Forri the Baker [Library Binding]

Ed Myers (Author), Edward Myers (Author), Alexi Natchev (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up

Forri is known throughout the village for his unusual creations. The people do not understand why he chooses to bake such strange breads and make him an outcast. Then the Chlar's invade Forri's village, and the townspeople need a bold plan to repel the invaders. Forri comes forward with an unusual idea to save the town. Full-color illustrations.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Long ago in the village of Ettai lived a very thin baker named Forri, who baked all kinds of unusual bread--root bread, ice bread, rose bread, and even nail bread. "Forri was odd. Forri was strange. Forri was crazy." One day the little village is invaded by the cruelest of all barbarians, the Chlars, who show up with clubs, pikes, and battle-axes. The village comes alive when its inhabitants join forces to foil their enemy. Celebrate the victory of the gentle people of Ettai, and find out how a clever but unlikely hero saves the day in this delightful book, humorously illustrated in lively earth tones. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Publishers Weekly

The value of ingenuity and the rewards of nonconformity inform this handsome picture book, which brims with old-world charm. The villagers of Ettai are suspicious of the culinary creativity of Forri the Baker, rejecting his masterpieces?pens and candles, roses and nails, all made of dough?and forcing him into poverty. But when the barbarians known as Chlars threaten to invade Ettai and take the townsfolk prisoner, Forri arms the citizenry with loaves of bread shaped into swords, pikes, bows and arrows, thus duping the Chlars into thinking they're overmatched and beating a swift retreat. First-time children's author Myers's traditional, well-crafted narrative is tinged with humor and embellished with spry imagery ("he wore a shapeless white cloth cap that sagged over his head like a mass of unbaked dough"). Natchev's (The Hobyahs) striking artwork skillfully blends watercolors and colored pencils, fleshing out the story with a wealth of textures, shading and detail. The warm palette of oranges, reds and browns is subtly nuanced with flecks of charcoal pencil. As satisfying as a slice of freshly baked bread. Ages 4-8.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Library Binding: 32 pages
• Publisher: Dial; 1st edition (February 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0803713967
• ISBN-13: 978-0803713963
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,073,614 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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