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    Sharing the Bread

    An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving Story

    Author Pat Zietlow Miller
    Illustrated by Jill McElmurry
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    $8.99 US
    RH Childrens Books | Dragonfly Books
    9.06"W x 10"H x 0.14"D  
    On sale Sep 10, 2024 | 32 Pages | 9780593897980
    Preschool - 3
    Reading Level: Lexile AD200L | Fountas & Pinnell M
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    Celebrate food and family with this heartwarming Thanksgiving picture book. We will share the risen bread. / Our made-with-love Thanksgiving spread. / Grateful to be warm and fed. / We will share the bread. In this spirited ode to the holiday, set at the turn of the twentieth century, a large family works together to make their special meal. Mama prepares the turkey, Daddy tends the fire, Sister kneads, and Brother bastes. Everyone—from Grandma and Grandpa to the littlest baby—has a special job to do. Told in spare, rhythmic verse and lively illustrations, Sharing the Bread is a perfect read-aloud to celebrate the Thanksgiving tradition.

    "A warm and wonderful holiday treasure." —Publishers Weekly, Starred

    "A paean to the pleasures of Thanksgiving, with rhymes so musical readers may just burst into song." —The Wall Street Journal

    "A delightful holiday book that shows the heartwarming tradition of food and family." —Booklist
     
    © Courtesy of the author
    PAT ZIETLOW MILLER is a children's book lover and the creative force behind the blog Read, Write, Repeat, where she reviews books for young readers. Sophie's Squash, her first picture book, is based on a true story—her own daughter, Sonia, once loved a squash. Her second picture book, Sharing the Bread: An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving Story, will also be published by Schwartz & Wade Books. View titles by Pat Zietlow Miller
    Jill McElmurry View titles by Jill McElmurry

    “This is a warm and wonderful holiday treasure.” —Publishers Weekly starred review

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    Celebrate food and family with this heartwarming Thanksgiving picture book. We will share the risen bread. / Our made-with-love Thanksgiving spread. / Grateful to be warm and fed. / We will share the bread. In this spirited ode to the holiday, set at the turn of the twentieth century, a large family works together to make their special meal. Mama prepares the turkey, Daddy tends the fire, Sister kneads, and Brother bastes. Everyone—from Grandma and Grandpa to the littlest baby—has a special job to do. Told in spare, rhythmic verse and lively illustrations, Sharing the Bread is a perfect read-aloud to celebrate the Thanksgiving tradition.

    "A warm and wonderful holiday treasure." —Publishers Weekly, Starred

    "A paean to the pleasures of Thanksgiving, with rhymes so musical readers may just burst into song." —The Wall Street Journal

    "A delightful holiday book that shows the heartwarming tradition of food and family." —Booklist
     

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    © Courtesy of the author
    PAT ZIETLOW MILLER is a children's book lover and the creative force behind the blog Read, Write, Repeat, where she reviews books for young readers. Sophie's Squash, her first picture book, is based on a true story—her own daughter, Sonia, once loved a squash. Her second picture book, Sharing the Bread: An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving Story, will also be published by Schwartz & Wade Books. View titles by Pat Zietlow Miller
    Jill McElmurry View titles by Jill McElmurry

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    “This is a warm and wonderful holiday treasure.” —Publishers Weekly starred review

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