The Bakers Dozen
At the most charming bakery, the pastry chefs of The Bakers Dozen learn to embrace change—and encounter the delights of the doughnut!
The work at The Bakers Dozen bakery goes like clockwork—all twelve bakers have a job to do and the jobs are completed without a hitch. When a new chef shows up looking for a spot on the team, and with a tempting treat too, the bakers insist The Bakers Dozen is “twelve, no more!” Even if the doughnuts do look delicious… Luckily, the new chef knows something surprising about a baker’s dozen.
This fun, rhyming read includes a doughnut recipe—and reminds readers that the more, the merrier!
| Interest Level | Kindergarten - Grade 3 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 1 |
| Dewey | E |
| Lexile | 530L |
| ATOS Reading Level | |
| Guided Reading Level | K |
| Publisher | Sleeping Bear Press |
| Language | English |
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| Available Formats | Hardcover (9781534113022), PDF (9781668955789), ePub (9781668955277), Hosted ebook (9781668955444), Kindle (9781668955611) |
| Copyright | 2025 |
| Number of Pages | 40 |
| Dimensions | 10 x 10 |
| Graphics | Full-color illustrations |
Midwest Book Review - The Baker's Dozen
Amy Moore’s The Baker’s Dozen…features fun illustrations by Andrea Stegmaier as it surveys the work of twelve bakers at The Bakers Dozen bakery and what happens when a thirteenth applicant for the job shows up with a tempting offer. Can the new chef break into a network convinced that a dozen bakers is more than enough? A rhyming donut celebration is accompanied by a recipe and counting opportunities that read-aloud adults will find multifaceted fun, promising education and entertainment all bound by a delicious doughnut theme.
Donovan's Literary Services - The Bakers Dozen
Amy Moore’s The Bakers Dozen (9781534113022, $18.99) features fun illustrations by Andrea Stegmaier as it surveys the work of twelve bakers at The Bakers Dozen bakery and what happens when a thirteenth applicant for the job shows up with a tempting offer.
Can the new chef break into a network convinced that a dozen bakers is more than enough?
The rhyming donut celebration is accompanied by a recipe and counting opportunities that read-aloud adults will find multifaceted fun, promising education and entertainment all bound into a delicious doughnut theme.
Kirkus - The Bakers Dozen
Written in rhyming couplets, Moore’s playful text teaches important lessons of persistence, resiliency, and embracing change. Stegmaier’s contrasting palette of oranges and blues pops on the pages, accentuating the flurry of activities in the bakery…A glazed doughnut recipe with several variations is the cherry on top of a charming tale. A story as sweet as doughnuts.
Author: Amy Moore
Amy Moore has been writing since childhood. After earning a degree in Journalism from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, she went on to proofreading and web development jobs while taking Master’s courses in Writing and Publishing from Emerson College. In addition to her writing work, Amy runs a children’s dance program in her hometown. She lives with her family in Massachusetts.
Illustrator: Andrea Stegmaier
Andrea Stegmaier is an illustrator and architect with a passion for children’s books. She lives and works in Stuttgart, a busy city in the south of Germany. When she's not drawing, she can be found in her little garden or exploring the world with her family. She believes that here is so much to see and learn when you look close enough--there is inspiration everywhere.
| Original artwork |
| Recipe included |
| Full-color illustrations |