A simple, yet lovely story about family, patience, and bread!

Absolutely beautiful

This simple but beautiful picture book captures the relationship that a daughter and father have through their love of baking. It describes his daily routine of getting up in the morning to go bake bread. The artwork was absolutely gorgeous with rich colors and beautiful scenes of the town in which it takes place. Each panel with the daughter and father is intricately drawn to illustrate the strength of their bond. However, there was something missing from this book. At the end, readers are given an authors note where they find out that this book is based on the experience the author has with incarcerated parents and their children. It’s also made clear that several baking organizations have created programs to assist incarcerated parent get back on their feet. While I loved learning that, nothing about this book was necessarily indicative of that experience. Without that note readers would have assumed it’s just a book about a daughter and dad baking bread. I would have loved to see more of the work that the author has done incorporated into the narrative giving readers a true perspective of how important the message is. Overall, it was a solid read with absolutely breathtaking artwork.

Very calming to read. Definitely read the Authors note at the end. Topics of incarcerated parents and single parenting.

Very sweet. It's awesome to see a tattooed Dad in a nontraditional job, and also a job with different hours.

I'm not sure if I wish the story was more specific about the past alluded to in the end notes or if I like this opened ended...

Simple picture book about a single father who is a baker.

Backmatter talks about her work with prison populations and the children who are victims of Americas love for incarcerating and the lack of support for the children and for people after incarceration.

What a lovely book. If you just read it as a story, it's very sweet; a dad who bakes and clearly loves his daughter very much. And then you read the afterword, and you realize it's even better. The author is starting a conversation about incarcerated family members, children affected, and the stigma of reentry. But without it feeling like a heavy "very special episode" sort of story. It's there if you want it, and if not, it's still just a sweet story about making bread and memories with a father and daughter.

Basic book about a father that gets up and bakes at a local bakery in the morning. It wasn't until I read the authors note at the end that I realized it was depicting a former inmate and a specific bakery that employs former incarcerated people. Nothing about the characters would lead you to that conclusion. They all have tattoos, but that is such a common thing in todays society, that I didn't even think twice about it.

“Home smells like warm bread.”

A young girl’s father gets up before dawn to go to work at a bakery and despite being tired when he returns home, spends quality time baking with his daughter.