- Paperback: 40 pages
- Publisher: Candlewick; 1 edition (July 10 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0763633135
- ISBN-13: 978-0763633134
- Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 0.5 x 28.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 204 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#27,275 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #32 in Books > Children's Books > People & Places > Where We Live > Farm Life
- #39 in Books > Children's Books > People & Places > Family Life > Multigenerational
- #55 in Books > Children's Books > Baby-3 > Basic Concepts > Counting
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From Publishers Weekly
This lesson in multiplication goes down smoothly, thanks to the exponential fun in the rhyming couplets and accompanying visuals. Papa McFay—seen only as an imposing shadow—orders his five sons not to chow down until they finish their chores. But a delicious aroma wafts their way from Minnie's Diner, and one after the other, the brothers shuck their responsibilities and make a beeline for the counter. Since each brother is "twice as big" as his preceding sibling, each orders twice as much as the brother before ("Make it a double," they instruct Minnie). Little Will starts the ball rolling with "1 soup/ 1 salad/ 1 sandwich/ some fries, and/ 1 of her special hot cherry pies." By the time oldest brother Dill (the spitting image of Paul Bunyan) takes his place at the counter, he's ready for 16 of everything—and Manders (Dirt Boy) paints Minnie reaching the end of her waitressing rope. With Dodds's (The Great Divide) bouncy rhymes and Manders's assured gouaches, the book takes on the vivacity of a vintage animated cartoon; it's easy to imagine a musical score toodling along as Minnie scurries about and the sinuous, ghostly line of cooking fragrance draws the boys into the diner. There's even a solid punchline: the terribly intimidating shadow of Papa McFay turns out to belong to a scrawny little fella (think Snuffy Smith) who not only succumbs to the charms of Minnie's menu, but also asks for 32 of everything—and cleans her out (Manders ends with a "Sorry, we're closed!" sign). Ages 5-8.
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From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 2–One by one, each of the McFay brothers sneaks away from his farm chores and heads over to Minnie's Diner for her fabulous fare. Beginning with the youngest and smallest boy, Minnie serves each sibling successively twice as much food as the previous diner, because each brother is twice as large as the one before. After the fifth brother is presented with 16 portions of everything, Papa McFay enters the restaurant, wondering why none of the work has been done. Although he is short and skinny, he casts an enormous shadow across the floor, and to Minnie's consternation, orders a dinner that doubles that of his largest son. After bringing him a table-sized tray of food, Minnie has to close shop for the day. Told in jaunty rhymes with varied type sizes for emphasis, this funny story is illustrated with colorful cartoons done in gouache. Children will appreciate the humor and groan with delight when they recognize the math pattern and anticipate ever-larger amounts of food. Pair Dodds's book with Kathi Appelt's Bats on Parade (HarperCollins, 1999), also told in verse, for a fun first look at multiplication.–Lynda Ritterman, Atco Elementary School, Waterford, NJ
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This book is great fun to encourage math thinking,
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This review is from: Minnie's Diner: A Multiplying Menu (Paperback)
Minnie's Dinner is a great book for linking literacy to math. Not only do children enjoy hearing this story, they ask to hear it again and again. This book lends itself very well to learning math through problem solving.
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Great Book! Used for math class.,
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This is a terrific book! The 3rd grade math teacher at our private school uses this book in her class. Well worth the money.
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Ca-Ching! This books checks out!,
By S. Jensen - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Minnie's Diner: A Multiplying Menu (Paperback)
We loved this one! Not only was it great at teaching how things double, but the strokes of humor, both in the text and illustration made this one a read-over-and-over favorite! Can't go wrong with Minnie's Diner!
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Great Book!,
By J. W. Anderson - Published on Amazon.com
My grandsons love this book. They ask me to read over and over. I recomend to anyone with small children.
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