Chickens? but no eggs?

As there are no eggs in this eggless sponge but I still want to add our own chickens into the books giving some character into the recipe book. I would also give the chickens a few facts to day about eggs.

http://cookit.e2bn.org/historycookbook/20-97-world-war-2-Food-facts.html

Altogether we have 6, Annie (top three at different ages) Ruby (bottom left), Edith (bottom left), Violet, Mabel and Peggy. We do have a goose but I don't think I can incorporate her into the book. 

More works?

In my mind, recipe books should have clear images to show the process of what you are cooking or baking to ease your mind on how it should look at certain points. It's the worst when you're just guessing it should look sloppy or crumbly. For older and more serious cooking books, photography works well but I feel for a children's book illustrations are a good call as long as they are clear and simple.

This is on the lines of what I'm looking to do with out the tiny font and huge photograph of the cake in the corner but, adding fun little illustrations are definitely where I'm heading with this.

I also like the idea of adding characters into the recipe book, even though it's no story book, adding characters I feel gives a sense of a story through the process of what is being made and how they react to the parts of the progress. 

The vintage/50's illustration style is a style I'd like to look at as this is a book based on a World War recipe.

50's children recipe books

Some children's recipe books ….

Ah yes, the traditional thing to do in lessons, to look at other books and artists. Well I do like my children books to have humour even dark humour at that. It was something I always liked when I was little, I don't feel I'd be able to bring such a thing into my work.

Here are some books I have found.

http://bisforbooks.ca/?p=1242

Not much is known on the author, Martin Howard, but he has written a few other witch related books as well as 'The bad dog's diary' I can tell he has some humour about him. The Illustrator, Colin Stimpson uses great textures in his works. 

http://www.roalddahl.com/create-and-learn/make/revolting-recipes

This very well known duo and i wouldn't be surprised if this was a big hit. It's quirky and is written by a well known author accompanied by a well known illustrator always seen with their works together. 

This certainly appeals to children with the childish drawings and the strange recipes that most children decide to make at least once when growing up. Although not a style I'm working towards I do like Quentin Blakes works and used to read a fair few of Roald Dahl's books.

What am I doing?

For my second year children's book course at university we have to create a double page spread, a cover and a work sheet for a World war ration recipe children's book. 

I have decided to do a eggless sponge cake. 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/eggless_sponge_cake_70634

The cover will try to be fun with the illustrations and the work sheet will probably reflect the ingredients to show they remember it or something to do with the war. 

Mmm, cake.