Sofia’s Stoop Story, 18th Street, Brooklyn by Maria Leplaca Bohrer: Read Aloud with Phoebe Fox

Sofia’s Stoop Story, 18th Street, Brooklyn was written by Teacher, Reading Specialist and Children’s Author, Maria LaPlaca Bohrer, who lives on Long Island in New York. The book’s illustrations were created by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher, who have collaborated on over 50 books for children. “On a stoop in Brooklyn, in the 1960s, Uncle Frankie begins telling Sofia and her cousins a story about the day he met Carl Furillo. Meanwhile, Sofia’s Nana is next-door, preparing the Italian family’s Sunday dinner. Nana calls Sofia and sends her on errands to buy cheese, bread, and cannelloni. Sofia returns to the stoop, only to discover that Uncle Frankie’s story is over, and it’s time to eat. When uncle Frankie realizes Sofia is upset because she only heard bits and pieces of his story, he shares his historic tale from beginning to end, and he gives her keepsake that he’s saved since 1947.”
*Permission for the reading of this book in its entirety was granted by the author,Maria LaPlaca Bohrer.