STILL THERE WAS BREAD

Nana spends a cozy morning teaching her grandchild how to make their family’s special pull-apart bread.

The recipe for “Nana rolls” has been in the family for generations, and finally it’s the grandchild’s turn to learn. As they gather ingredients, Nana tells the child narrator—affectionately referred to as Little Pickle—the story of how her own Nana made the bread: She gathered eggs from the chicken coop, milked the cow, and stirred the dough with a wooden spoon instead of using the stand mixer that Little Pickle can turn on with the push of a button. Nana reflects on how the sharing of bread kept the family connected even when they were physically apart. Even through tough times, “still there was bread.” Nana and Little Pickle talk about the many reasons people bake together, and Nana lists types of bread made around the world: focaccia, challah, naan, fry bread, and more. Cheerful, immersive pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations bathe Nana and Little Pickle in sunlight and emanate the warmth of the kitchen as they bake. This sweet story is full of heart, spotlighting the importance of intergenerational connections and the comfort of home. The characters read white.

A mouthwatering celebration of family, sharing, and, of course, delicious, fresh-baked bread.