Minnie's Diner
A Multiplying Menu
Age 5+
Early Learning: Numbers & Counting
"The concept of doubling goes down easy in this combination of multiplication facts, rhyme, humor — and diner food." — The Horn Book
Down on the farm one morning, Papa McFay orders his sons to hop to their chores. But from Minnie’s kitchen wafts a smell that gets the boys itchin’, and one by one, they succumb to the call of that sweet aroma. Each brother arrives at Minnie’s twice as hungry as his brother before — and looking for twice as much grub. Will they be in double trouble when Papa McFay tracks them down? With singsong rhythms and comical illustrations spiced with flavor, Dayle Ann Dodds and John Manders serve up a humorous lesson in multiplication.
Creators
Dayle Ann Dodds is the author of many books for children. She says, "When I was young, my parents had a ranch with lots of fences to paint. Often my father would wake me up early to go into town to a diner just like Minnie's for a cowboy breakfast - stacks of fluffy buttermilk pancakes piled high to the sky!".
John Manders works out of his studio in Pittsburgh, creating artwork for such picture books as "Seor Don Gato".
