LIVE@MTM: Lisl Detlefsen

About the Book:

Still There Was Bread

Perfect for family sharing and readers who love Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Maillard and Thunder Cake by Patricia Polacco!

Nana is coming to visit! She's going to teach Little Pickle to make her famous "Nana rolls"—a special bread recipe that Nana's nana taught her. Together, they gather ingredients: eggs and milk, flour and oil, sugar and salt, yeast and water.

As they mix them together to form the dough, Nana shares stories about how making this treasured family recipe has changed over the years—and how it's sustained their family through good times and hard ones. And through the times when they could be together—and the times when they couldn't. Because sometimes a simple loaf of bread can mean so much more.

Each Day is Gift:

Each day brings the possibility of new gifts. We welcome some gifts with delight. Others are the kind we'd rather return. Lyrical and explorative, Each Day Is a Gift gently reveals how gifts' purposes are not always clear immediately, and while we can't choose what gifts we receive, we can choose how to use them.

About the Author:

Lisl H. Detlefsen is the author of a growing number of picture books, including two new titles for fall. Still There Was Bread is a joyful, lyrical picture book celebration of a treasured family recipe and a delicious reminder that warm, fresh-baked food feels like a hug when you really need one, with art by David Soman, bestselling illustrator of Ladybug Girl. Each Day is a Gift gently reveals that while we can't choose what gifts we receive, we can choose how to use them, illustrated by Natalia Vasilica. Lisl lives on a family-owned cranberry marsh near Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin with her husband, two sons, and two cats. Visit her on the web at www.lislhdbooks.com.

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Mystery to Me, 1863 Monroe Street, Madison, United States