Cinnamon Baby
Illustrator
Janice Nadeau
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Publication Year
2011
ISBN
9781553378211
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Sebastian falls in love with Miriam after smelling her cinnamon bread. They marry and have a beautiful child who won't stop crying. What will make her stop?
Grade Level
PK-1
Lexile Measure
AD770L
Diversity Topics
Racial Diversity; Biracial; Interracial; biracial child; interracial marriage; interracial family; interracial parents
Main Character
adult female
Race/Ethnicities
African American / White
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
First and Best, 2011 Toronto Public Library
Shining Willow Award, 2013
Nominee Saskatchewan
Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award, 2012 Shortlist Canada
Ezra Jack Keats Book Award - New Writer, 2012 Honor United States
Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, 2012 Finalist Canada
Keywords
bakeries; odors; infants; families; crying; baking; bread; cinnamon raisin bread
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Winstanley, Nicola, "Cinnamon Baby" (2011). Diverse Families. 85.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/85