A Recipe for Success

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Lizzie Kander and Her Cookbook

Bob Kann

A delightful biography that introduces young readers to a remarkable woman who made a difference in the lives of many immigrant families through food and cooking—with recipes included!

144 pages, 7 x 9, 65 b&w photos
Paperback: $12.95 | ISBN: 978-0-87020-373-2
Ebook: $9.99 | ISBN: 978-0-87020-516-3
Publication Date: 10/23/2006

Reading Level: Ages 8–14, Grades 3–8

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Description

Lizzie Kander loved to cook and she loved to help people. Through determination and creativity, she was able to bring those passions together. In early-twentieth-century Milwaukee, Lizzie was teaching young immigrant women and girls to cook nutritious, “American-style” meals. Many of her students were Jewish immigrants from Russia, Poland, and other parts of Eastern and Central Europe. Lizzie decided to publish the recipes in a book to make them accessible to more immigrant families. Her cookbook proved to be very popular, and she used the money she earned from sales of the book to establish the city’s first settlement house, a community center that helped recent immigrants build a better life for themselves and their families. A Recipe for Success: Lizzie Kander and her Cookbook celebrates the life of this remarkable woman who made a difference in the lives of so many.

Since the publication of Kander’s The Settlement Cookbook in 1901, generations of household cooks have been raised on the delicious recipes she compiled, and the cookbook is still in print today.

This delightful biography will introduce young readers to Lizzie's story and reveal what life was like in early-twentieth-century America. The book also includes wonderful period illustrations, a glossary of terms, discussion questions, and of course, recipes!

Author Bio

Bob Kann

Bob Kann has a PhD in education and is a professional storyteller, entertainer, and juggler who performs for audiences of all ages. He is the author of several biographies for young readers, including Bob and Belle La Follette: Partners in Politics; Cindy Bentley: Spirit of a Champion; and Joyce Westerman: Baseball Hero. Kann lives in Madison, Wisconsin.

What a delight to finally get to know the real Lizzie Kander in ‘A Recipe for Success.’ Lizzie Kander is my hero—she found other doorways when men closed doors to women, and she told us the secret: it was through their hearts and tummies. Lizzie understood the power of food to nourish, to educate, to calm, to raise money, and to spread love. This powerful biography tells this story beautifully and whets our appetites to learn more about the important women in America’s past.