10/6/08

Title: Bunny Cakes
Author: Rosemary Wells
Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: 1997
Genre: Fiction
Audience: K, Gr. 1

Overview: Bunny Cakes, is a wonderful story about Grandma’s birthday. Max and his sister are making a birthday cake for her. While Max wants to make an earthworm cake, his sister tell him she will bake an “angel surprise cake”. Max wanted to help his sister, but managed to break and throw the different ingredients on the ground. His sister sent him to get the different ingredients he threw on the floor, and Max only wanted to get “red-hot marshmallow Squinters.”

Activity: Make children create their own earthworm cake. In order to do this, give each child some Oreo cookies, pudding, and gummy worms, and have them create them do their own cake.

Reviewer's Name: Belen Ubeda