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This is the Bread I Baked for Ned

 

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Homey, large-scale paintings and spry cumulative verse describe how a woman prepares dinner for two and how the tables are turned on her. Ages 5-8.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. 

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 3– In classic cumulative tale style with elements added one by one, the narrator shows readers first the bread she baked for Ned, and then–the cheese, the salad, the soup, the olives, tulips in a jug, the two soup bowls and spoons–all prepared for Ned’s arrival. When Ned gets home, he brings 13 guests, as well as a few cats and dogs. But there is enough for all, and when the meal is over the guests pitch in and help clean up. The story ends in a satisfying circular way with “I’ll bake again in the morning.” Glenda, the narrator, offers her Ned food for the soul as well as the stomach, and Seltzer’s paintings of both food and people are superlative. Earthy colors are applied opaquely on canvas with the fabric grain showing through. Backgrounds are filled with distinct geometric shapes emphasizing, by contrast, the natural shapes of the earth–the bread, the lettuce, the olives. The braided bread, color and shape, is repeated in a glimpse of the earth through an open window. Definitely a book to savor “again in the morning,” and anytime. –Ruth Semrau, Lovejoy School, McKinney, TX
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.


Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  • Hardcover: 32 pages
  • Publisher: Atheneum; First Edition edition (October 30, 1989)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0027332209
  • ISBN-13: 978-0027332209
  • Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces

Read Aloud with Crescent and Mark

NOT A LITTLE MONKEY, by Charlotte Zolotow, illustrted by Michelle Chessaree

"So, the little girl climbed into the big waste-basket and waited." ' Oh no,' said her mother, ' we don't want to throw you away.'"There are many ways to express love and the need for attention. Here, a busy mother and her just-a-bit naughty little girl tease each other affectionately — the little girl making her point without even uttering a word.That's today's story time — read aloud by the author's daughter at Crescent Dragonwagon's Writing, Cooking, & Workshops, with Mark Graff's "text support" and discussion."Just right for two-to-fours, the humor of this true-to-life story of a mischievous little girl who blocks her mother's attempts to clean house will elicit giggles from the lollipop set." Kirkus Reviews

Posted by Crescent Dragonwagon's Writing, Cooking, & Workshops on Thursday, June 4, 2020

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