ほっとほっとホットケーキ メイプルシロップのにおいつき!

by きむらゆういち, 西内 としお (Illustrator)

大人気! 「きむらゆういち先生の食育しかけ絵本」シリーズの最新作。
ホットケーキの絵をこすると、メイプルシロップの甘い香りがする特殊印刷つきです!

心やさしい野ねずみのお兄ちゃんが、
ある日かわいい兄弟たちのためにホットケーキを焼いてあげますが…?
ふわふわホカホカおいしそうなホットケーキをめぐる、心あたたまるストーリーが胸を打つ一冊。
子どもたちはワクワク、親心にはホロリとくる、ハートフルなお話です。

Genres: Picture Books, Food, Childrens, Mathematics, Family

29 pages, Hardcover

First published February 3, 2016

About the author

Yuichi Kimura

Reviews

[Abigail · Rating 3 out of 5]

When Mommy Mouse heads out to do some shopping, Max is left in charge of his four younger siblings, and he sets out to make them some pancakes. Discovering to his surprise and disappointment that he hasn't made enough for everyone, he forgoes his own pancake, until his siblings each share a piece of their own with him. There's even a piece left over for Mommy Mouse, when she comes home...

Originally published in Japan as ほっとほっとホットケーキ メイプルシロップのにおいつき! (literally, "Hot Hot Cake: The Smell of Syrup"), Hot Hot Pancakes is a cute story about sharing. Apparently, in the original edition there was also a "scratch and sniff" element, but Montreal-based CrackBoom! Books, who had this translated into both English and French, did not retain that element of the book. This English-language edition did retain the half-pages however, divided vertically rather than horizontally, allowing the reader to see the before and after when Max mixes his pancake ingredients, and then cooks them. There is also a recipe for pancakes included at the rear. All in all, although not precisely to my taste, aesthetically speaking - the artwork was just a bit too cartoonish for me - this one was still rather sweet, and it imparts a wholesome message. It also contains some interactive elements that will no doubt keep young children entertained. Recommended to picture-book readers in the market for stories about sharing to give this one a try, especially if they are also interested in Japanese children's books.

[Alice Ball · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow, my toddler loves this book. I think I’ve read it 15 times in the last two days! The first hand perspective of a child making pancakes by themselves is very exciting to her. There’s a bonus math element when the siblings cut their pancakes into quarters to share because “everything is better when you share it.” Fun read aloud for ages 2-6!

[MeganRuth - Alohamora Open a Book · Rating 3 out of 5]

"B/c everything is always better when we share it."

A fun, and interactive with all the different sized pages, book about family, sharing, and kindness. It's cute. Plus there's a recipe in the back; that is always fun!

[Tompkins County Public Library Youth Services]

The first hand perspective of a child making pancakes by themselves for their family was so exciting to my 2 year old. Plus a bonus math element when the siblings cut their pancakes into quarters to share because “everything is better when you share it.” Fun read aloud for ages 2-6!

[Rose Rosetree · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kids may find it exciting-enchanting, watching Max Mouse cook pancakes for his brothers and sisters.

Real-life cooking doesn't go by this slow-mo, with adorable illustrations and a clever foldout page.

By the end, readers will also learn about sharing. And fractions.

FIVE STARS. Why not?

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A mouse brother babysitting his siblings makes them all pancakes but there isn't enough for everyone. Can they share? cut cutouts and half pages in book. preschool and up

[Amber · Rating 2 out of 5]

Preschool
Math, fractions

[Kaitlin Morrissey]

This book has fun use of page turn layering and varying sizes to show effects of the story and help it come to life!

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Max the mouse's mom leaves him at home to watch his little brothers and sisters. He decides to make them pancakes. A cute book with flaps and fractions.