Rating: Additional
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009, $15.95
ISBN: 9780374399092
Age/Grade Level: ages 8-11
In this bedazzling book, a witch bemoans being--again--alone on her brithday. So she bakes a Cake Girl and tells her to sing and dance and do all the housework. "And then," says the Witch, "I'll eat you." Cake Girl, being bright and clever, manages to turn the tables on the witch with happy results for them both. Deliciously illustrated with cheery pen-and-watercolor artwork that dances across the pages, this magical picture book will enchant young readers, and not just at Halloween.
Reviewer: B. Carswell, OCPL/West Garden Grove
