Bread Song
Illustrator
Jason Gaillard
Publisher
Mondo Pub
Publication Year
2004
ISBN
9781593360009
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Hoping to make Chamnan, a seven-year-old immigrant from Thailand, feel more at home, the owner of a Portland, Maine, bakery invites him and his grandfather to hear her bread sing.
Grade Level
PK-1; K-3
Lexile Measure
670L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Culture/Ethnicity; Language barrier; Bilingual; Immigrants and refugees; different languages; learning a new language; bilingual child; immigrant children; resettlement
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
Asian (Thai)
Family Formation
mother, father, and grandfather
Awards
Asian Pacific American Award for Literature, 2005-2006, Honorable Mention, Picture Book
Keywords
bashfulness; friendship; Thai Americans; bread; grandfathers; Portland, Maine; bakery; restaurant
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Lipp, Frederick, "Bread Song" (2004). Diverse Families. 1792.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1792