Download or read book The Baker s Dozen written by Aaron Shepard and published by Skyhook Press. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why not give more? Van Amsterdam the baker was well known for his honesty as well as for his fine Saint Nicholas cookies. He always gave his customers exactly what they paid for -- not more and not less. So, he was not about to give in when a mysterious old woman comes to him on Saint Nicholas Day and insists that a dozen is thirteen! The woman's curse puts an end to the baker's business, and he believes it would take Saint Nicholas to help him. But if he receives that help, will it be exactly what he imagined? Find out in this inspiring legend from Dutch colonial New York about the birth of an honored American custom. TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS -- A READER'S THEATER SCRIPT OF THIS BOOK IS AVAILABLE IN AARON'S BOOK "FOLKTALES ON STAGE," OR FREE ON AARON'S WEB SITE. ///////////////////////////////////////////////// Aaron Shepard is the award-winning author of "The Legend of Lightning Larry," "The Sea King’s Daughter," and many more children’s books. Once a professional storyteller, Aaron specializes in lively retellings of folktales and other traditional literature, which have won him honors from the American Library Association, the New York Public Library, the Bank Street College of Education, the National Council for the Social Studies, and the American Folklore Society. Wendy Edelson has applied her award-winning skills to a wide range of illustration projects, including picture books, pet portraits, posters, and puzzles. Among her clients have been Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo, the Seattle Aquarium, Pacific Northwest Ballet, the U.S. Postal Service, Cricket Magazine, McGraw-Hill Education, and the American Library Association. ///////////////////////////////////////////////// HONORS American Bookseller Pick of the Lists Trumpet Book Club selection Valerie and Walter's Best Books for Children "The good will of legendary Saint Nick resonates in this tale about the origin of the term 'baker's dozen.' . . . Shepard's easy-to-follow retelling has an appropriate Old World flavor." -- Publishers Weekly, Sept. 18, 1995 "A particularly nice holiday story accented by paintings full of detail. . . . Well-paced and a good length for groups or individuals, this is right on target for audiences. Edelson's artwork is filled with marvelously-alive characters who almost step from the pages." -- Ilene Cooper, Booklist, Sept. 15, 1995 "A lush new version of a traditional tale. . . . Well-chosen words and a nicely-paced text that begs to be told aloud. A treat for the holiday season." -- School Library Journal, Oct. 1995 "Aaron Shepard retells a favorite colonial legend with the voice of the storyteller." -- Jan Lieberman, TNT, Fall 1995 "A fine tale of generosity for St. Nicholas Day or any day." -- Marilyn McPhie, Storybag, Special Review Issue 1997 "A story with a message to be heard during the holidays and all year long." -- Children's Book Review

Download or read book Baker s Dozen written by Allison Fuller and published by . This book was released on 2016-03-23 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A contemporary romance between a single mother who runs a bakery in New York City, and the handsome literature professor who buys his breakfast from her every morning.

Download or read book Baker s Dozen written by Heather Forest and published by Triangle Interactive, Inc. . This book was released on 2017-12-13 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read Along or Enhanced eBook: The baker, Van Amsterdam becomes known in Colonial America for baking his St. Nicholas cookies but his greed drives hime to he become stingy in his business. When an old woman buys a dozen cookies from him and expects to receive 13, he withholds the last one. Unfotunately, his business goes downhill until the day she returns for 12 more cookies. But this time he gives her an extra measure and the custom of offering a "baker's dozen" or 13 items spreads throughout the colonies.

Download or read book Mia s Baker s Dozen written by Coco Simon and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-02-07 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mia finds that one more in the mix is always better in this treat of a tween series! Mia is getting used to her new family now that her mom is remarried to Eddie and she’s gained a new stepbrother, Dan. She’s in the groove of going to her dad’s house on the weekends, and everything is going pretty well at home and at school. Well, except for Spanish class. Mia’s parents and stepfather speak it and she does too—but speaking it and writing it are two different things, and somehow Mia ends up in the hands of the merciless Mrs. Alvarez and almost failing Spanish class. Still, things are so good at home that Mia doesn’t want to worry anyone or rock the boat. But when her parents find out—all three of them—she realizes that instead of having two parents, she’s lucky enough to have three, and all three of them pitch in to help her. A baker’s dozen is a bonus!

