The Fairytale Cake - Hardcover

Mark Sperring is a bookseller and lives in Bristol. This is his third Chicken House picture book, after Wanda's First Day and Find-a-Saurus. Jonathan Langley lives in Arnside, Cumbria. He is a well-known illustrator and writer of children's books.

PreSchool-K–An array of characters from Western fairy tales and nursery rhymes comes together to produce and deliver an enormous cake. Each colorful spread is packed with action as a king and queen, sheep, a big bad wolf, etc., journey across the magical countryside. In the end, they arrive at the birthday child's house. So close your eyes, and make a wish! Happy, Happy Birthday! The simple, rhyming text rolls across the pages. We make a cake,/we bake a cake,/a very, very special cake,/and send it on its way. Children will enjoy looking at the pictures and picking out familiar faces in the busy, humorous drawings. In one spread, the vehicle carrying the cake escapes the queen's control and races down the road while the Knave of Hearts ducks out of the way, the Gingerbread Man hangs onto a candle, and Little Bo Peep and her flock look on. In the background, Rapunzel, Old King Cole, Jack, Little Red Riding Hood, and the Three Little Pigs watch the excitement. A worthy consideration for picture-book collections.–Suzanne Myers Harold, Multnomah County Library System, Portland, OR
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