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The Baker's Dozen: A Saint Nicholas Tale, with Bonus Cookie Recipe and Pattern for St. Nicholas Christmas Cookies (Standard Edition)

The Baker's Dozen: A Saint Nicholas Tale, with Bonus Cookie Recipe and Pattern for St. Nicholas Christmas Cookies (Standard Edition)

Shepard, Aaron
Edelson, Wendy

Paperback

General Juvenile FictionHolidayReligion

Currently unavailable to order

ISBN10: 1620359251
ISBN13: 9781620359259
Publisher: Skyhook Press
Published: Dec 3 2025
Pages: 38
Weight: 0.24
Height: 0.10 Width: 8.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

Why not give more?

Van Amsterdam the baker was well known for his honesty as well as for his fine Saint Nicholas cookies. He always gave his customers exactly what they paid for -- not more and not less. So, he was not about to give in when a mysterious old woman comes to him on Saint Nicholas Day and insists that a dozen is thirteen!

The woman's curse puts an end to the baker's business, and he believes it would take Saint Nicholas to help him. But if he receives that help, will it be exactly what he imagined?

Find out in this inspiring legend from Dutch colonial New York about the birth of an honored American custom.

TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS -- A READER'S THEATER SCRIPT OF THIS BOOK IS AVAILABLE IN AARON'S BOOK FOLKTALES ON STAGE, OR FREE ON AARON'S WEB SITE.

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Aaron Shepard is the award-winning author of The Legend of Lightning Larry, The Sea King's Daughter, and many more children's books. Once a professional storyteller, Aaron specializes in lively retellings of folktales and other traditional literature, which have won him honors from the American Library Association, the New York Public Library, the Bank Street College of Education, the National Council for the Social Studies, and the American Folklore Society.

Wendy Edelson has applied her award-winning skills to a wide range of illustration projects, including picture books, pet portraits, posters, and puzzles. Among her clients have been Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo, the Seattle Aquarium, Pacific Northwest Ballet, the U.S. Postal Service, Cricket Magazine, McGraw-Hill Education, and the American Library Association.

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HONORS
American Bookseller Pick of the Lists
Trumpet Book Club selection
Valerie and Walter's Best Books for Children

The good will of legendary Saint Nick resonates in this tale about the origin of the term 'baker's dozen.' . . . Shepard's easy-to-follow retelling has an appropriate Old World flavor. -- Publishers Weekly, Sept. 18, 1995

A particularly nice holiday story accented by paintings full of detail. . . . Well-paced and a good length for groups or individuals, this is right on target for audiences. Edelson's artwork is filled with marvelously-alive characters who almost step from the pages. -- Ilene Cooper, Booklist, Sept. 15, 1995

A lush new version of a traditional tale. . . . Well-chosen words and a nicely-paced text that begs to be told aloud. A treat for the holiday season. -- School Library Journal, Oct. 1995

Aaron Shepard retells a favorite colonial legend with the voice of the storyteller. -- Jan Lieberman, TNT, Fall 1995

A fine tale of generosity for St. Nicholas Day or any day. -- Marilyn McPhie, Storybag, Special Review Issue 1997

A story with a message to be heard during the holidays and all year long. -- Children's Book Review

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