A real dad and a real little chef
Hi! We are May and her Dada, Joel. We live in Texas with our dog, Coco.
May loves to help in the kitchen. She stirs, she pours, and she tastes everything twice. So we started filming it. That became Cooking with May on YouTube.
We also read together every day. May wanted books about the things she sees in our kitchen: bowls, spoons, eggs and pancakes. So we made them. In the books she is Chef May, painted in watercolor, with a white chef hat and a yellow apron.
Each book is short and simple, made for ages 2 to 3. Each one practices one small thing, like colors or counting. And every book has a free read-along video on our channel.


And Coco
Coco is our fluffy white dog. In the books, Coco hides the cup, wants a taste of breakfast, and makes muddy paw prints. In real life, too.
Our promise to grown-ups
This site is for parents. We never make accounts for kids. We only ask grown-ups for an email, and only if you want our list. We do not show ads here.
Questions? Write to us at hello@cookingwithmay.com.
Get a free Chef May book
Join our grown-up list and we will send you three free gifts:
- The ebook of Book 1, Chef May's Kitchen
- The audiobook, read by Dada
- A coloring page to print
After that, one short email when a new book and video come out. That is about once a week.
Our grown-up email list opens very soon. Subscribe on YouTube to hear first when it does.
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