Goody O'Grumpity
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 1994

Goody O'Grumpity

By Carol Brink, Ashley Wolff (Illustrator)

Children flock to taste a mysterious spice cake.

3.7/5 Goodreads · 70 ratings
32 pages
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In a quaint village, children gather eagerly as the aroma of Goody O'Grumpity's spice cake fills the air. What secret ingredients make it so irresistible? Discover the magic behind this timeless treat.

From the publisher

“”Wolff’s stuning linoleum-block prints . . . illustrate this timeless, lilting poem. . . . The art and handsome typography . . . evoke a colonial past, when the children of a village rally at the news that a kindly woman is baking a cake . . . Wolff’s research brought her to Plimoth Plantation in Massachusetts, where she found the 17th-century recipe for spice cake (containing the ingredients mentioned in the poem) that is reprinted at the close of this engaging book.””–Publishers Weekly, starred review. Full color.

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Format
Paperback
Pages
32
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Themes & topics
Books about Colonial and Revolutionary periodsBooks about 17th century
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Book details

Publication
Published
October 1, 1996
First published
September 1, 1994
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781558586147

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