Pancakes for Breakfast (Paperback)

by Tomie dePaola (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
With visions of pancakes dancing in her head, a little old lady goes to great lengths to procure the necessary ingredients. Ages 2-6.
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Review
With visions of pancakes dancing in her head, a little old lady goes to great lengths to procure the necessary ingredients. Ages 2-6.
(Publishers Weekly )

This wordless picture book follows the trials of a little old lady who attempts to make pancakes for her breakfast. The optimistic determination of the woman and the gentle humor of the illustrations make this an appealing book for the very young. (School Library Journal )

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Sandpiper (April 3, 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0156707683
• ISBN-13: 978-0156707688
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #39,725 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Story without words, September 10, 2002

By A Customer

I "read" this wordless picture book to a class of 2nd graders and they loved predicting what would happen next in the story. Tomie dePaola has frame by frame pictures of the pancake making process. Some students didn't get what she was doing at first, but as the storyline progressed, they understood. The kids were so excited to get to the end of the story, they were surprised that they hadn't guessed the ending.
This is also a great story to give children/students who have speech problems or problems staying focused on a storyline. It gets them thinking and "Pancakes for Breakfast" is made into 'their own little story'.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars How Do You Read a Book With No Words?, January 12, 2006

By	Lightman (New York) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

How do you read a book with no words? The same way you did before you learned how to read - you look at the pictures...

What do you see?

The sun comes up over the hills on a still winter's morning. It seems we're in New England. The book's protagonist, something of a Yankee babushka, is nestling under her very warm covers. Her pets, a fat feline and a common looking brown hound, are just beginning to stir...

The morning ripens with potential as the thought of a tall stack of fluffy pancakes enters the mind of our lady of the house. So begins a quest, and several unexpected obstacles will have to be surmounted before desire ultimately is fulfilled.

My eldest daughter, now in college, remembers this book as one of her favorites. I asked her what stands out after all these years. It's the golden blob of butter, centered on the top of each tall stack.

For this, a recommendation of four stars certainly seems in order.

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The story grows with the child, September 19, 2000

By A Customer

This is a wonderful book. My grandaughter received it when she was under a year old, and we looked at the pictures and talked about them. Slowly, she began to put together the story line, and recognize what came next, and why, and now at age two she can almost tell the story herself. Wish there were more "books without text" that both adult and child could enjoy together. The author's illustrations do a wonderful job of creating a story that truly grows with the child.