| Saturdays and Teacakes Contributor(s): Laminack, Lester L. (Author), Laminack, Lester L. (Narrated by) |
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ISBN: 1561455148 ISBN-13: 9781561455140 Publisher: Peachtree Publishers OUR PRICE: $6.26 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: March 2004 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Every Saturday a young boy rides his bicycle up and down country roads past farms, a graveyard, and a filling station, until he reaches his beloved Mammaws house. She is waiting for him. While she picks tomatoes, he pushes the lawnmower through the dew-wet grass. Afterwards, he always helps her make teacakes from scratch, breaking the eggs and stirring the batter. But the best part, he remembers, is eating the hot, sweet cakes fresh from the oven. Set in a small town in the Leave It to Beaverdays of the mid-sixties, the story evokes a gentler and more innocent time and place. Young readers will almost hear the sounds of bicycle wheels on gravel and the criiick-craaack-criiick of a metal glider in Laminacks richly detailed prose. Award-winning illustrator Chris Soentpiets images beautifully capture the relationship and the place, perfectly depicting the simplicity of an earlier time. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles - Country Life - Juvenile Fiction | Cooking & Food |
| Dewey: E |
| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 6.34" W x 7.3" (0.05 lbs) |
| Themes: - Topical - Family - Chronological Period - 1960's - Demographic Orientation - Small Town |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A lyrical picture book memoir of one boy and his beloved grandmother. From award-winning author Lester Laminack. Every Saturday, a young boy rides his bicycle up and down country roads, past farms and a filling station, until he reaches his beloved Mammaw's house. She is waiting for him. There, the young boy helps her. She picks tomatoes and he pushes the lawnmower through the dew-wet grass. But the best part of the day is helping his Mammaw make teacakes from scratch and eating the hot, sweet cakes fresh from the oven. Lester Laminack's richly detailed prose perfectly portrays the special relationship of a young boy and his grandmother. Award-winning illustrator Chris Soentpiet's detailed watercolor images beautifully capture the era. Teacher's Guide available |
Contributor Bio(s): Laminack, Lester L.: - Lester L. Laminack is a specialist in children's literacy and professor emeritus at Western Carolina University. Laminack has written numerous books and articles for educators and is a familiar speaker at professional meetings and reading associations nationwide. He lives in North Carolina. |