Sharing the Bread: An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving Story
“Mama, fetch the cooking pot. Fetch our turkey-cooking pot. Big and old and black and squat. Mama fetch the pot.” An energetic patterned text goes on to call on every member of an extended, multigenerational family to do their part as they all pitch in to prepare the Thanksgiving meal. Daddy tends the fire. Sister bakes bread. Brother bastes the turkey. Grandpa cooks berries. Grandma makes pie. Auntie mashes potatoes. Uncle pours cider. And Baby? Baby sleeps, quiet as a mouse, until it’s time for everyone to share the meal. A narrative that could easily be describing a contemporary family is paired with muted gouache illustrations showing a family of lively personalities living in the earlier 20th century. ©2015 Cooperative Children's Book Center
Illustrated by Jill McElmurry
Wisconsin author
Pat Zietlow Miller grew up in Oshkosh and graduated from UW-Oshkosh. She currently lives in the Madison area.
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 4-8
Age Range:
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
20th Century
Celebrations, Holidays, and Observances
Families
Historical Fiction
Patterned text/Repetition
Stories in Rhyme
Publisher:
Schwartz & Wade
Publish Year: 2015
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9780307981820
CCBC Location: Picture Book, Miller