Pancakes, Pancakes!

Pancakes, Pancakes!
By Eric Carle
Publisher/Date: Scholastic 1990
# of Pages: 28
Reading Level: 3rd Grade
Genre: Picture book

Summary:

This story is about a boy named Jack who wakes up and wants to eat a big pancake for breakfast. However, before he can eat it, he needs to get all the ingredients: flour, eggs, milk, and butter. His mother teaches him what he needs to do to make the pancake. He mixes the ingredients and cooks it. Then he's able to finally eat it!

Who benefits from reading this book?

This is another great book by Eric Carle. Anyone who is a fan of his other books will benefit from reading this book. I think it also teaches kids about making food. It teaches them that food isn't just made, first you have to get a lot of different ingredients, mix them together just right, then cook it to make a pancake.

What problems/conflicts could this book possibly create?

I don't think this book could create any problems. It shows an example of a kid who is sent to do things to help himself have a pancake for breakfast. I don't think this is a problematic book at all.

My Reaction:

While this isn't my favorite book by Eric Carle, I still enjoyed it. I read this one to my nephew as well, and I think he liked it. It was a good opportunity for us to discuss the different foods and cooking utensils. There is one page that lists all the ingredients and utensils along with a picture of all of them, and as I listed them, he was able to point to them. So it was definitely fun to read to him, but it was incredibly entertaining as a story.