Early Reader Review: This is a Birthday Cake by Andrew Cangelose

Source: From Oni Press in exchange for an honest review. This in no way alters my opinion or review. 

This is a Birthday Cake by Andrew Cangelose, Josh 
Shipley (Illustrations)
Publisher: Oni Press
Publication Date:  August 2, 2022

 

Format: Ebook


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Goodreads Synopsis: 

Fan-favorite characters from This Is a Taco are back in this hilarious picture book tale of the ultimate birthday cake disaster!

It's Taco the squirrel's birthday, and all of his little animal friends are planning a big surprise for him—they're going to make him a birthday cake! The only problem with their plan is that none of them know how to make a cake. So, as this sassy crew of critters is known to do, they set out to learn all they can about birthday cakes and how to make one, with spectacularly disastrous and delightful results.

Review: 

This children's book was very fun and funny. I have not read This is a Taco, but I have heard great things and jumped at the chance to read This is a Birthday Cake. 

Bucky is a little rabbit that is now a baker in training, but they are not patient and really want to just make the cake already. Ms. Shelly the baker is a turtle and a little on the slow side, but she knows that sometime patience is important. 

Bucky runs off to make their own cake while Ms. Shelly works on hers, the only problem is that Bucky forgets the ingredients and so there is a lot of improvising and the cake is... well... a mess. 

This book is all about learning the importance of learning all the steps to do something, and the patience that things might require and what can happen if you try to sidestep the 'rules'. In doing so, the book is also full of great birthday cake history and facts and lovely illustrations showcasing Bucky's cake building mishaps. 

Overall, this was hilarious... why wouldn't baking a cake under a duck work? It is very fun, very cute, and I think young reader with laugh a lot while learning some things.