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32 pp.
| Kids Can |
February, 2011 |
TradeISBN 978-1-55337-821-1$16.95
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Janice Nadeau.
In this pretty, parent-centered book Miriam, a baker, entices Sebastian with the aroma of her signature cinnamon bread. The two marry and have a child; all is perfect until the baby starts crying incessantly. It's finally a "cinnamony smell" that soothes the tot (sleep-deprived caregivers may roll their eyes). Nadeau's warm-hearted mixed-media illustrations of the multiracial family are endearing.