Retold by Nicola Baxter
Illustrator: Tony Kenyon
For Ages: 4 and above
No. of Pages: 24
Publisher: Ladybird Books, London
ISBN: 978-0-72141-694-6
This delightful adaptation of a folktale will find echoes with children of most cultures. And, anyway, a rolling-moving pancake is bound to catch the imagination of little minds.
The delightful illustrations make the tale easy to relate to – a mom in tracks and sneakers, a little boy with glasses.
Of course, children’s tales are rarely complete without talking animals, of which there are plenty here.
Excerpt
So, two hungry little boys cracked the eggs and …
two hungry little boys measured the milk and …
two hungry little boys weighed the flour and …
one hungry little boy mixed it all together (and got quite a lot on the floor!).
