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The boy who only ate pancakes
Kristen Dembaremba
CC BY 4.0Credits & Licence
Originally published by Book Dash. Writer: Kristen Dembaremba. Illustrator: Ulrike Mieke Marais. Designer: Nadene Kriel. Editor: Mandy Collins.
Cover resized and converted to WebP; artwork unchanged. Suitabook’s AI guidance is a separate assessment.
Original Book on Book Dash: The boy who only ate pancakes (opens in a new tab)- Reading
- Pause at the recipe and look together at its pictured ingredients. Invite the child to choose a possible addition, without making the story a test of what they should eat.
- Themes
- Food preferences and trying ingredients: The ending shows Rekai continuing to enjoy pancakes while his mum varies the additions, including spinach, carrots, strawberries and apples. The story presents the recurring additions as a fun surprise, while showing Rekai continuing to enjoy the pancakes.
- Worth knowing
- Rekai’s mum hides vegetables in his pancakes, and the story presents her pleased reaction positively. Families may differ on whether concealing ingredients feels acceptable or whether children should be told.