Cinnamon Baby
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Picture Book · Ages 3–7 · 2011 · Est. 7 min read-aloud

Cinnamon Baby

Written by Nicola Winstanley · Illustrated by Janice Nadeau

A baker discovers a magical remedy for her endlessly crying baby.

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32 pages· 892 words· Est. 7 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary

Miriam, a talented baker, crafts bread that enchants a musician named Sebastian, leading to love and marriage. Their joy is complete with the birth of their child, until the baby's relentless cries threaten their peace. As desperation mounts, Miriam finds inspiration in her kitchen, uncovering a magical solution. Will her culinary skills save the day? This tale celebrates the profound bond between mother and child and the sensory magic of baking.

From the publisher

A contemporary fable about a magical remedy for a baby who won’t stop crying.Miriam is a baker whose bread is full of smells to make your nose twitch and tastes to make your tongue tingle. Miriam’s own favorite cinnamon bread so delights Sebastian, a musician who enters her shop, that he buys it every day for a year and then asks her to marry him. After a baby is born to the happy couple, all is blissful until their bundle of joy begins crying. And crying. Only when the two are almost at wit’s end does Miriam suddenly know, looking down at her baby curled up like a little raisin, exactly what she must do.A celebration of the bond between mother and child and an ode to the power of our senses, each delectable word and image of this beautifully told and illustrated story will be savored.

Awards

Ezra Jack Keats Honor (2012)
At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Words
892
Reading age
3–7
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD770L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.5
F&P level
~R
Scholastic level
N
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
143350
Publication
Published
February 1, 2011
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781553378211

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