Brother Giovanni's Little Reward: How the Pretzel Was Born

by Anna Egan Smucker and Amparo Ortiz

Book Overview

The entertaining story of a serendipitous invention

Brother Giovanni is a happy man, content to do what he knows best: baking. But all is not well at his monastery, where the monks are trying to teach the children their prayers in time for a very important visit from the Bishop. Having tried everything, they turn to Giovanni -- but he doesn't know anything about teaching Eventually, though, Brother Giovanni discovers how to use his...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802854206
• ISBN13: 9780802854209
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
• Length: 34 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 10.3" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3