The Dancing Pancake
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The grand opening of the Dancing Pancake isn't the only new thing in Bindi's life: new friends, a new apartment, maybe even a cute new crush? But there are other changes, like her dad's move to a new city, that have left Bindi confused and wondering: What will happen to my family? Will this new life ever feel normal? Among the unlikely bunch of regulars who form a makeshift community at the diner, Bindi will try to figure out how to be a new version of herself, one pancake and one silly elephant joke (her uncle's specialty) at a time.
With plenty of surprises, milk shakes, fake spiders, and real feelings, readers are sure to flip for the sweet mix of humor and heart in The Dancing Pancake.
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Eileen Spinelli is the popular, critically acclaimed, and beloved author of nearly fifty children's books. With twenty-nine (and counting!) immediate family members, Eileen knows about kids and family and drew upon her experiences and imagination to create this sensitive portrait of a child handling parental separation. She also mixed in her fondness for diners-their blend of sights, sounds, and aromas evoke "instant good feelings and a craving for pancakes" in Eileen. She hopes that kids will be entertained and find a reflection of their feelings and lives within the pages of The Dancing Pancake. Eileen and her husband, Jerry, live in eastern Pennsylvania.
About the Illustrator
A graduate of the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, Joanne Lew-Vriethoff began her career in television and has created artwork for many formats and media. Joanne's best art ideas often come when she is doing "the most ordinary but wonderful things," such as sliding down a slide or riding on her bike. Joanne's art first met Eileen Spinelli's verse in Summerhouse Time, to which Joanne contributed lyrical and charming illustrations. She and her husband and their children live in the Netherlands and enjoy driving trips and visits to castles.Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- A Snow Angel Day
- A Few Months Later, April 1st
- Trouble
- In Ms. Dee's Office
- After School
- Reading Chair
- After My Shower
- Invitation
- Merry
- Maps
- On Our Own
- Deal
- House Mouse
- Funny Looks
- Not True!
- Mad-Sad-Bad
- The Problem
- Headache
- Help
- Huh?
- Okay
- Not Yet
- Easter
- Words
- Kin
- At Kyra's House
- Brave?
- Last
- Eavesdropping
- Dream
- Promise
- Does Anyone Care?
- Work? Fun?
- May Day
- I Can't Wait
- Mad
- Sin?
- Chat
- Miserable
- Bad News
- On My Own
- Smiley Face
- Smiley Card
- Happy
- What the Banana Said
- Weevil-Wich
- Jobs
- Soon
- What's in a Name?
- I Have to Say
- Good Luck
- Busy
- Downsizing
- Last Day
- Moving
- Mr. Helpful
- Crowded
- Down the Hall
- Fine
- After Midnight
- Better
- After Breakfast
- Miss Mole
- Eagles
- Well-Wishers
- Grand?
- Genius
- Pancakes Like Crazy
- Flat Pancakes
- Delivery
- Peace Lily
- Breathless
- Again
- Time
- Promises
- To H.S.Winkler@Tel.2.Com
- Castle
- Feeling Good
- Cashier
- New Customer
- What is Homeless?
- Jackson's List
- Excitement
- What?
- Weird
- Mistaken Identity
- New Helper
- Never Again
- Get Used to It
- Fourth of July
- Dance
- Albert's Turn
- Inky
- Complainer
- Gimmick
- Unique
- No Way
- Baby
- Liking Mike
- Info
- Statistics
- Big Words
- Skeleton Closet
- Too Much
- Will Work for Castle Money
- Goodbye, Inky
- Living Room
- So?
- Jackson Tattles
- New Driver
- Chat with Grace
- Just to the Park
- In the Backseat
- Melting
- Hey
- Package
- Dumped
- Two A.M.
- Car
- Stars of My Own
- Reason
- Point of View
- Bacon
- Stupid Rain
- Why?
- Comments
- Just What I Need
- At the Mall
- Dumped
- Dark
- Help
- Just Sitting
- Confession
- Grace Says
- Advice
- Gentle
- A Better Idea
- Buzz
- Coincidence?
- What I Think
- What's the Matter?
- Dilemma
- The Scream
- Payday
- Mad, Mad, Mad
- Cheery-Cherry Red
- Suggestions
- No Tricks
- Forgiveness
- Hurt Hugging
- Ready?
- Grace's Cart
- Bright Idea
- An Even Brighter Idea
- Sure of It
- What Mom Says
- What's to Know?
- Another Hope Gone
- Jingle Jangle
- Staff Meeting
- What If? and How Come?
- Albert's Turn
- Other People's Problems
- Reminders
- My Dad the Poet
- Something Fun
- Playing Hairdresser
- I Shriek
- When?
- The Plan
- Getting Ready
- Finally
- Catching Up
- Another Answer
- Introductions
- Happy News
- Helping Grace
- Moving Grace In
- Honeysuckle, Moon, Stars
- The Sofa
- More on the Jingle Lady
- Now What?
- Not a Cockroach
- Trouble
- Afterward
- Visiting Grace
- Like We Planned
- Cart-Happy
- So Far
- Great
- Gone
- Teamwork
- Where?
- His Treat
- School Shopping
- Preschool
- Found
- Relieved
- Grace
- Disappointed
- Life
- Publicit-Icky
- Responses
- Damage Control
- Help Wanted
- What's Important
- Good Night
- Being a Pancake
- Big Day
- Party
- Surprise
- Last Sleepover of the Summer
- Copyright
