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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
Nice wordless picture book. Woman wants pancakes but has to work for her ingredients. The art is okay. The story is okay. There is some bratty behavior. Not a bad book. Just not a great one. But cute. 3.5 of 5.
Another good wordless picturebook. It's nice though seeing the snow and pancakes and nice neighbor and annoying cat-dog messed the cooking up.
Pancakes for Breakfast by Tomy dePaola is a picture only book that is full of charm. I highly recommend this book for children from 0-8. For infants and toddlers the use of pictures and storytelling by an adult makes this a fun book and a book you can have fun with. Use 1st person, use 2nd person, use 3rd person for storytelling and you change the story each time. The continuity of the pictures creates a perfect storyboard for telling the story straight from the pictures to giving the story basis for your own wild retelling. As children grow with the story they can give the concrete retelling or start to use it as a jumping off point for retelling of their own fun version. This book is truly a great book for giving your child a chance for differentiated vocabulary and the ability to use their own vocabulary.
I personally love the picture where she sees the pancakes fly away-my daughter always feels sad when we read that part but loves when she invites herself to the neighbors. It has been fun to experiment with ways in which we can graciously find a way to be invited over for pancakes.
I personally love the picture where she sees the pancakes fly away-my daughter always feels sad when we read that part but loves when she invites herself to the neighbors. It has been fun to experiment with ways in which we can graciously find a way to be invited over for pancakes.
Another constant read for my little pancake lover. What is funny is how my husband and I narrate differently, but she likes both versions!
Pretty sure the moral of this story is: pets will always fuck your shit up.
The obvious solution is to turn to a life of breakfast food related crime.
The obvious solution is to turn to a life of breakfast food related crime.
Summary: This is a wordless picture book. The story progresses through a lady’s day and the process she goes through to make pancakes. She encounters some trouble when she comes home to see that her dog and cat have torn the house up.
Evaluation: I enjoy wordless picture books, and even though the pictures were simple they explained the story well. It doesn’t become overwhelming for students as they try to analyze what is happening in the pictures.
Teaching Idea: I would use this book to have students discuss and share how they know what is happening in the story if there are no words. We would work together to write a few sentences for one page. Then, I would have students write their own sentences about a different page in the book.
Evaluation: I enjoy wordless picture books, and even though the pictures were simple they explained the story well. It doesn’t become overwhelming for students as they try to analyze what is happening in the pictures.
Teaching Idea: I would use this book to have students discuss and share how they know what is happening in the story if there are no words. We would work together to write a few sentences for one page. Then, I would have students write their own sentences about a different page in the book.
Enjoyed with 5 year old granddaughter who figured out what was happening from the wonderful illustrations
excellent book. beautiful illustrations. and i don't even like pancakes.
Books without words are always excellent tools for creativity and dialogue both in and out of a classroom. The illustrations are so detailed and easy to follow that this is sure to be a hit with your little one. Teachers can use it to discuss the power of illustrations, too, and the importance of imagination. Maybe you could even make it an exercise to put in your own words! So many options with this one and I love it.