The Weight of a Mass: A Tale of Faith

When a poor devout widow begs for a scrap of bread from a rich faithless baker, she promises to participate in the king's wedding mass as payment for the baker's generosity. The baker writes "One Mass" on a scrap of paper and places it on his scale to determine how much bread it is worth. To his and the entire town's surprise, nothing in the shop, not even the gigantic wedding cakes made for the king, outweighs the simple piece of paper representing the true worth of a mass. Luminous old-world watercolor paintings grace the interior of the book and gold foil artwork lends an air of solemnity and sacred beauty to the story. This has been a best-selling children's book since it was first published. It us often made into plays for catechises, or used in homilies, and read on YouTube, and on private sites and channels.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Gingerbread House
Published: 06/01/2002
ISBN: 9780940112094
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 11.78h x 8.74w x 0.38d

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 11/15/2002 pg. 1700
School Library Journal 01/01/2003 pg. 107
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2002 pg. 47 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2003 pg. 47 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 65708 / Weight of a Mass: A Tale of Faith
Reading Level: 5.4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5