Jack, Skinny Bones, and the Golden Pancakes: Folk Literature Written by: M.C. Helldorfer Illstrations by: Elise Primavera

Jack, Skinny Bones, and the Golden Pancakes: Folk Literature
Written by: M.C. Helldorfer Illustrations by: Elise Primavera

This book was about a child that was left in the desert and a dog found him and carried him home. The dog was owned by an old lady named Granny Trick who was mean, and when the dog found the little boy he was really trying to run away; however, he found the boy so he decided to go back home. Granny Trick was mean to the dog and the boy but the dog would not leave the little boy and once the little boy got older the dog was too old to run away, so the little boy would not leave the dog. Although Granny Trick was mean to them she would not let them leave. The devil came one day and tried to offer her a deal, the deal was she would have to give the devil the little boy and the dog. Granny Trick said no, however the little boy had a plan of his own. The next day the devil came the little boy gave the devil pancakes that were made with hot mustard and when the devil said “WATER, WATER” a flood came and swept Granny Trick and the devil out of the house. So in the end the little boy and the dog never saw Granny Trick or the devil again.
When I first read this book, I had no clue what was going on; so I had to read the book again. After reading the book again I noticed that it was not as bad as I thought it was in the beginning. The book was actually funny. So a way I would use this book in my class is as a read aloud. In my opinion this book really did not have a strong message, and if any thing I would say the message was treat others how you want to be treated. I would spark a conversation with the students about how they would feel if the things that happened in the book to the little boy happened to them. I would just talk to the students about treating everyone nicely so people will like you as a person.