Seven Loaves of Bread

by Ferida Wolff, Katie Keller (Illustrator)

When Milly, who does the baking on the farm, gets sick, Rose discovers that there are very good reasons for making extra loaves of bread to share with their animals and friends

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

1 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1993

About the author

Ferida Wolff (née Mevorach) was born on July 7, 1946, in Brooklyn, New York. She grew up in Brooklyn and Queens, New York, where she enjoyed reading children's books from the public library and writing stories, letters, notes, and diaries. At age twelve, she decided she wanted to become a writer after excelling in a school writing assignment.

Ferida Mevorach married Michael L. Wolff on February 3, 1965. She earned a B.A. degree in 1967 and an M.S. degree in education in 1970, both from Queens College of the City University of New York. Wolff developed her writing by participating in an amateur writers' workshop in Medford, New Jersey, in the late 1970s. In 1980, she began contributing non-fiction pieces to several newspapers and magazines in New Jersey and Pennsylvania as a free-lance writer.

Wolff published her first book, Pink Slippers, Bat Mitzvah Blues, a young adult novel, in 1989. She drew on her daughter Stephanie's experiences as a dancer for the subject matter. Wolff has produced fourteen children's books in all, including three Halloween-themed books and four joke books that she co-authored with her neighbor and published poet, Dolores Kozielski. Listening Outside Listening Inside (1999), a book for adults on the importance of listening to personal messages, grew out of Wolff's long experience with yoga and other meditation techniques. She has taught yoga for almost thirty years and earned a Certificate in Holistic Studies from Rosemont College in Rosemont, Pennsylvania, in 1992.

Ferida Wolff lives with her husband in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and writes full time.

Source: https://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/degrum...

Reviews

[Maxine · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book. The cadence is perfect for reading aloud, the story is fun and teaches a valuable lesson, but not in a preachy, moralistic way. The illustrations are delightful. They’re colorful and beautifully done. Each illustration tells so much more of the story than the words, which is essential in a picture book.

[Logan Marshall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Genre: Contemporary Realistic
Grade Level- 2-3
This is a good book that teaches a valuable lesson that when we slack off and don’t do what we should, things go the way we don’t want them to. It has very good illustrations and a very good message that all children could learn from and understand.

[Jessica Bennett · Rating 4 out of 5]

The character Milly has to make bread when her friend gets sick, but she ignores her chores and has an even bigger mess to clean up later. Milly teaches students that working hard is important. If you don't work hard now, then you will have to work harder later! This story also models a great beginning, middle, and end.

[Ben Langhinrichs · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great picture book for young children combining counting skills and an understanding of the importance of sharing and everybody doing their bit. It is a somewhat similar theme to the classic The Little Red Hen, though honestly I like this more.

[Krista the Krazy Kataloguer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sometimes there's a reason why things are done the way they are, and it's best not to change them.

[Brandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would use this story with my pre-k class when introducing the number 7. This book can lead to talking about different combinations of numbers that make 7.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great for teaching about responsibility and not being lazy. Do the job right the first time.

[Rani · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mille, who bakes bread everyday, falls sick. Rose, her sister, tries to do the minimum. The result is complete chaos ... or is it?

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great drawings, great story, and a fun way to tell it.