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Sun Bread by Elisa Kleven

Sun Bread

Paperback – Picture Book, March 30, 2004

Elisa Kleven

Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · March 30, 2004

Winter's gray chill has set in and everyone misses the sun-especially the baker.

PoetryCooking & FoodHoliday & Celebration Stories
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Who it’s for
A rhyming winter tale pairs colorful illustrations with the simple pleasure of sharing something warm.
Themes
Winter and longing for sunshine, Baking brings a town together
Genres
Cooking & Food, Holiday & Celebration Stories, Poetry

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About this book

Winter's gray chill has set in and everyone misses the sun-especially the baker. So she decides to bring some warmth to the town by making sun bread. And as the bread bakes, rising hot and delicious, everyone comes out to share in its goodness. Everyone, including the sun itself. With a lilting, rhyming text, colorful illustrations, and a recipe for baking your own sun bread, this tasty treat from the illustrator of the best-selling Abuela is just right for all ages to enjoy.

A Little More Sun

A rhyming winter tale pairs colorful illustrations with the simple pleasure of sharing something warm.

Come here for

  • Lilting rhyme and bright, colorful illustrations
  • A recipe for making sun bread yourself

Expect

  • A cozy picture-book read for all ages
  • A gathering around warmth, bread, and sunshine

Where it sits

Poetry32%
Holiday & Celebration Stories27%
Cooking & Food26%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Weather Stories
  • Cooking & Food
  • Stories in Verse
Authors
Elisa Kleven
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
March 30, 2004
Format
Paperback
Theme
Winter and longing for sunshine · Baking brings a town together
Reading lane
Weather Stories