Cookies For Frankie

About the Book

Cookies for Frankie is a true story of how a set of cookie cutters wre handmade in 1882 so a two year old boy named Frankie Determan could have special Christmas cookies. Frankie's German parents were unable to find cookie forms in America like they remembered from their youths in Germany. They loved their new life in America, but wanted to preserve some of their German heritage. Frankie's fahter and uncle cut apart a tin dinnerware to fashion the cutters that still exist in the Determan family today. The story chronicles how they made them in language that children can understand

About the Author

Geraldine Mathias is a retired English teacher who fi nally has time to write. She is an award winning poet, essayist and novelist. She loves to bake artisan breads, going fi shing with her husband and loafi ng on the deck of their vacation home. She lives in beautiful Idaho, her adopted home. Her fi rst children’s book, Cookies for Frankie, was published in 2011, and is available through Xlibris.com. Nancy Schellenberg began drawing animals when she was three years-old. Her clever illustrations have been featured in several children’s books. She is a retired elementary teacher who now illustrates books and creates other art projects. She fi nds time for her eleven grandchildren and traveling with her husband.