Don't Forget the Bacon!

Don't Forget the Bacon! by Pat Hutchins is a picture book about a boy sent on his own the market for the first time. His mother recites the list along with some actions she hopes will help him remember the list. Then at the end she includes, "Don't forget the bacon," presumably because she almost forgot to add it to the list.

Along the way the boy tries to recite his mother's list. The interesting walk down the high street is understandably distracting. Like a game of telephone his list becomes muddled with each iteration.

An antique shop is nearly the final blow to his mother's list. But he eventually sorts it out. He remembers the correct list and does his shopping. Except...

While the humorous review preserved on the Internet Archive show more admonishes the boy for what he forgets, I think the real moral of the story is to write things down! If for some reason you can't, make sure the person running the errands can repeat the entire list before leaving. Don't trust hearing it once to be enough for it to stick. show less

My husband hates this book. It's true that it's not the world's easiest read-aloud book, because it requires you to repeat variations on "six farm eggs, a cake for tea, a pound of pears, and don't forget the bacon" on every page. Let me repeat: That sentence, or rhyming versions of it, with or without the bacon, make up the whole book. Great for a beginning reader, but "a pound of pears" is hard to get up a good dramatic reading of. On the other hand, if you don't have to read it aloud for a few weeks running, it's pretty cute, and my daughter is quite fond of it.

The book Don't Forget the Bacon is a fun picture book about a forgetful dad who keeps leaving one essential item off his shopping list. As he repeatedly returns to the store, he forgets more items, leading to a hilarious adventure.The book not only entertains young readers with its playful narrative but also teaches them about the importance of making lists and remembering things. Best suited for children ages 3-5
Source -Pierce County Library

This book is a great way to show kids how it's easy to forget things your parents tell you. Her son had a hard time all the way to town trying to remember everything she wanted remembered most but still missed some items.

The mother tells her son to get four items from town. He takes off but as he sees different things on his way he forgets the items. On his way home we remembers the items but still forgets the bacon!

A cute book for young children. It has very simple text, but quite dated illustrations.

I disagree with the reviewers who say that children nowadays don't get sent on errands by themselves. Some children, it's true, have overprotective parents. But some parents know that children can handle a trip to the grocery store... if they can focus on the list!

A little boy is sent to the store for his mom, but as he is walking there, he just can't remember what his mom sent him for.
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