Plenty of Pancakes
Carrie Finison author Brianne Farley illustrator
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Penguin Putnam Inc
Publishing:27th Jan '26
£16.99
This title is due to be published on 27th January, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
Opossum Topsy is preparing a 'Welcome Spring!' meal for her bear friend LouAnn, who has been asleep all winter long. She's brought milk, eggs, berries, and syrup, and soon she has five perfect pancakes, fresh from the pan. But when Topsy's back is turned - MUNCH! MUNCH! MUNCH! - she discovers someone has eaten all of the pancakes! No problem, she'll just make more, counting out five at a time. But then, it happens again! Who could the thief be? Whether it's squirrels, or crows, or someone else swiping the food, Topsy knows she doesn't have much time left before hungry LouAnn wakes up. And it will take the help of all her animal friends to get the feast done in time. Can they make enough pancakes to feed everyone?
"As with this tale’s predecessor, the good-natured Dozens of Doughnuts, the fun lies in both the mischief and the food. The gentle rhyming text scans without flaw, while Farley’s delightful art brings to life not simply an evocative view of early spring, but also the fun and whimsy of a put-upon opossum. No good deed goes unpunished (and no good pancake goes uneaten) in this charming new take on post-hibernation." —Kirkus Reviews
"The culprit(s) will be evident to children who study the detailed illustrations alongside Finison’s well-cadenced rhymed couplets. Other listeners will simply be yearning for pancakes." —Booklist
ISBN: 9780593700174
Dimensions: 275mm x 254mm x 9mm
Weight: 425g
40 pages