â€œWhen I was nine or ten years old I couldnâ€™t wait for Saturdays.â€In this poetic memory, a young boy rides his bicycle every Saturday up and down country roads past farms, a

Saturdays and Teacakes

â€œWhen I was nine or ten years old I couldnâ€™t wait for Saturdays.â€
In this poetic memory, a young boy rides his bicycle every Saturday up and down country roads past farms, a graveyard, and a filling station, until he reaches his beloved Mammawâ€™s 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.
Lester Laminackâ€™s richly detailed prose perfectly portrays the special relationship of a young boy and his grandmother. Set in a small town in the mid-sixties, the story evokes a gentler and more innocent time and place. Award-winning illustrator Chris Soentpietâ€™s images beautifully capture the simplicity of an earlier time.
Country USA
Brand Holiday House
Manufacturer Peachtree
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781561453030
Color Cream
ReleaseDate 2004-03-02
UnitCount 1
Format Picture Book
UPCs 765288530303
EANs 9781561453030

Saturdays and Teacakes