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Clever Jack Takes the Cake Hardcover - 2010

by Candace Fleming; G. Brian Karas (Illustrator)

Take a bite out of this deliciously funny original fairy tale by a bestselling picture-book duo. While girls are sure to love a storyabout a princess's birthday party, Jack's adventures with trolls, bears, and gypsies make this an ideal read for boys, too. Full color.

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Take a bite out of this deliciously funny original fairy tale, which received four starred reviews and was named a Best Book of the Year by Booklist, School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, and the Bank Street College of Education. What would you do if you were invited to the princess's tenth birthday party but didn't have money for a gift? Well, clever Jack decides to bake the princess a cake. Now he just has to get it to the castle in one piece. What could possibly go wrong? Candace Fleming and G. Brian Karas, creators of the bestselling picture book Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!, have teamed up again to bring us a modern fairy tale starring a determined boy and a story-loving princess with a good sense of humor. While girls will fall for a story featuring a princess's birthday party, Jack's adventures with trolls, bears, and gypsies make this the perfect read for young boys as well--and ideal for storytime.

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  • Title Clever Jack Takes the Cake
  • Author Candace Fleming; G. Brian Karas (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Edition
  • Pages 40
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Schwartz & Wade Books
  • Date 2010-08-24
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian
  • ISBN 9780375849794 / 0375849793
  • Weight 1.02 lbs (0.46 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.74 x 9.4 x 0.41 in (27.28 x 23.88 x 1.04 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 08 years
  • Grade levels P - 3
  • Reading level 600
  • Themes
    • Event: Birthday
    • Topical: Friendship
  • Library of Congress subjects Fairy tales
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009030030
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

Media reviews

Starred Review, Booklist, July 2010:
"An original fairy tale that has the makings of a story-hour classic. . . This standout picture book emphasizes resourcefulness and the power and pleasure of a well-told tale."

Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, July 2010:
"The simple-but-expressive, cartoonish illustrations on textured paper and the delightfully clever design further distinguish this cheerful charmer."

Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, July 19, 2010:
The creators of Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! celebrate storytelling with a sparkling specimen of that very thing. . .With muted tones and subtle textures, the pictures capture the tale's humor and Jack's earnest nature."

Starred Review, School Library Journal, July 2010:
This entertaining adventure is packed with action. Karas's schratchy gouache and pencil cartoon illustrations are as detail-rich as the text itself."

Citations

  • Booklist, 07/01/2010, Page 62
  • Booklist Ed Choice Youth, 01/01/2011, Page 14
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 10/01/2010, Page 0
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2011, Page 27
  • Kirkus Reviews, 07/15/2010, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 07/19/2010, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 07/01/2010, Page 59
  • SLJ's Best Books, 12/01/2010, Page 27

About the author

Candace Fleming is the clever author of The Great and Only Barnum, a Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year; The Lincolns, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize; and Ben Franklin's Almanac and Our Eleanor, both ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Books. Her books also include Imogene's Last Stand, Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!, Gabriella's Song, and the Aesop Elementary School series. She lives in Oak Park, Illinois. You can visit her at www.candacefleming.com. G. Brian Karas is the prolific, versatile, and acclaimed illustrator of many books for children, including How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? by Margaret McNamara, winner of a Christopher Award; Are You Going to Be Good? by Cari Best, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book; Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! by Candace Fleming, an ALA-ALSC Notable Book; and Home on the Bayou: A Cowboy's Story, which he also wrote and which received the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. He lives in New York's Hudson Valley. Visit him at www.gbriankaras.com.
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