Bread Is Love, Pooja Makhijani
Bread Is Love, Pooja Makhijani
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Bread Is Love

Author: Pooja Makhijani

Narrator: Pooja Makhijani

Unabridged: 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/10/2026


Synopsis

"The audiobook, narrated by the author, offers a wholesome experience and gently guides listeners through the emotions of the child character watching the bread grow and change." — Booklist

Join a mother and her adorable children for their weekly baking ritual in Pooja Makhijani’s touching story, with warm, tender art by Lavanya Naidu. Bread Is Love celebrates the act of baking and eating bread, and sharing it with family. Bread Is Love features music and special effects. Listen along and enjoy the fun!

Bread is many things.

Bread is simple. The dough can be made with just flour, salt, starter, and water.

Bread is science. With the right ingredients, in the right amounts, the dough grows and changes.

Bread can be unpredictable. Sometimes it rises, like a soft pillow. Sometimes it’s flat and crunchy.

But bread is always delicious, especially when it is made with love.

A Macmillan Audio production from Roaring Brook Press

About Pooja Makhijani

Pooja Makhijani is a writer, mother, and baker. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, Teen Vogue, and Bon Appétit among others. She lives in Central New Jersey with her daughter, the inspiration for Bread Is Love.

About Lavanya Naidu

Lavanya Naidu is a storyteller with a passion for building worlds and developing characters with heart. The twilight zone where they meet is where the magic happens! She is a graduate in animation film design and over the last decade has illustrated several children's books, worked on games and animation production (television and film). When she isn't drawing, Lavanya is collecting dinosaur models, boxing, hiking, cooking and patting all the dogs. Lavanya grew up in Kolkata, India and now lives with her husband and their ever growing collection of plants, in Melbourne.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bin on December 08, 2025

Such a silly audiobook for such a short book but would be so fun to listen to with kids as a read aloud......more

Goodreads review by Steff on December 08, 2025

Pooja Makhijani's Bread is Love is overall a very sweet and simple children's storybook. The characters spend their time together going through the process of breadmaking, how the end result can vary, and how it all ties into a familial love of care. Food is shared, the process of making the bread i......more

Goodreads review by Alysa on November 12, 2025

If only I still had littles at home! This warm, wonderful, and all-around delicious picture book delights in every way. From the first page, we're pulled into a warm and loving kitchen for the weekly bread-making. While we follow along through each step of creating a loaf—from mixing the ingredients......more

Goodreads review by Anne on January 03, 2026

A delightful book! It brought back vivid memories of the smell of my mother's baking bread which would draw the neighborhood kids - getting to eat a warm crust with butter was the Best! I love the circular feel of the repeated simple words - bread is art, bread is science, bread is patience, bread i......more

Goodreads review by Lois on January 09, 2026

This is told from the point of view of a child who bakes bread on Saturdays with their Mama. I would best describe this as a kid friendly way to explain the basics of making bread dough from scratch using entertainment as a vehicle to educate. What an adorable tale that includes the importance of fa......more


Quotes

★"[A] satisfying picture book portrait of a family ritual that feeds bellies, minds, and spirits. " -Publishers Weekly, starred review

"A warmhearted story about togetherness and baking as a labor of love." -Kirkus

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This story is all about sensory exploration and comfort, serving as a gentle, cheerful reminder that perfection isn’t always necessary." -BCCB

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With plenty of read-aloud appeal, this warm and inviting picture book is made for savoring and sharing." -Booklist