Title: Pancakes for BreakfastAuthor: Tomie DePaola
Lauren's Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Pancakes for Breakfast is a book about a woman who fantasizes about making the most incredible stack of pancakes; but she does not have any of the ingredients that she needs to make them. When she comes home with the last ingredient she finds that her dog and cat had knocked everything over. After being defeated, she smells pancakes and walks to her neighbor's house where there is a perfect stack of pancakes that she eats!
On the last page of this book a framed picture reads, "If at first you don't succeed try, try, again." This main message was very clever considering that you do not think that all of her dedication and work would fail. This story was very well thought out and although short, it makes you care about the main character. At the end when she becomes defeated she does not let it get her down and she works around the situation instead of giving up. This book told a cute and almost comical story and I would recommend this to everyone.
Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers
Publication Date: 1978
ISBN:0-15-259455-8
What a wonderful message for children and people of any age! Perseverance is something to strive for.
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Lauren, I loved this book when I was little. My teacher read it to us in Elementary school, and it was a great book not only for the fun of it, but as you say in your evaluation the message. I really think this is a great choice.
ReplyDeleteLauren, I loved this book when I was little. My teacher read it to us in Elementary school, and it was a great book not only for the fun of it, but as you say in your evaluation the message. I really think this is a great choice.
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