When her little boy leaves bread on his plate, Mamita says, "Bread is for eating." Gently she reminds him of the elements ripening the seeds and the people harvesting grain. She sings of these things, of millers and bakers, of family members working to earn money to buy bread, and "...of people around the world, dreaming of bread." Readers are invited to think in new ways because of the warm, rich colors of the ink drawings on every page and the endpages, too. Spanish and English words are provided along with a musical notation for the short title song, the Spanish language refrain of which is part of the English language text. The book's restrained energy combined with the unusual perspectives and detailed borders of the art makes it one to re-read, sing, remember. (Ages 4-8)

A bilingual, rhythmic celebration of bread, from farmer to baker.

This playful, English-Spanish children's book traces the process and production of traditional South American bread making from harvest, to crafting, to packaging, and its sale on the market. David and Phillis Gershator's Bread Is for Eating features fun and simple, sing-along songs throughout, with bright, bold illustrations from Emma Shaw-Smith.

Una celebración bilingüe y rítmica sobre el pan, desde la granja a la panadería. Este libro alegre para niños, escrito en inglés y español, traza el proceso y la producción de la tradición sudamericana de la creación del pan desde la cosecha, a elaboración, a empaquetamiento, y finalmente la venta del pan en el mercado. A lo largo de Bread is for Eating, David y Phillis Gershator incluyen canciones simples y divertidas para cantar juntos, acompanadas por ilustraciones brillantes y enérgicas creadas por la artista Emma Shaw-Smith.