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From generation to generation: Still There Was Bread

Posted on by Rosemary Kiladitis

Still There Was Bread, by Lisl H. Detlefesen/Illustrated by David Soman, (Oct. 2024, HarperCollins), $19.99, ISBN: 9780063216556

Ages 4-8

The warmth of a family kitchen comes through the pages in this intergenerational story of baking, family, and love. A young boy awaits his grandmother’s arrival, a big moment on the rise: he’s going to learn to make “Nana Rolls”: a special family bread that “Nana’s mama taught my mama when she was my age, and now Nana is going to teach me”. The two don their aprons and get to work and Nana relates stories of how different generations made the bread through the years; the boy reflects on the differences from then to now: his great-great grandmother had to collect eggs from the chicken coop, where he just has to go to the store; she had to mix the dough by hand, rather than with a mixer; she had to use a woodburning stove, where he just has to preheat an electric oven. Going deeper, the story of bread – and family – as sustenance links generations through the Depression, polio, and the Covid pandemic. The boy and his grandmother talk about breads across different cultures “for times they can be together and times they can’t”, like naan, challah, fry bread, and other breads. Soman’s pen, ink, and watercolor illustrations glow with warmth, the front endpapers showcasing different types of breads across a blue-and-white checked tablecloth pattern. Soman makes wonderful use of natural light to add depth. Back matter includes an author’s note and a recipe for her grandmother’s “Nana Rolls”, the inspiration for the story. A heart-filling story that works for storytime and any time.

 

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MCBD24 continues: What the Bread Says

Posted on by Rosemary Kiladitis

What the Bread Says: Baking with Love, History, and Papan, by Vanessa Garcia/Illustrated by Tim Palin, (Oct. 2022, Cardinal Rule Press), $17.95, ISBN: 9781735345185

Ages 5-7

Every Saturday, Vanessa’s mom heads to yoga after dropping Vanessa off at her grandfather’s. The two “meditate another way”: they bake all sorts of breads together, and Papan – a combination of “papa” and “pan”, the Spanish word for bread – provides history lessons for each loaf.  Papan tells Vanessa about the baguettes he ate in France and the breads he ate in Cuba, when he and his brother left France during World War II; he talks about leaving Cuba to come to America. As the two weave the strands of a challah together, he talks about the symbols for each strand of the bread, and Vanessa ponders the patience that goes into making bread. A warm story of family and history, What the Bread Says is a good intergenerational story with points for discussion. Download a free readers guide and coloring pages at Cardinal Press’s website.

 

 

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