The Baker's Dozen: A Colonial American Tale

by Heather Forest

Book Overview

A greedy baker learns a lesson about cutting corners.

The baker, Van Amsterdam is known in Colonial America for baking his St. Nicholas cookies; however, his greed drives him to become stingy in his business, selling people short of quality cookies. Until one day, when a strange, old woman buys a dozen cookies from him.

She expects to receive 13, but the baker withholds the last one. Unbeknownst to the baker, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1939160707
• ISBN13: 9781939160706
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: August House Publishers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.6" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

The Baker's Dozen

As a professional storyteller, I am always on the look out for stories that explain "why things are," and "how they came to be." This will be a delightful tale to add to my collection and use in my drama classes.

Number one Christmas book

The hardcover copy of The Baker's Dozen is my favorite Christmas book. I read it every year to children at a school across from my office.