Pancakes for Breakfast Paperback – April 3, 1978

Fun story to tell in your own words. Listen to how your kids tell the story in their own words. Good for learning sequencing of a story and understanding some humor and emotions. We love Tomie DePaola books!

Such a cute book, you can make it up as you go! No words, very cute! She doesn’t have the ingredients to make the pancakes!

Bought this book for my first son and this one for a grandchild. The illustations tell the story perfectly, and the fact that ithere is no text lets your little one tell the story.

great illustrations and a nice, appealing story. The stacks of pancakes are sure to stir up some pancake cravings in the stomachs of your kids.

We are huge Tomie dePaola fans here, but I was surprised by how much my five year old and my one and a half year old love this little book. There are no words, but Mr. dePaola's fabulous illustrations tell the story very well. My baby loves to look at this. I do wish there were a board book version so I would be able to leave her alone with it without worry that she'll tear the pages. My big girl loves to "write" the story herself. She can read, but this book gives her the opportunity to be the author in a way and it's fun hearing her tell her little sister the story.

This book has no words in it, but it is useful in teaching students to pay attention to the illustrations in a book as part of their reading. In second grade, using information from illustrations or pictures as well as the text is part of our standards (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.7 Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.). Since this book has no words, it forces the reader to "read" the pictures to understand the story. The other text I use for this is "Unspoken: A Story From the Underground Railroad" by Henry Cole.

My 2-year old daughter loves this book. We didn't even know how much until last night when she made my wife and me sit on the floor for "circle time" and then pulled out "Pancakes for Breakfast" and proceeded to tell us the entire story (even saying "by Tomie DePaola"). Her favorite part is when the woman, who we named "Martha", returns home to find her work ruined by the dog and cat. At that point, we put our hands on our cheeks and shout "OH NOOOOOOOO!!!"; however, she is engaged throughout the entire story.The book is indeed wordless, so you can determine how you tell the story where "Martha" wakes up and has a craving for pancakes, has to gather, prepare, and cook the ingredients, finds her work ruined by her pets, and then walks to her neighbors to finally achieve her goal of pancakes for breakfast. There are enough details in the illustrations to dive into the story. For example, there is a clock on the wall, so you can show how long it takes "Martha" to churn the butter. You can pick up on something on every page.Charming book that can help teach many things. We love it.

The pictures say it all! The illustrations are very expressive and relay the story completely. They encourage questions and observations by the pre-schoolers. My kids always loved Tomie DePaola's books and now I get to read with my grandkids too!

This book has no words. You have to tell the story by observing the pictures. It is a wonderful book to share with toddlers and helping them to observe carefully too. After a few times of telling the story to our 2 year old granddaughter, she was able to tell the story to herself. Both our children and grandchildren have now loved this book. Book is suggested for 4 years and older, but with a parents' guidance is very good for younger children too.

É um livro somente de ilustrações. Meu filho, na altura com 10 meses, adorou desde o primeiro instante. Foi o nosso favorito durante vários meses. É instrutivo, pois ensina a criança de onde vem alguns alimentos, como o leite, a manteiga, os ovos. Lindo!

Este es un libro divertido para niños pequeños que aún no saben leer o están aprendiendo. No tiene texto que cuente la historia, pero si hay palabras en inglés en las ilustraciones (milk, eggs, maple syrup) y también se puede leer la receta para los "hotcakes" o "panqueques", que es una receta real que funciona.Algunos comentarios en inglés lo consideran un mal libro que enseña a los niños a robar, yo no coincido con esas opiniones.La historia nos muestra una señora que se levanta con antojo de comer hotcakes, tiene un perro y un gato en casa. Cuando revisa la receta se da cuenta que necesita huevos, pero no tiene, así que tiene que salir al gallinero y conseguir unos. Después le hace falta leche y mantequilla, así que sale a ordeñar a la vaca y luego bate la mantequilla también. Cuando al fin tiene casi todo se da cuenta no tiene miel de maple, así que sale y visita a un vecino que vende maple.Cuando regresa todos los ingredientes están tirados en el piso porque el gato y el perro los tiraron.Se sienta en su mecedora un tanto triste. De pronto le llega un olor a hotcakes que proviene de otra casa, así que sale y toca la puerta de la otra casa, donde ya tienen listos los hotcakes, y sin esperar a que la inviten se sienta a comerse los hotcakes de sus vecinos, quienes la miran con sorpresa.Las ilustraciones son muy sencillas pero llenas de pequeños elementos que les permiten a los niños contar la historia ellos mismos e interpretar lo que están sintiendo los personajes.Lo recomiendo mucho.

very nice book

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