Title: Pancakes for Breakfast
Author and Illustrator: Tomie DePaola
Publication Date: 1978
Publisher: South China Printing Co. Ltd., Hong Kong
ISBN Number: 0-15-259455-8
This was a very cute book about a
woman who really wanted to make pancakes for breakfast. After finding out that
she is missing most of the needed ingredients, the story takes you through her
struggle to find the ingredients or make them from scratch. Upon coming home,
her pets had eaten all the ingredients, so she goes out to find another family to
eat pancakes with but ends up eating most of them and saves hardly any for the
family.
This book taught a couple really
important lessons and it had an unexpected funny ending. It teaches children to
never give up, to not get discouraged, and like the book says at the end “If at
first you don’t succeed, try, try again” which the character certainly did. It
also showed children how we get certain ingredients that they probably eat
every day like eggs and milk. I think the best lesson however, is the feeling
of accomplishment you can get after putting such hard work into achieving your
goal.
Rating: I give this book a definite 5 out of 5!
This is quite possibly the best book I have ever read! Your rating of 5 out of 5 is definitely what I thought! This book turns frustration from a lot of hard-work that failed in the end into a positive meaning and I love that.
ReplyDeleteI really like your description of this book. I think that it sounds like a important read for a child and it teaches some really important lessons. Even though the lessons are important the author still made it fun by making the story about pancakes.
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