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Title: Ziggy's Big Idea

Author: Ilana Long

Narrator: Intuitive

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-13-17

Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group

Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7

Publisher's Summary:

Ziggy loves coming up with new inventions. Unfortunately, though, most of his inventions just don't work out, like the square "Ziggyball" or the "shulstilts" he makes for Rabbi Levi.

Ziggy's father sells buns for Moishe the Baker, but Mrs. Schwartz always complains that the buns are undercooked at the center. That's when Ziggy puts his creative mind to work, with his idea for making the bakers' buns tastier and easier to carry, leading to the creation of one of the world's favorite treats - the bagel! Bagel recipe included.

Members Reviews:

Ziggy kept trying until he found a big idea!

Ziggy has a lot of great ideas but for some reason they donât work as great as he and other people hope they will. He is determined to have one of his ideas become something wonderful, and that is exactly what happens when he creates a solution to Moishe the bakerâs undercooked at the center, baked buns problem by making some dough circles. He even has a clever idea of where to stack them once they are finished.

I enjoyed moving along as Ziggy took me through the process of making the dough circles and how eventually he gave them the âbagelâ name. The bagel recipe in the back of the book is written with children bakersâ in mind, indicating in the directions that a grown-up should be there to help them during the whole bagel-making process, especially with boiling water, and preheating the oven. The recipe gives them much that they can do to make the bagels with the ingredients and even tells them to sing a certain song to time certain parts of the bagel creation process.

Ziggy shows that some of our ideas might not be popular with many people but if we keep trying we might eventually create something that is fun to make and that a lot of people will enjoy!

The illustrations did a great job of bringing this story to life visually as well.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received a free copy of this book from Kar-Ben Publishing. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.

Kristi's Book Nook

Ziggy is full of ideas. Some of his ideas turn into inventions like his Ziggy ball. It really isn't a ball but a cube. His Papi is not to sure that kind of ball will catch on. Everyday Ziggy and his Papi would go to the bakery to pick up bread to peddle on busy street corners. Ziggy always wanted to help but Papi said he had to wait until he was older. One day, Ziggy watched the baker make his bread, unfortunately it always seemed to be doughy in the middle. That night in a dream Ziggy knew a way to help the baker. His big idea was actually quite simple. When Ziggy arrived at the bakery the next morning he took over the kitchen. He rolled the dough into a wiggly snake, then pulled it into a circle shape and placed it into boiling water. The baker then placed it into the oven. This delightful bread is known as a bagel. This was Ziggy's big idea.

Children and parents will love the story of how the bagel came to be. Although it is quite a tale, kids will want to come up with some ideas of their own. The illustrations are lively and colorful and young readers can have fun picking out recognizable objects. Parents and teachers can share and open up dialogue about Jewish culture.

Delightful book with a Jewish flavor

Cute book that highlights Jewish culture and promotes creativity and invention.