George Washington's Breakfast

A novel about a strong-willed child and a stubborn grandmother (or vice-versa, depending on the spin you want to put on it) first; an inspiration for budding historians second, a how-to do old-school research third, and a biography of our first president fourth. The first two are not only the most interesting aspects, but the most relevant now. Fritz does have a knack for bringing history to life; I'll keep reading her short books as I find them to enrich my understandings.

George W. Allen is named for George Washington and shares his birthday, and he desperately wants to know what Washington ate for breakfast. He investigates at the library and Mount Vernon and finally finds the answer to his question.

George W. Allen is named for George Washington and shares his birthday, and he desperately wants to know what Washington ate for breakfast. He investigates at the library and Mount Vernon and finally finds the answer to his question.

George W. Allen is named for George Washington and shares his birthday, and he desperately wants to know what Washington ate for breakfast. He investigates at the library and Mount Vernon and finally finds the answer to his question.

Having the same name and birthday as George Washington, a young boy wants everything else in his life just as Washington had it, but he cannot find out what Washington ate for breakfast.

Jean Fritz’s book George Washington’s Breakfast is a sweet story about a little boy who was named after George Washington. He has a strong curiosity for everything that has to do with Washington. While sitting at breakfast one day, he begins to wonder what George Washington would have eaten for breakfast. The book takes the reader through his adventures trying to discover what President Washington had for breakfast.

This book would be great for a unit on the presidents. I like that is coming from a random thought, “What would George Washington eat for breakfast?”

A young boy, George Washington Allen, wants to know what George Washington would have eaten for breakfast. He knew many things about George Washington already, but not his breakfast menu. When his (the younger George) grandmother promises to prepare the same breakfast he (the older George) would have eaten, George Allen starts a journey to find out.

This was a very funny and informative story. I enjoyed it. I think it shows what a child can do if determined enough.

This book is filled many smaller facts about George Washington, some many students would not know. It shows how much can be accomplished with research and tenancy.