Book cover illustration has a yellow background and a little Black girl in a lab coat holding a red layered cake with strawberries on top in front of a oven with bread baking.

2024 Finalist: Children’s Science Picture Book

Science of Baking (Ada Twist, Scientist: The Why Files #3), by Andrea Beaty and Dr. Theanne Griffith. Amulet Books, 2022.

From the New York Times bestselling creator of the Questioneers, Andrea Beaty, and author Theanne Griffith comes The Science of Baking (Ada Twist, Scientist: The Why Files), a nonfiction early-reader book based on the Netflix series!

How does a cake bake? What’s the difference between baking soda and baking powder? And why is it so important to measure the different ingredients in a recipe?

Ada Twist, Scientist: The Why Files is the perfect nonfiction resource for all these questions and more. Based on the bestselling series and the Netflix show, this nonfiction series is perfect for the youngest scientists of tomorrow as they learn along with Ada. Designed in a scrapbook format, these books combine art from the show, illustrations, and photography to bring simple science concepts to life.