The Baker's Dozen (Paperback)

from JoStARs

The Baker's Dozen is a delightful tale with beautiful illustrations and a good message or two. It would make a great gift for little children.

from foggidawn

Van Amsterdam, a greedy baker in colonial America, discovers that if he holds back on the fine ingredients used for his baking, there is more profit for him. This seems to work until one day when a mysterious old woman comes into his shop and demands a dozen of his famous St. Nicholas cookies. Sh...

from debnance

Everything you want in a good folktale: A greedy baker who learns his lesson, that only by being generous can one become prosperous. Just right for second and third graders, too, which is generally the age students start talking about folktales.

from dangerlibearian

Story of how thirteen became a baker's dozen instead of twelve. A baker gets hexed because he is greedy, he has to add one more cookie/pastry to get rid of the hex. Really very long.

from AbigailAdams26

Van Amsterdam was the most renowned baker in all of Albanytown, and was particularly known for his St. Nicholas cookies, which always sold well at the holidays. Eventually allowing his greed to overcome his honesty, he slowly began to short-change his own recipes, putting in just a little bit les...