Big Cook Little Cook
Big Cook Little Cook is a program for kids on CBeeBies. Cooking, songs, silliness and fun with Jen and Small. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 50 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in August 2025.
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Big Cook Little Cook
Jen amazes Small with her tap-dancing skills. Small finds out how ginger is grown and ground. Plus, the two chefs cheer up a lonely gingerbread man with some gingerbread friends.
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The chefs are off to Granny Small’s big birthday party, but Jen is worried, as she hasn’t got a present. Flora the flower fairy visits the cafe, and Small flies off to see how jam is made.
Series 1
Jen is pretending to be Jiggly Cook, the jelly juggler. Small is worried that jelly will be hard to juggle. Small finds out where potatoes grow, and they make snow family pie for Sid the Snowman.
Jen and Small are having a movie night, but Jen has forgotten to buy some treats. Today’s cafe customer is Maverick the Movie Mouse, so they cook him a dish worthy of a movie star.
Series 2
Jen and Small are having a sleepover, but Small doesn’t have a toothbrush that’s her size. Dylan the dinosaur comes to visit, and the two friends cook up a falafel-saurus for their Jurassic guest.
Jen’s being really clumsy in the cafe and can’t work out why. Asteroid the alien comes to visit, Small sees how apples grow, and the cooks make wobbly space jelly for their intergalactic guest.
Jen and Small are off to a disco, but they need to finish dusting before they can go. Cinderella visits the cafe, and the chefs make pumpkin slippers for their magical friend.
Jen’s brought in her sticker album to show Small, and she wants to finish filling it. Jack from Jack and the Beanstalk comes to visit, and the two cooks rustle up a magic bean curry for their guest.
The two chefs pretend to have a beach holiday, but they haven’t got a flag for Small’s sandcastle or a sun hat for Jen. Mala the mermaid comes to visit, and Small finds out how spinach grows.
Series 1
Jen and Small have a blocked sink. Incy Wincy Spider visits the cafe for a bite to eat. The cafe is out of peanut butter, so Small flies on her 'spoonmobile' to find some.
Small attempts to teach Jen how to do a forward roll, but Jen is finding it tricky. Meanwhile, Georgina the Gymnast visits the cafe, where Jen and Small cook her a delicious twirly pasta dish.
Series 2
Jen has been playing in the rain puddles, but Small doesn’t have any sensible shoes to wear. Puss in Boots, the magical cat, comes to visit and the two chefs cook for their purrrfect guest.
Everything is going missing in the cafe today. Aladdin comes to visit, Small finds out how raisins are made, and the chefs make a magical couscous carpet for their fairy-tale friend.
Jen has hidden some toys in the cafe for Small to find, but she can’t remember where she hid Dog. Old Mother Hubbard comes to visit, and the chefs cook up a tortilla pup for their dog-loving guest.
Jen is doing the washing up, but her hands are going wrinkly. Gabby the goalkeeper visits the cafe, and the two chefs make a power shake to give her an energy boost for her next game of football.
Jen and Small are getting ready for a picnic, but the basket and cutlery are too big for Small. Goldilocks visits the café and the chefs cook up delicious 'bear bites’ for their bear-loving guest.
Series 1
Jen and Small are going camping, but Small doesn’t have a sleeping bag. Hungry Cosmo the Caterpillar comes to the cafe, and they cook him a delicious caterpillar wrap.
The cafe is very noisy because all of the cupboards are creaking and Small's scooter is squeaking. Today’s recipe is crispy tools for Maisie the Mechanic, who may be able to help with the noise.
Series 2
Small is feeling very sleepy today. Jen is having fun with her marble run, but she’s missing a part. Doctor Dolly visits the cafe, and the chefs whizz up a five-a-day pasta recipe for their guest.
It’s the hottest day of the year, but Small wants it to snow. Paddie the polar bear visits the cafe, and the two friends make chilly polar cones for their Arctic guest.