Download or read book The Baker s Dozen written by Dan Andreasen and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-07-24 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reader is invited to count from one to thirteen as a jolly baker makes delectable treats from one mouth-watering eclair to twelve luscious cupcakes, and serves them to invited guests.

Download or read book A Baker s Dozen written by Bonnie Baker and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2005-06-14 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has been written to help digital engineers who need a few basic analog tools in their toolbox. For practicing digital engineers, students, educators and hands-on managers who are looking for the analog foundation they need to handle their daily engineering problems, this will serve as a valuable reference to the nuts-and-bolts of system analog design in a digital world. This book is a hands-on designer's guide to the most important topics in analog electronics - such as Analog-to-Digital and Digital-to-Analog conversion, operational amplifiers, filters, and integrating analog and digital systems. The presentation is tailored for engineers who are primarily experienced and/or educated in digital circuit design. This book will teach such readers how to "think analog" when it is the best solution to their problem. Special attention is also given to fundamental topics, such as noise and how to use analog test and measurement equipment, that are often ignored in other analog titles aimed at professional engineers. Extensive use of case-histories and real design examples Offers digital designers the right analog "tool" for the job at hand Conversational, annecdotal "tone" is very easily accessible by students and practitioners alike

Download or read book The Baker Street Dozen written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's thirteen favorite Sherlock Holmes stories, each accompanied by an essay by a prominent Sherlockian, along with various interludes, curiosities & miscellanea" -Cover.

Download or read book The Baker s Dozen Cookbook written by The Baker's Dozen and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2001-11-06 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's leading bakers share secrets of creating flawless treats with a collection of recipes for muffins, cakes, custards, tarts, cookies, and pies.

Download or read book The Baker s Dozen Coloring Book written by Skyhook Coloring and published by Skyhook Press. This book was released on 2018-04-11 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Definitely the best grayscale coloring book I've ever seen." -- Coloring with Alena, YouTube, June 19, 2018 "I think it's probably the most lovely grayscale coloring book I have ever seen." -- Simple Art for Adults, YouTube, July 6, 2018 "I recommend for everyone." -- Jennifer Shaffer Art, YouTube, June 20, 2018 What is a "coloring storybook"? It's a coloring book, a storybook, and more! You can color just the pages you want, and enjoy it like any fine coloring book. Or finish them all and create a wonderful storybook, a keepsake all your own, or one to lovingly share with children and grandchildren. Imagine their excitement and delight -- and yours too! -- when you read to them from a book you helped illustrate yourself! It's a gift your loved ones can treasure forever, a true family heirloom. This coloring storybook from Skyhook Press, based on an authentic legend, reveals the origin of the term "baker's dozen" and tells how Saint Nicholas taught a baker to be generous. *************Please note: This "grayscale coloring book" (or "greyscale colouring book") has pictures already shaded in gray, calling for a different kind of coloring. But that doesn't make it harder -- in fact, it makes it easier to get stunning results! For tips, search online for "grayscale coloring." //////////////////////////////////////////////// ABOUT THE CHILDREN'S BOOK This coloring book is adapted from the children's picture book "The Baker's Dozen: A Saint Nicholas Tale," retold by Aaron Shepard and illustrated by Wendy Edelson. The book was published in 1995 by Atheneum Books for Young Children, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, and was honored as an American Bookseller Pick of the Lists and a Trumpet Book Club Selection. It is still available, in a new edition from Skyhook Press with bonus cookie recipe and pattern. ABOUT THE ARTIST Wendy Edelson has applied her award-winning skills to a wide range of illustration projects, including picture books, pet portraits, posters, and puzzles. Among her clients have been Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo, the Seattle Aquarium, Pacific Northwest Ballet, the U.S. Postal Service, Cricket Magazine, McGraw-Hill Education, and the American Library Association. More recent projects have included producing coloring pages for Etsy and illustrating Quackling, another retelling of Aaron's. The pictures in this coloring book were converted to grayscale by Skyhook Press from Wendy's original watercolor illustrations. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Aaron Shepard is the award-winning author of many children's books from publishers large and small. Once a professional storyteller, Aaron specializes in lively retellings of folktales and other traditional literature, which have won him honors from the American Library Association, the New York Public Library, the Bank Street College of Education, the National Council for the Social Studies, and the American Folklore Society. After first hearing the legend of the baker's dozen from storyteller Sheila Dailey, Aaron retold the story himself with the help of texts dating as far back as 1896.

