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MINNIE'S DINER: A MULTIPLYING MENU
​Author: Dayle Ann Dodds
​Illustrator: John Manders

Number of pages: 40
Publisher: Candlewick Press (USA)
First published in: 2007
Format: Picturebook

Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? Yes
Is this story part of a mathematics story series? No

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Synopsis by the author/publisher
Down on the farm one morning, Papa McFay orders his sons to hop to their chores. But from Minnie’s kitchen wafts a smell that gets the boys itchin’, and one by one, they succumb to the call of that sweet aroma. Each brother arrives at Minnie’s twice as hungry as his brother before — and looking for twice as much grub. Will they be in double trouble when Papa McFay tracks them down? With singsong rhythms and comical illustrations spiced with flavor, Dayle Ann Dodds and John Manders serve up a humorous lesson in multiplication.

“"I'll have what Phil has, but make it a double." "Of course," said Minnie. "That's no trouble." She dashed to the counter and filled up a tray piled high with 8 specials for Gill McFay.”

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​Recommended age range: 
6 years old + 

Relevant topics: 
Multiplication
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