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Fleming, Candace

Clever Jack Takes the Cake

40 pp. | Random/Schwartz & Wade | August, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-0-375-84979-4 $17.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-375-95697-3 $20.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by G. Brian Karas. Invited to the princess's birthday party, Jack, too poor to buy a present, bakes a cake. On the way to the party he encounters folklore-themed obstacles (e.g., an ogre, "four-and-twenty blackbirds") and, in parts, loses the cake. Regardless, the humble gift he has left turns out to be more than sufficient. Karas's signature gouache and pencil illustrations nicely complement the story.
Reviewer: Cynthia K. Ritter

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