Download or read book Baker s Dozen written by Michael M. Thomas and published by Farrar Straus & Giroux. This book was released on 1996 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vice president under the most admired CEO in the world, Lucy Preston's initial attraction to her boss, Jack Mannerman, is tempered by fear when a rival within the company disappears and a series of grisly murders follows.

Download or read book Baker s Dozen written by Guy E. Baker and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Baker s Dozen Twelve Bedtime Stories for Naughty Boys Wayward Girls and Furry Friends written by Catherine Van der Woude and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2023-12-08 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enter the extravagant world of naughty children, school bullies and nerds, fancy cats, dirty dogs, world-record holding bubble blowers, showoffs, scary teachers, hypochondriacs, lost beloved bunnies, annoying little brothers, funky potions, heroes that come in all shapes and sizes and more. You may just find that these larger-than-life characters remind you of someone you know, maybe even a little of yourself! Read at your own risk: you must know that you may laugh aloud, so be prepared to have a tissue ready or even a spare pair of undies at your disposal. Do the good guys always win? You’ll just have to wait and see. Sit on mum and dad’s knee, or maybe your older brother and sister, and turn the pages if you dare to enjoy the playful and joyous rhyming tales.

Download or read book Baker s Dozen written by R. Kingsley and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006-02 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America, 2037-Jack Johnson suffers from a terminal illness. Before his death, he must find a way to ensure the welfare of his two children. When he receives a package in the mail describing a new game sponsored by the government, he's intrigued. But this isn't just any game-it involves killing people. The huge payoff for winning the competition finally entices Johnson to enter, knowing it will provide a bright future for his children. After he begins to play, he has second thoughts about the game's ethical and moral ramifications. But there is no turning back now. He must continue until he either wins or dies trying Rhonda Carter also joins in the game and is delighted when her first victim is her abusive ex-husband. But as a woman in this competition, she has a distinct disadvantage, compelling her to devise cunning ways to dispose of her victims. When Rhonda and Jack meet and fall in love, neither one knows of the other's involvement in the game. Will they survive to see their futures, or will the game destroy them both?

Download or read book The Inside Story written by Libby Lazewnik and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Baker s Dozen written by Amy Moore and published by . This book was released on 2025-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the most charming bakery, the pastry chefs of The Baker's Dozen learn to embrace change--and encounter the delights of the doughnut! The work at The Baker's Dozen bakery goes like clockwork--all twelve bakers have a job to do and the jobs are completed without a hitch. When a new chef shows up looking for a spot on the team, and with a tempting treat too, the bakers insist The Baker's Dozen is "twelve, no more!" Even if the doughnuts do look delicious... Luckily, the new chef knows something surprising about a baker's dozen. This fun, rhyming read includes a doughnut recipe--and reminds readers that the more, the merrier!

Download or read book Stars in Their Eyes written by Aidel Stein and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trying to get tickets to pre-Purim concert, the quints launch a campaign without considering its consequences.