would your 9 year old ds like this or is the pinkness of it too girly?

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xmas book

How old is he?

ds would love that. He likes cooking.

oh sorry, 9. My 8 year old would like that, wouldn't bother looking at the cover.

No, I think my dd(9) would love that. She's gone off wearing pink, but I think she'd love the book.

My DS2 (9) would love that book - but then his fav colour is pink.

Haven't got a 9 year old (tho 3 yr old DS would love it!) but don't think its too pink. Go for it

my 9 year old ds (off school) says' its really good and isn't to girly for people who don't like pink and such'
and she typed that

Sorry, I assumed it was a dd.I think a boy might be put off by the cover.

overthemill - ds or dd? you typed ds and she lol.

Ds1 (9) (supposedly ill ) made a face, shook his head slightly and pronounced it too girly.

Does DS1 like cooking? was it the cover that put him off?

so is this too babyish?

He does like cooking, yes.

The other book he said was, "A bit babyish. More for 6 or 7 year olds. And a bit girly because of the angels."

He actually likes grown up cookery books, with lots of coloured pictures.

oh dear i hadn't even considered the angels being girly!!

how about this one?

and ask if he would be a bit fed up getting a xmas book that he would have to wait a whole year to use.

Sorry, I keep forgetting to ask him!
It looks good to me, but really you do need it before Christmas. The novelty may well have worn off by next year.

We've got that - for ds2 (who admittedly is only 4) - but you know, I hadn't even noticed that it had pink on it, nor thought of it as remotely girly...ds2 loves it

My 6yo DS wouldn't like that just because the front cover is quite girly.
Bet he would love to eat whatever you can make from it though!

My 6yo DS wouldn't like that just because the front cover is quite girly.
Bet he would love to eat whatever you can make from it though!

There is a companion book 'things to make and do for christmas' that is blue and red on the cover - might be better?

My five year old ds would think it was too girly, so no I wouldn't get it for a 9 year old.

River Cottage Family cook book is the best I have seen for all ages. Not christmassy but imo worth getting.

does anyone have year 2 boys? if so would they like either of these? xmas book football book

i'm not sure if they are too babyish.

I have a year 2 boy and he would love both of those books.
Infact, I might put them on his Christmas list.

mine would, mind ds's think the M&S christmas catalgure is top notch reaidng