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Scholastic Press (2006), Edition: 1, 40 pages
Description
In the backwoods of New England, a young girl cleverly fends off the threats of wild animals by trading her clothes for her safety.
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1909-050
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LibraryThing member Melanielooper
This book was about a young girl who was riding on a wagon with her parents when all of a sudden they hit a bump and she went flying up in the air. When she landed she began to look for her parents but ran across several animals who each wanted to harm her. She gave each of them an article of
This book was definitely a fantasy book. I liked how it had a recurring theme and was easy to read. It would be a good book to read aloud.
I could use this book in the classroom as a read aloud book. It was a fun book and I think children would enjoy all the animals.
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clothing to avoid being hurt.This book was definitely a fantasy book. I liked how it had a recurring theme and was easy to read. It would be a good book to read aloud.
I could use this book in the classroom as a read aloud book. It was a fun book and I think children would enjoy all the animals.
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LibraryThing member KaleyHarper
Summary:
In Pancakes for Supper, Toby is driving with her parents when she gets bounced out of the wagon. Trying to find her way back, she encounters a wolf, who takes her coat, a cougar, who takes her yellow sweater, a skunk, who takes her boots, a porcupine, who takes her dress, and a bear who
Personal:
I liked this book because of the sequence of events leading up to a girl eating that many pancakes. I could never have done that.
Classroom:
1. I would have the students act out the book, and then at the end, have them write about what they thought about the animals taking her clothes.
2. I would have the students pick a favorite animal and rewrite the story in their point of view. i.e. from the bear's point of view
In Pancakes for Supper, Toby is driving with her parents when she gets bounced out of the wagon. Trying to find her way back, she encounters a wolf, who takes her coat, a cougar, who takes her yellow sweater, a skunk, who takes her boots, a porcupine, who takes her dress, and a bear who
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takes her mittens. The animals soon fight over which animal is the greatest and while they are fighting, Toby's clothes are thrown every which way. She finally returns to her parents and they have pancakes for supper. Toby is hungry enough to eat 169 pancakes.Personal:
I liked this book because of the sequence of events leading up to a girl eating that many pancakes. I could never have done that.
Classroom:
1. I would have the students act out the book, and then at the end, have them write about what they thought about the animals taking her clothes.
2. I would have the students pick a favorite animal and rewrite the story in their point of view. i.e. from the bear's point of view
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LibraryThing member sarahdvs
Summary: This story is about a little girl that gets bumped off her parents' wagon and she gets lost. She runs into all these wild animals and they are either wanting to eat her or something else so instead of them eating her she gave them her clothes and they was happy until they all met up with
Personal Reaction: I like this book, it is cute too. I think maybe third or fourth graders would like it. Plus it has a lot of different kinds of wild animals.
Classroom Extension Idea: 1. We could imagine that they got lost in a cold forest and animals was coming after them. 2. The kids could do some ark work like draw the animals and color them.
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each other and the fight started around a big tree. Then when all the animals were gone, she went and got her clothes then ran to her mama and papa because she heard them yelling for her and after all that they had pancakes for supper. Personal Reaction: I like this book, it is cute too. I think maybe third or fourth graders would like it. Plus it has a lot of different kinds of wild animals.
Classroom Extension Idea: 1. We could imagine that they got lost in a cold forest and animals was coming after them. 2. The kids could do some ark work like draw the animals and color them.
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LibraryThing member Turrean
An amusing retelling of Little Black Sambo. A bit wordy. Fun to pair with Babaji or Sam and the Tigers (both also retellings) , and other "please-don't-eat-me tricksters/: Babaji, Sam, Borreguita, 3Billy Goats Gruff, Love and Roast Chicken, Isabel and the Hungry Coyote, etc.
LibraryThing member amassingale
Toby and her family are taking a trip to Whistler Creek when they hit a bump and Toby goes flying out of the wagon and lands in the middle of the forest where she is met by many different animals that want to eat her. To keep herself safe, she gives them her clothes to make sure that they are the
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"grandest in the west and east". After she had given her clothes to five different animals, the animals saw each other wearing Toby's clothes and they fought about who was the grandest. During the animal's fight, they started to melt into maple syrup. After the animals melted, Toby's family found her and took her back home. Before they left, they decided to make pancakes for supper, and use the maple syrup from the animals. I would probably not read this book in my classroom, there is a weird plot twist that doesn't really have any relevance in a classroom setting. If I had to use it, I would probably use it to show an example of an extreme climax/plot twist. Genre: modern fantasy, because the things that happen in this book would never happen in any real life situation. Show Less
LibraryThing member ecahan1
I liked this book because of the plot and its different types of writing. Pancakes for Supper is based on The Story of Little Black Sambo, which was written in 1899. This tale tells a story about a young girl named Toby, who gets separated from her family in the middle of the woods during the
I feel that the main idea of this tale is too never give up, and to be brave. Toby was scared of the animals that she met, but rather than try to run away, she chose to be brave and think about her situation. This tale is written in third person and sounds like it is being “told” rather than read. Even though, the plot is simple and direct, I still feel like the ending was very random and did not fit in with the story.
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winter. Throughout her journey to reconnect with her parents, Toby meets many different animals that wish to eat her. Even though the whole story does not consist of rhyming words, each animal talks to Toby in a few poetic phrases. For instance, when Toby noticed a skunk it said to her, “Come to play? Go away! Plan to stay? Go away. Go away! Or I’ll SP-SP-SPRAY!” Toby convinced each animal not to eat her, by offering them a piece of her clothing, such as a hat or her gloves. After the animal received the clothing, they wandered off saying, “Now I’m the grandest beast, West or East.” I liked how the text sometimes consisted of poetry and at other times did not; this made the story more engaging and fun to read. Finally when Toby was almost out of clothing to give away, the animals ended up coming together and argued over who was the grandest beast in the forest. The animals fought so much that they became distracted and their clothing garments fell off, which Toby was able to retrieve. Toby ended up reuniting with her parents, and told them all about her many encounters with the animals. I was glad that Toby was able to find her parents again, but I thought that it was very silly that they decided to eat pancakes for dinner. I feel that the main idea of this tale is too never give up, and to be brave. Toby was scared of the animals that she met, but rather than try to run away, she chose to be brave and think about her situation. This tale is written in third person and sounds like it is being “told” rather than read. Even though, the plot is simple and direct, I still feel like the ending was very random and did not fit in with the story.
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Awards
Buckaroo Book Award (Nominee — 2008)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
40 p.; 9.25 inches
ISBN
0439644836 / 9780439644839