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32 pp.
| Candlewick |
April, 2013 |
TradeISBN 978-0-7636-6311-7$15.99
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Illustrated by
Bruce Ingman.
This book's narrator recounts a loaf of bread's (shelf)life. After the baker's family has its fill, neighborhood animals are treated to slices and/or crumbs, with a cheery refrain adapted for each species: "HOORAY--QUACK, QUACK--FOR BREAD!" The rhyming text doesn't quite rise to the occasion, but the pen and watercolor illustrations in subdued colors are satisfying as a good slice of bread.