Title: Tony's Bread: An Italian Folktale
Author & Illustrator: Tomie dePaola Copyright: 1989 Publisher: Whitebird Medium: Acrylic and Watercolor Summary: Tony is a bread maker in the Italain city of Milano who wishes to have his own bakery and become the most famous baker in all of Italy. Tony has a daughter named Serfina who is of age to marry, but Tony believes that no man is good enough for her. That all changes one day when a wealthy nobleman named Angelo passes through their village. Ideal Students: Core Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.2 Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral. This books works with this standard because it is a folktale from Italy with a central message that readers can relate to.
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