The 2007 Willow Awards
Shining Willow Nominee
What If Your Mom Made Raisin Buns?
By Catherine Hogan Safer, Illustrated by Hilda Rose.
A young child wonders what would happen if his mom made raisin buns and he took out the raisins and stuck them to the wall. Then if he drew legs on them so they looked like bugs but his mom made him put them back in the buns and wash the wall, would he ever do that again? Each page begins the story from the beginning and adds the next line.
About the Author
Catherine Hogan Safer is from Toronto, ON
Catherine Hogan Safer is a homesick Newfoundland writer living in Dartmouth. Her novel, Bishop's Road, was shortlisted for the 2005Amazon.ca/Books in Canada First Novel Award. What if Your Mom Made Raisin Buns? grew from a story she told her daughters when they were very young. It is her first children's book.
About the Illustrator
Hilda Rose is from Prospect Bay, NS
Hilda Rose was originally born as a fat fairy between the pages of an old sketchbook. In recent years she has crawled out from between those pages and sits at her drawing table by the ocean in Prospect Bay, NS. She loves raisin buns with latte, especially while sitting in her hammock under the big tree as she looks over her garden. As long as she has a supply of pens and paper, she wants to stay there for ever and ever.
Book Reviews
Suggested Activities
- Using "what if . . ." complete a story or paragraph.
- Make raisin buns in the classroom.
- Draw a picture inserting some little bugs like the lady bugs which appear throughout the book.
- Read other books like "If you give a mouse a cookie" and then write a classroom story.
Teacher Resources
Comprehending the Willows website.
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