Copyright Date:
2019
Edition Date:
2019
Release Date:
03/05/19
Pages:
1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN:
Publisher: 1-534-42550-0 Perma-Bound: 0-7804-7743-X
ISBN 13:
Publisher: 978-1-534-42550-7 Perma-Bound: 978-0-7804-7743-8
Dewey:
E
LCCN:
2019932517
Dimensions:
26 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews
A naïve cake's first slice of birthday partying puts him in pastry peril. Cake, an anthropomorphic yellow sponge cake with eyes, mouth, and appendages, sits reading in his living room when the unsigned invitation arrives: "You are invited to a party!" Filled with excitement, frosting, and a little uncertainty, the attendee-to-be makes it his mission to dress to impress his hosts. None of the accessories Cake tries on get the green light from his pet goldfish, Fish, so Cake slips away to the local hat shop in search of some more subtle flair. Alas, the merchandise is also missing that certain je ne sais quoi. In a last-ditch effort, the shop assistant (a penguin) disappears into the back to grab "just the thing" Cake needs: candles, icing, and a ribbon! Fish, upon eyeing the ensemble, approves wholeheartedly. Animals cheer when Cake finally arrives at the party and invite him to dance and play. But when the chorus of "Happy Birthday" starts and Cake's candles get blown out, the party starts to take a different turn. Hendra and Linnet's latest contributes another clever comedy to their oeuvre. The digitally rendered illustrations are bold and colorful, with cartoon figures set against patterned backgrounds. Careful readers will not only intuit Cake's implied fate, but also notice the clues in the images that foreshadow the surprise ending. A tasty confection iced with a (darkly) silly sense of humor. (Picture book. 5-7)
In the tradition of I Want My Hat Back, this delicious story from Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet tells the story of a cake who’s about to attend his very first party—but he has no idea what’s coming!
Cake has been invited to his very first birthday party!
He buys just the right outfit—including the PERFECT hat.
But as the candles on his perfect party hat begin to burn, and the other party guests start to sing, Cake starts to think that this is one party he’d rather not be at…