Pancakes for Breakfast

I "read" this wordless picture book to a class of 2nd graders and they loved predicting what would happen next in the story. Tomie dePaola has frame by frame pictures of the pancake making process. Some students didn't get what she was doing at first, but as the storyline progressed, they understood. The kids were so excited to get to the end of the story, they were surprised that they hadn't guessed the ending.This is also a great story to give children/students who have speech problems or problems staying focused on a storyline. It gets them thinking and "Pancakes for Breakfast" is made into 'their own little story'.

Wordless books are neat. You can make up the story, change it, talk about the pictures, and so on. This book is no different. The end has a little twist of humor that most kids age two and up can get and many younger kids will see the humor in the situation as well. The pictures are adorable and simple and tell a story. Excellent. Enjoy.

This is a wonderful book. My grandaughter received it when she was under a year old, and we looked at the pictures and talked about them. Slowly, she began to put together the story line, and recognize what came next, and why, and now at age two she can almost tell the story herself. Wish there were more "books without text" that both adult and child could enjoy together. The author's illustrations do a wonderful job of creating a story that truly grows with the child.

My daughter and I started taking this book out of the library when she was two, and checked it out so many times that we decided to buy it. The story can be told slightly different each time you read it since there are no words. As the main character attempts to make breakfast her dog and cat decide to help themselves to breakfast as well. My daughter loves pancakes, and this book might have something to do with it!

I read this with my 3 year old son and after explaining where all the ingredients for pancakes come from we had spent 20 minutes on this little book!If you enjoy question and answer sessions about real life this is one for your home library.