Mama Panyas Pancakes

Mary Chamberlin and Richard Chamberlin (A) and Julia Cairns (ILT)

List Price: $7.99 (Paperback- East African Culture / Kenya/ Mother and Son / Cooking / Generosity - 2006)

Description: Kindergarten-Grade 3-Mama Panya and her son, Adika, are all ready for market day where Mama is planning on using her few coins to buy the ingredients to make pancakes for dinner. Adika is so excited that he cant help inviting all of their friends and neighbors. Mama Panya is worried that his generosity may be more than her few coins and their meager supplies can provide. Luckily all of the guests arrive with gifts, and a Kenyan cross between Stone Soup and the story of the loaves and the fishes is realized. A recipe, map, details about daily life, and facts about Kiswahili and Kenya are included. Details from animals to foliage are also depicted and provide a backdrop to the landscape and people of East Africa. (40 pgs) Ages 4-8