A High-Five for the Stomach? Cookie Monster's Guide to Life: The Joy of Cookies

It's not as if cookies needed an advocate! But they've got one anyway.

It's everybody's favorite glutton--COOKIE MONSTER!

MY FIRST IDEA WAS TO MAKE A BOOK OUT OF COOKIES, BUT EARLY COPIES ... WENT MYSTERIOUSLY MISSING.

In his spoofy re-write of the culinary classic, The Joy of Cooking, Cookie Monster is all too happy to share his wit and wisdom about his favorite subject.

The mighty COOKIE may not solve every problem, but in Cookie Monster's book, it can't hurt! He passes out his crumbs of Cookie Wisdom along with his concept of just desserts. After all, the best cookie is the one in his hand, in his mouth, and of course, in his tummy. After all, a cookie in the mouth is worth two in the oven!

But Cookie Monster does not hesitate to give credit where credit is due!

ME WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE LETTER C AND NUMBER 2.

TWO COOKIES ALWAYS BETTER THAN ONE.

While Cookie Monster's dietary advice should be taken with a grain of salt (and perhaps some kale chips), whether you like them crispy or chewy, with or without milk, homemade or store-bought, in C. M.'s philosophy, a cookie in the hand is worth two anywhere else, in The Joy of Cookies: Cookie Monster's Guide to Life (Sesame Street Workshop, 2018). This board book is full of fun, with the theory that nobody ever said anything mean with a cookie in his mouth, a good read-aloud to a kid old enough to giggle at a parody, and a good choice for anyone with a sweet tooth.