Review: Sharing The Bread (Pat Zietlow Miller)

Celebrate the true spirit of a traditional Thanksgiving with

Sharing the Bread:

An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving Story

by Pat Zietlow Miller, illustrated by Jill McElmurry

“The gouache on watercolor paper affords a three-dimensional, old-fashioned quality to the setting and characters, while the ever-present family dog and cat offer relatable detail for today’s digital natives. . . . [the color scheme] lend[s]authenticity to this celebratory tribute to our national holiday.”

—School Library Journal

SHARING THE BREAD
by Pat Zietlow Miller; illustrated by Jill McElmurry
Schwartz & Wade Books
Hardcover: 978-0-307-98182-0 | On sale September 22, 2015 | $17.99 | $20.99 Can. | 32 pages | Ages 4–8
Ebook: 978-0-307-98184-4| $10.99

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. 

PAT ZIETLOW MILLER received an Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Honor for Sophie’s Squash, her picture-book debut, which was published to four starred reviews and named a Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book. Thanksgiving is her favorite holiday. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin. Visit the author at patzietlowmiller.com.

JILL McELMURRY illustrated the bestselling picture book Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle and The Tree Lady by H. Joseph Hopkins, among others. She is the author and illustrator of Mario Makes a Move, which Publishers Weekly, in a starred review, said “captures the exuberance of the creative spirit alongside the quirks of a character accepting his limitations.” Visit her atjillmcelmurry.com.

First of all... I LOVE the holidays so when I was given the opportunity to review Sharing The Bread then I immediately accepted. Sharing The Bread is a beautiful description of the meaning behind Thanksgiving. It has simple yet beautiful illustrations that will appeal to not only the young audience but everyone. 

Sharing The Bread expresses how to have the whole family involved in the process and traditions that go along with Thanksgiving. Each member of the family has their own job and they all work together to bring Thanksgiving to the family. 

My favorite quotes from the book state: 

"Food and loved ones. We are blessed."

"Fold, shout, sit and pray,

All together on this day."

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ebook, 368 pages
Published September 8th 2015 by Delacorte Books for Young Readers

Nightmares! The Sleepwalker Tonic is the sequel to the hilariously scaryNew York Times bestselling novel Nightmares! by multitalented actor Jason Segel and bestselling author Kirsten Miller. You thought the nightmares were over? You better keep the lights on!
Charlie Laird has a dream life.
1) He has a weirdo stepmom who runs an herbarium.
2) He lives in a purple mansion with a portal to the Netherworld.3) Since they escaped from the Netherworld, he and his best friends have been sleeping like babies.

But Charlie can’t shake the feeling that something strange is afoot. Charlotte’s herbarium used to be one of the busiest stores in Cypress Creek. Now her loyal following is heading to Orville Falls for their herbal potions.Weirder, though, Orville Falls is suddenly filled with . . . zombies? At least, they sure look like the walking dead. Rumor has it that no one’s sleeping in Orville Falls. And Charlie knows what that means.
Things are getting freaky again..... 

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New York Times bestselling author Jason Segel used to have nightmares just like Charlie, and just like Charlie, he's learned that the things we're most afraid of are the things that can make us strong...if we're brave enough to face them. Jason likes acting, writing, making music, and hanging out with his friends. Sometimes he writes movies. Sometimes he writes songs for movies. Sometimes he stars in those movies and sings those songs. You might know him from The Muppets and Despicable Me. Your parents might know him from other stuff. Nightmares! is his first novel.

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Wendy Lamb Kids Review: Yard War (Taylor Kitchings)

Expected publication: August 18th 2015 by Wendy Lamb Books

It’s 1964 in Jackson, Mississippi, deep in the civil rights movement, and the one black person twelve-year-old Trip Westbrook knows well is Willie Jane, the family maid, who has been a second mother to him. When Trip invites her son, Dee, to play football in the yard, Trip discovers the ugly side of his smiling neighbors. Even his loving grandparents don’t approve. But getting to know Dee and playing football, being part of a team, changes Trip. He begins to see all the unspoken rules he lives by but doesn’t agree with, such as respect your elders. What if he thinks their views are wrong? This engaging, honest, and hopeful novel is full of memorable characters, and brings the civil rights–era South alive for young readers. 

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Yard War is a middle grade novel that deals with racism in the South in the '60's. Yard War revolves around a young friendship between two twelve year old boys named Trip and Dee. Trip's family employs a family maid named Willie Jane and her son is named, Dee. 

Dee and Trip begin to become great friends in a time when racism was prominent and the issues of racism were among the largest issues in the South. 

I liked how Dee and Trip totally looked past the issue of racism and continued to become best friends even though everyone thought they shouldn't and looked down on their friendship. 

Yard War is a great book for any middle grade child who might be studying or interested in the historical aspects during the civil rights movement. The addition of the beautiful friendship between Dee and Trip is just a perfect mix that has been added to this middle grade novel. 

**The quotes from this book have been taken from an Advanced Reading Copy and are subject to change when the final book is printed. Please refer to the final, finished copy for exact quotes!**

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