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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0152004122
• ISBN13: 9780152004125
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.2" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4

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.