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Illustrated by Robert Lumley
52 pages, Paperback
First published August 7, 1972
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February 20, 2022
Are you hungry? Do not read this! As for me, I am off to make my own BIG pancake ... and hope it doesn't decide to roll away and ... well never mind, that would be giving the ending away!
December 3, 2022
This is one of those tag along tales like: The Goose Girl, The Old Woman And Her Pig, El Gallo De Boda, and The Gingerbread Man/Boy. I liked the illustrations, especially if you have a big family with different hair colors. I've seen two of the older illustrated versions of this tale.
August 6, 2022
why the fuck are people giving this book 3 stars you all need to get your tiny spherical gourds out of your ass. like how can such a simlpe book require such nuance as 3 stars its either a good childrens book or a bad one. just stop., save your considered critisicm for yoyr sad substack food blog that noone cares about 'omg my review of carlucios new salad menu got 20 likes brad!' well done your really maing waves in the food criticism industry. jesus
December 1, 2024
PL:
mama mi przyniosła te książeczkę z pracy i uznałam, że dam jej szansę. pierwszy raz czytałam te historie dla dzieci i zdecydowanie nie spodziewałam się zakończenia 😭
ENG:
my mom brought me this little book from work and i decided to give it a chance. it was my first time reading these kids’ stories and i definitely did not expect that ending 😭
mama mi przyniosła te książeczkę z pracy i uznałam, że dam jej szansę. pierwszy raz czytałam te historie dla dzieci i zdecydowanie nie spodziewałam się zakończenia 😭
ENG:
my mom brought me this little book from work and i decided to give it a chance. it was my first time reading these kids’ stories and i definitely did not expect that ending 😭
March 28, 2023
Look at that cover! It looks as if an angry mob is running a pancake out of town. "You have threatened our way of life, big pancake! You'll never flapjack in this town again!"
I was hoping for that scenario, but THE BIG PANCAKE is in actuality the tale of the Gingerbread Man with a different sweet treat. I feel as if youngsters, after mastering the reading portion, could look at the pictures and create their own funny pancake story.
I was hoping for that scenario, but THE BIG PANCAKE is in actuality the tale of the Gingerbread Man with a different sweet treat. I feel as if youngsters, after mastering the reading portion, could look at the pictures and create their own funny pancake story.
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June 29, 2023A Norwegian Folktale. This story was most likely either Russian or Scandinavian and first written down in Norway in the mid 19th Century. There were versions written around the same time in England, Scotland, and Germany. It may have inspired The Gingerbread Man in America, published in 1875 .
August 5, 2019
A cute little story my mother owned as a child x
December 9, 2019
This one was a lot of fun or me because I’ve never come across it before. It was a chain story with a mediocre payoff. Yeah.
April 13, 2020
Mirip banget nih konsepnya sama The Gingerbread Man. Bedanya subjeknya aja.
May 9, 2020
Very good for the beginners
August 20, 2020
A funny story about a big pancake running away. Perfect to make little ones laugh.
October 9, 2022
This book is about a mom that has some hungry children then she makes a big pancake that runs away. Also the man in this story looks like Rick Astley.
November 14, 2023
Childhood <3
April 16, 2018
Summery
I really like this book. It's weird and unusual. With a story perfect for those learning to read. It's a cool "join the parade" little story book.
Cover
Taking in this cover you know that the book is old. I don't think many books can take on an old-style art. The cover was taken out of the book but really it works for this book. It's a pretty designed book filled with charm.
Interior
The story is simple and I mean really simple. With that said it's perfect for what it is trying to do. I do want to say... I'll leave my last thought at the end of the review, it's a spoiler.
Art
The art in this book is down right gorgeous! The realistic drawings are something lost in more recent books. I don't know what to say other than I love it all the way down to the creases in the Mother's apron.
SPOILER! It may be a spoiler but it's an interesting concept.
The weird part is that the ending just sort of comes out of no where but i guess that is the point. While everyone is charging like a raging bull toward the pancake the pig uses trickery and sympathetic language to lure the pancake to trust him.
I guess you could say the lesson here is if everyone want's someone from you be leery about those that appear and hang around for no apparent reason because they can hurt you the most. or in this case eat you.
I really like this book. It's weird and unusual. With a story perfect for those learning to read. It's a cool "join the parade" little story book.
Cover
Taking in this cover you know that the book is old. I don't think many books can take on an old-style art. The cover was taken out of the book but really it works for this book. It's a pretty designed book filled with charm.
Interior
The story is simple and I mean really simple. With that said it's perfect for what it is trying to do. I do want to say... I'll leave my last thought at the end of the review, it's a spoiler.
Art
The art in this book is down right gorgeous! The realistic drawings are something lost in more recent books. I don't know what to say other than I love it all the way down to the creases in the Mother's apron.
SPOILER! It may be a spoiler but it's an interesting concept.
The weird part is that the ending just sort of comes out of no where but i guess that is the point. While everyone is charging like a raging bull toward the pancake the pig uses trickery and sympathetic language to lure the pancake to trust him.
I guess you could say the lesson here is if everyone want's someone from you be leery about those that appear and hang around for no apparent reason because they can hurt you the most. or in this case eat you.
December 30, 2020
My midlife crisis continues unashamedly with The Big Pancake.
A few pretty major things I never knew about this book as a child:-
1) it's pretty much identical to The Gingerbread Man.
2) How many times we're told that there's "seven, hungry, little boys"
3) How utterly unhygienic it is. Wanting to eat a pancake that's rolling away getting covered in dirt and who knows what else?? No thank you!
4) One particular line in it would have me laughing hysterically many years later!! (It may well have been changed in later editions!!) Hey, blame the midlife crisis for my juvenile behaviour😉😉😉😉
The illustrations are amazing once again in this particular edition and it made me smile which is what we could all do with at the moment!!
A few pretty major things I never knew about this book as a child:-
1) it's pretty much identical to The Gingerbread Man.
2) How many times we're told that there's "seven, hungry, little boys"
3) How utterly unhygienic it is. Wanting to eat a pancake that's rolling away getting covered in dirt and who knows what else?? No thank you!
4) One particular line in it would have me laughing hysterically many years later!! (It may well have been changed in later editions!!) Hey, blame the midlife crisis for my juvenile behaviour😉😉😉😉
The illustrations are amazing once again in this particular edition and it made me smile which is what we could all do with at the moment!!
August 6, 2011
still one of the best books that i have ever read..i know this sounds weird but i love this book and is still obsessed with it as a teenager. this book is the only book i remembered reading as a child i taught myself to read on this...♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ my children will soo read this book. *dont remember the date i read this obviously so its set to my 4th birthday*
September 11, 2010
One of the first story books my parents bought me!
August 23, 2012
A charming book that will be shared for years to come.
April 18, 2015
Still one of my favourite books to read to my children
April 8, 2017
Reliving my childhood with these vintage Ladybird "Well-Loved Tales". Along the same story theme as Chicken Licken (which happens to be my favourite) but much less traumatic because at least this time the fox just gets to eat a pancake!
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