Published by Red Fox in 1970
Caldecott Honor
Challenged because of frontal nudity
Summary:
Mickey falls through the dark into the Night Kitchen where three bakers try to bake Mickey into a cake. He escapes and creates a plane out of bread dough to get milk for the batter. Once the batter is ready, the bakers finish the cake and Mickey falls back to his bed for morning.
Ideas for use in library:
Story time about dreams and bedtime; share cake and other baked treats; for older readers, could be included in a discussion of banned and challenged books
Curriculum connection:
Math: practice measurements and fractions through baking
Language Arts: write a story about what happens in your dreams
Special Features:
Lesson Plan from Weston Woods using the video version of the book
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