Bread Days

By Hannah Chung

Bookshop.org Best Kids Book

In this moving yet hopeful picture book for readers ages 4-8, a young girl rediscovers her passion for baking bread as she once did with her papa--and finds joy again in sharing it with her loved ones.

Nara loves nothing more than her bread days with Papa. Together, they mix, fold, and score dough, and eagerly watch as it rises to a delicious loaf in the oven. But one day, Papa is no longer there, and Nara's bread days are suddenly empty. Instead, she's left with feelings and memories that sadden and confuse her. But when Nara starts to take care of the sourdough starter she and Papa once made, she finds solace in bread days again--and, together with Mama, is able to keep a family tradition alive in memory of past loved ones.

From the author of The Most Perfect Persimmon, this picture book is a touching story of parent-child connection and the love language of food, as well as a comforting read for anyone who has experienced loss.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1662621019
• ISBN13: 9781662621017
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Astra Young Readers
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.1" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Sharing a family ritual

The love of baking bread and sharing the baking and the giving is a great gift that is passed on from one generation to the next. Learning to go on baking and giving is a great lesson, if a hard one. The illustrations by the author are imaginative and tell much of the story in plump figures and muted colors. Well suited for reading alone or WITH someone of any age, including ESL, and is a fine gift for anyone, but especially to a school or your local public library! I requested and received a temporary uncorrected digital Galley on Thorium PDF from Astra Publishing House | Astra Young Readers via NetGalley. Pub Date Sep 30, 2025 @astrakidsbooks #BreadDays by Hannah Chung @_hchung @childrensbookcouncil @goodreads #kidsbook #giving #picturebook #illustration #childrensbooks #imagination #aanhpi #aapi #aapiheritagemonth #preorder #childrensbook #bread #sourdough #kidlit #loss #change #togetherness #baking