This is a good book for a chilly morning. It's also a great book for the pre-reader, because there are no words. The reader wakes up with a nice lady and her two furry companions on a very cold day. While she goes about her morning routine, she mentally plans her breakfast: Pancakes. She finds that she is missing several ingredients to make the pancakes and her pets come along with her as she prepares to make her delicious pancake breakfast. But her plans are dashed--in the paws and teeth of her cat and dog. Will she ever get her pancakes?
Why we like this book: As stated above, there are no words. It's the perfect book to make up as you go along, then pass the book to your little one and have them "read" the book to you. There are plenty of opportunities for description and prediction, too, that gets you and your child thinking. Watch for picture clues to help with the prediction. What will the nice lady do? How does she feel now? Find out more in Pancakes for Breakfast, by Tomie DePaola.
