I Really Want the Cake by Simon Philip and Lucia Gaggiotti, published by Templar Books is a delicious picture book all about the love of cake which has been nominated for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2018.
Some of us are fine tuned to sniff out that homely smell of a cake baking and the little girl in this story is no exception. As soon as the unmistakable scent starts drifting through the house her nose starts twitching, and one peek into the kitchen confirms her suspicions. There on the table is a huge, gooey, chocolate cake.
However, just as she brandishes her spoon for a bite of that sweet treat she notices it comes with an unwanted side dish in the shape of a note from her mum telling her: “YOU MUST NOT EAT THE CAKE”. This. Is. Torture. She tries everything in her power to forget about the cake but the craving is just too strong…
One nibble, turns to a bite and before you know it, the cake is gone. Instantly feeling guilty and with the help of her little dog she sets about making a very messy amends.
Wild and vibrant illustrations match the little girls impulsive character perfectly and we love the wide range of expressive emotions she goes through. A fast-paced and funny read that is sure to delight young readers who will no doubt sympathise with her predicament.
Buy I Really Want the Cake from Waterstones.
Click here to see the full list of books nominated for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2018.
It goes without saying that reading this book definitely gives us a craving for cake and we recently joined in with Templar Publishing’s bake off challenge. We went for this delicious zebra cake from Nadiya Hussain’s Bake Me a Story as the icing looked as gooey and chocolately as the one in the book.
If you’re still hungry for more cake you can check out the other entries with the #IReallyWanttheCakeOFF hashtag on Twitter or Instagram.
Many thanks to Templar Publishing for sending a copy of I Really Want the Cake for review.
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I’ve got this coming for review, this has got me more excited about it now! Thanks for sharing with #readwithme
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Ahh I’ve seen a lot of tweets about this book recently! It sounds like a really fun book and great for talking about self control. #ReadWithMe
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This is such a fun story. We love the different costumes that the little girl and her dog wear, especially the cowboy holsters with the fork and spoon :o)
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This looks like a great story. As I was reading about it, I was picturing my niece and nephew. There’s no way they would be able to leave cake alone!
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I can relate to this. I love cake. Just imagining her drooling over it now #readwithme
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