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Walter the Baker Audiobook
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ILA/CBC Children's Choices • Reading Rainbow Book
Pretzels give pastries some competition in this delicious board book edition of a classic favorite from the author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Walter the Baker is famous for his breads, rolls, cookies, tarts, and pies. The Duke and Duchess especially love his warm sweet rolls, delivered fresh to their castle every morning. But one day the cat spills the milk, and Walter is forced to serve the Duke and Duchess rolls made with water. After one bite the Duke throws down his roll in disgust and summons Walter to the castle. He threatens to banish the baker unless he can take the same dough and make a good-tasting roll that the rising sun can shine through three times. Will Walter succeed in his task, or will he have to leave his town forever?
With good humor known and loved the world over, Eric Carle has concocted a delicious book that kids will savor as much as they love eating … shhh … pretzels!
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"I absolutely loved this book. Eric Carle, one of my personal favorite authors, tells the story of how the pretzel was created in this witty tale. At the end of the story, he explains the meaning of the shape of the pretzel. The pretzel got its shape from....read it to find out!"
— Ashley (5 out of 5 stars)
Walter the Baker Listener Reviews
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" The birth of a pretzel! It's all the cats fault. "
— Amanda, 12/31/2013 -
" Reading Rainbow: Bread is for Eating "
— Amy, 12/20/2013 -
" Liked it although it's not the real story of Pretzels as Eric sates at the endo of the book "
— Huda, 12/5/2013 -
" This book can be used for grades 1-4 during science when discussing the invention of items. It's about a baker named Walter who was well known for baking. He was ordered to invent a roll through which the sun could shine three times and he did. Everybody loves the pretzel. "
— Ayoca, 11/3/2013 -
" the story of the invention of the pretzel. great collages and pictures "
— Theresa, 10/30/2013 -
" Cute story! I didn't know that the area where a Duke and a Duchess rule is called a Duchy, I learned something new! "
— Rebecca, 10/12/2013 -
" This isn't the best Eric Carle book I have ever read but it could serve a purpose in the classroom. I can see a great lesson on cause and effect in this book. The Baker messes up a batch which gets him in trouble and so on. It would work beautifully! "
— Misty, 9/28/2013 -
" What a neat discovery at the public library! Here's a well-illustrated story with a castle AND. a creative ending! "
— Lesley, 8/20/2013 -
" This was a fine story with nice artwork. I liked the cat. I also enjoyed how European it was. Pretzels and dukes and such. "
— Erin, 6/19/2013 -
" Really enjoyed this book. It was something different from Eric carle. Most of the time it seems his books deal with animals and plants, but this something different involving a human. His illustration as always is very interesting and attention grabbing. "
— Tyler, 4/23/2013 -
" See if the kids can guess what shape the baker finally makes--and then hand out the treat at the end! "
— Krista, 11/15/2012 -
" I love all Eric Carle books....Just another fun book... "
— Denise, 11/12/2012 -
" Another one I shared with my preschoolers this week. Fun fictional story about the origination of the pretzel. "
— Jeannie, 10/8/2012 -
" Am I rating the literature, or the art?! EVERY Eric Carle book gets a 5+ stars for the amazing collage work in them; but I decided to rate the writing, of which I am not always a complete fan... "
— Michelle, 7/24/2012
About Eric Carle
Eric Carle (1929-2021) was one of America’s leading children’s book illustrators and author of more than seventy books, including the bestselling classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Born in the United States, Eric also spent many of his early years in Germany where he studied typography and graphic art at the Academy of Applied Art in Stuttgart. He was the recipient of many honors, including the American Library Association’s Children’s Literature Legacy Award and the Original Art Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Illustrators. In addition to writing and illustrating books of his own, he also collaborated on several others.The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, which he and his wife Bobbie founded, opened in Amherst, Massachusetts in 2002.
About John McDonough
John McDonough, one of AudioFile magazine’s Golden Voices, has narrated dozens of audiobooks, and won eleven Earphones Awards. He is known for his narrations of children’s books, including Robert McCloskey’s Centerburg Tales and Albert Marrin’s Commander-in-Chief Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. Outside of his audiobook work, he has starred in a revival of Captain Kangaroo on the Fox Network.