Title: Mama Panya’s Pancakes: A Village Tale from Kenya (http://store.barefootbooks.com/mama-panya-s-pancakes-1.html/)

Author: Rich Chamberlin & Mary Chamberlin

Illustrator: Julia Cairns

Publication date: 2005

ISBN number: 9781905236640

Genre: Fiction

Approximate interest level: Grade K-3

Approximate text level: Grade 1-3

Narrative annotation: This story takes place in Kenya. Adika, Mama Panya’s son goes around an invites everyone to eat pancakes. Mama Panya worries how she is able to feed them all.

Selected Purpose: This book can be read when discussing different countries around the world. Allows students to gain different perspectives on how children in Kenya live. It can also be read in the beginning of the school year and show students the importance of sharing.