Little Sarah

Little Sarah wakes to an urgent request from her grandmother: make a Johnny-cake for breakfast, and make it quickly. But when she searches the cupboard, she discovers there is no cornmeal, setting off a determined journey from the shopkeeper to the miller, the cornfield, the farmer, and the ploughman.

Told in lively, repeating verse, this charming children’s tale follows Sarah as she learns where food comes from and how much work lies behind a simple meal. The playful rhythm, memorable rhymes, and sequence of helpful—or not so helpful—grown-ups make it especially enjoyable to hear aloud. Young listeners will delight in Sarah’s persistence as she follows each new clue, while the story gently introduces ideas about planting, growing, harvesting, and grinding corn. It is a warm, old-fashioned adventure filled with cheerful energy and a practical lesson about patience, effort, and the journey from seed to table.