Miss Tiny Chef

Miss Tiny Chef is only eight years old. She does things other little girls wouldn’t do. Armed with a talking mingling stick that shares all its great recipes with her, Kasini stirs up a special surprise meal for mummy.

Engagement Questions for “Miss Tiny Chef”

Encourage creativity and conversation with kids using these fun discussion questions:

Creativity & Imagination:

• If you had a magical mingling stick like Kasini’s, what special dish would you create?
• Imagine the mingling stick could talk to other kitchen utensils. What would they say to each other?
• What would happen if Kasini’s mingling stick took a day off? How would she cook then?

Feelings & Emotions:

• How do you think Kasini felt when the mingling stick turned red?
• Have you ever had a time when you didn’t listen to advice and things didn’t go as planned? How did you feel?
• Why do you think Kasini apologized to the mingling stick?

Nature & Science:

• What ingredients do you think Kasini used in her special meal?
• How does adding too much salt or spice change the taste of food?
• Why is it important to follow a recipe when cooking?

✍️ Written by: Linda Nabasa
🎨 Illustrated by: Raymond Diby
🎭 Designed by: Ruramai Musekiwa
📝 Edited by: Nabeela Kalla

In partnership with Book Dash (https://bookdash.org/)

* The story Miss Tiny Chef is a Book Dash story and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Minor changes may have been made for ease of reading on our site.