The Great Pancake Escape By Paul Many. Illustrations by Scott Goto Walker, NY, 2002 ISBN 0-8027-8795-9      "You will believe that pancakes can fly!"   Children's Picture Books with a Pancake Theme The following is a list of children's picture books either with a pancake theme or in which pancakes figure prominently. There is no effort made to be comprehensive although some attention has been given to ensure diversity. If you know of other titles you believe should be added to this list, email me at Paul.Many@utoledo.edu Printer-friendly version Pancakes, Pancakes! Written and illustrated by Eric Carle. Knopf (New York, 1970) By cutting and grinding the wheat for flour, Jack starts from scratch to help make his breakfast pancake.   Miss Mabel's Table by Deborah Chandra, Max Grover (Illustrator) Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (San Diego, 1994) A cumulative counting rhyme presents the ingredients and techniques used by Miss Mabel to cook enough pancakes to serve ten people.   Mr. Wolf's Pancakes by Jan Fearnley M E Media LLC (2001) Mr. Wolf asks some of his neighbors to help him make pancakes, and even though they all rudely refuse, when the pancakes are done they expect to share the feast. The Runaway Tortilla by Eric A. Kimmel, Randy Cecil (Illustrator) Winslow (2000) In Texas, Tia Lupe and Tio Jose make the best tortillas - so light that the cowboys say they just might jump right out of the griddle. One day, a tortilla does exactly that. The Runaway Latkes by Leslie Kimmelman, Paul Yalowitz.(Illustrator) Whitman & Co. (Morton Grove, Ill., 2000) When three potato latkes (pancakes) escape Rachel Bloom's frying pan on the first night of Hanukkah, everyone including the cantor, the rabbi, and the mayor joins in the chase.   The Great Pancake Escape by Paul Many, Scott Goto (Illustrator) Walker & Co.. (NY, 2002) When their bumbling magician father accidentally uses the wrong book to make pancakes, his children are led on a merry chase through town trying to catch their wiggly, sneaky breakfast. Kitaq Goes Ice Fishing by Margaret Nicolai, David Rubin (Illustrator) Alaska Northwest Books (Seattle, Wash, 1998) Kitaq is not yet six years old when fortified with a pancake breakfast, his grandfather takes him ice fishing for the first time, carrying on a long-lived tradition among the Yupik people. If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff, Felicia Bond (Illustrator) Laura Geringer Book (NY, 1998) One thing leads to another when you give a pig a pancake. Pancakes for Breakfast by Tomie de Paola. Scholastic, 1978 A little old lady's attempts to have pancakes for breakfast are hindered by a scarcity of supplies and the participation of her pets. Penelope Penguin's Pancake Party by Debbie Pollard Pentland Press(2000) The first day of school can be the most exciting day of a child's life, Not only does Penelope wake up early, but she bounds into the kitchen for an extra-special breakfast--pancakes topped with maple syrup, her absolute favorite! Curious George Makes Pancakes From the character created by Margret Rey, H. A. Rey (Illustrator) Written and illustrated in the style of the Rey's by Vipah Interactive. Houghton Mifflin (Boston, 1998) Curious George, an inquisitive monkey, causes quite a stir when he tries his hand at making pancakes at a fundraiser for the children's hospital.   Pancakes & Pies : a Russian Folk Tale by Carole Tate. Bedrick, (NY, 1989) A greedy traveler robs an old couple of their magic handmill, which produces an endless supply of pancakes and pies, but the wicked rascal may not be able to enjoy his booty for long. Sunday by Synthia Saint James. Whitman & Co. (Morton Grove, Ill. 1996) Portrays an African American family as they spend a typical Sunday eating a pancake breakfast, going to church, and visiting their grandparents. Perfect Pancakes, If You Please by William Wise, Richard Egielski (Illustrator) Dial Books for Young Readers, (NY, 1997) King Felix loves pancakes so much that he offers to marry his daughter to the man who can make the perfect pancake. Please feel free to distribute copies of this page. Access this page at: http://www.utoledo.edu/~pmany/panbooks.html All artwork on this site ©2002 Scott Goto  Return to main pancake page.  Return to Paul Many home page.