Kneading a Winning Idea: A Book on the Importance of Practice
Written by Terri Sabol
Illustrated by Pei Jen
I love the play on words for the title! Ben likes to bake. Every year he enters a contest with his buttermilk biscuits but never comes in first. Sofia is his fiercest rival.
When Ben’s father asks him if he will compete again, Ben decides he must make a change in his recipe to come out on top so he experiments by leaving out different ingredients. Then his cat gives him an idea. After trying it out, Ben’s father proclaims it a big success.
Can Ben finally achieve his dream of winning the contest with his buttermilk biscuits this year?
This book teaches elementary school readers that they must face their feelings and persevere until their desired goal is met. Patience is a virtue most young children find difficult to cultivate.
This book is a good start and readers receive a delicious bonus biscuit recipe as well.
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Publisher’s Book Summary: Beach days are the best days and Sara loves everything about the beach. Her favorite part is making her Famous Seaweed Soup. Collecting all the ingredients is a tough job but Sara thinks she’s up to the task!
Can she make it all by herself or will a busy family foil her recipe?
Antoinette Truglio Martin is a retired speech therapist and special ed teacher, who now enjoys life as an author and nonny. She finds wonder in children’s play and captures the magic with her stories. Antoinette lives in her hometown, Sayville, New York, where she writes and plays on the Long Island seashore with her beach-loving family and friends.
What young children don’t enjoy a day at the beach? Sara loves dipping her toes in the water, collecting shells, and finding treasures on the beach, but she has an unusual activity as well. Her favorite hobby at the beach is collecting seaweed and snails. Why? She has a recipe for seaweed soup.
Sara asks each member of her family for help. Dad, mom, and her younger sister busy themselves with other tasks. So, Sara goes off with her yellow pail and dedicates herself to the mission at hand. When the soup is finished, who will eat it? Read the book to find out.
Delightful illustrations and a unique topic entice young reading explorers from preschool through third grade.
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July 16, 2023
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