healthy, delicious meal."" Stitch Lounge Blog, May 1, 2008 ""The Toddler Cafe is full of great ideas to have fun with children at the table. It is a lovely gift for parents on their child's first birthday - before picky-ness shows up. Hurray for mess!"" Super Chef Blog, May 1, 2008