Saturday And Teacakes
Written
by Lester Laminack
Illustrated
by Chris Soentpiet
Peachtree
Publishing, 2004
29
pages
Nonfiction
Lester Laminack visited my son’s school last year to talk
about his local children’s books he had written and to share some of his books
with them. When I found his book at the
library, I was very excited to get to read the book my son had come home
talking all about last year. To make it
even better, Mrs. Jones did a lesson plan using the book. This book is about Lester and his life
growing up in Heflin, Alabama. He talks
about his Saturdays spent with his Grandmother and what they do all day. This book is heavy in Southern culture and
language so grab some sweet tea, sit on the porch, and read a while.
The realistic cartoon illustrations are done in
watercolor on 100 percent ray acid-free paper.
They are beautiful and look as if they were paintings hanging on the
wall of some art gallery. The illustrations
truly depict a warm, sunny lazy Saturday here in the south. They are bright and colorful and have a
strong impact for the book themselves.
The text is on the illustrations for an easy informal read.
This book would be good for kindergarten through sixth grade. The book is easy to read, but has a subject
matter that any age will understand. The
book will be good for a language arts lesson (already demonstrated by Mrs.
Jones). A science lesson would be good for this book to teach students about weather
in the south (like the humidity). A social studies lesson would work
particularly well about different eras of time, comparing life then and now. To my knowledge this book has not won any
awards.
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