Staff Pick
You’d think it would be easier for a cupcake to plan her own birthday party — but there’s a lot to think about, like how to play musical chairs without getting your frosting squished. Terry Border’s tale of one persevering pastry and her fun-loving food-friends trying their darnedest to throw a birthday bash is punny and funny, and, like a good cupcake, just the right amount of sweet. Recommended By Gigi L., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
From the creator of Peanut Butter and Cupcake comes a birthday book starring everyone's favorite dessert!
What's a cupcake to do when she needs to plan her birthday party? In this hilarious, kid-friendly homage to food and birthdays, Cupcake runs through tons of ideas while her best friend, Blueberry Muffin, finds reasons why they won't work: Soup gets seasick; Donut melts in the sun; someome might get squashed during musical chairs; and Cupcake is not very good at limbo (her icing might get sliced off!). Just as Cupcake is ready to crumble, Blueberry Muffin has one last idea that just might save the day.
With laugh-out-loud visual gags (like a band made up of beans — the musical fruit, of course), this book is sure to put a birthday smile on any kid's face (and on adult faces as well).
Praise for PEANUT BUTTER and CUPCAKE:
"Borders witty food comedy will lure children who are hungry for clever visual entertainment." —Publishers Weekly
"[Z]any creative photographs. [A] read-aloud hit." —School Library Journal
About the Author
Terry Border (www.terryborder.com) is the author of Peanut Butter and Cupcake and the mastermind behind the Bent Objects project, which has been lauded in media all over the world, spawning books, calendars, greeting cards and puzzles. He lives with his family in Indianapolis, Indiana. @TerryBorder