Pat-a-Cake Baby

By Joyce Dunbar

Illustrated by Polly Dunbar

From two illustrious picture book makers, and mother and daughter, comes a delicious celebration of baking.

From Joyce Dunbar and her daughter Polly, author-illustrator of Penguin and Hello Tilly, comes a delicious read-aloud perfect for story time, bedtime and, most of all, baking time! Are you ready? Grab a spoon! Because it's Pat-a-cake time! Come on Jelly Baby, Allsorts Baby and Candy Baby – Pat-a-cake Baby wants to make a very special cake and needs your help, what a job it is! Pitter-patter – get the butter! Glitzy-glossy – whisk in sugar! Jokey-yolky – add the eggs! Sipping-sopping – pour some milk! And don't forget the flour – sieving-shaking! Then there's the baking to do and there's icing to pipe and, at last, the all important ... EATING! A riot of rhyme and action, little children will feel stuffed to the brim full of magic and fun.

Categories: Books for Babies

For readers aged: 2+

Publication details:
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9781406323634
Published: 02 Apr 2015
Price: £11.99

Size: 270 x 245 mm
Pages: 40

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'A beautifully illustrated book complete with sparkles and a dreamy rhyming pace.' Mummy Pages

'Cake mixing, baking and eating fuel this zingy, high-energy book as a restless baby sets about a night-time adventure. Suddenly it is wide-awake time in the kitchen, and her friends – Candy Baby, Jelly Baby and Allsorts Baby – are set to help. There’s egg cracking and smacking, flour sieving and shaking, and the mixture is whisked until it is “flitter flotter fluffy”. When the glorious cake is ready and iced it is “magic moonlight dreamy” – perfect for offering to the Moon, who turns up just in time to eat a slice. (2+)' The Guardian

'The two talented Dunbars serve up a riot of rhyme, colour and action as the baby bakers get stuck into a mixing bowl full of magic and mayhem. Success on a plate!' Lancashire Evening Post

'The whole concoction is just so-o good I’d like to show every single spread but you’ll just have to get hold of a copy for yourself.' Red Reading Hub

'A very satisfying dish that should be in classrooms and nurseries everywhere.' Books for Keeps

'All glittery and fun and perfect for both storytime and bedtime.' The Guardian

'The palette is stylish from the chubby cook’s cheeks to the scintillating Candy Baby, Jelly Baby, and Allsorts Baby, who all double up as kitchen maids. The layout of the words, in curves and waves, is as delightfully quirky as the story itself, and the finale is a hoot for everyone to enjoy.' Carousel

'With full, colourful mixed-media illustrations, both the words and the images flow from whisk to bowl across the pages […] It is lovely to see the type become part of the illustrations and the flow of the story instead of just dropped over images. Young readers of 0-4 will enjoy the lilting language and are sure to try the words out themselves.' Inis

'This is glorious use of language, and Polly’s illustrations are spot on, as you might expect. This will be excellent to read aloud to a pre-school or infant group' The School Librarian

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