I Really Want the Cake
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Picture Book · Ages 3–5 · 2017 · Est. 4 min read-aloud

I Really Want the Cake

By Simon Philip, Lucia Gaggiotti (Illustrator)

Part of the I Really Want series

A girl battles irresistible cake temptation. Will she succumb?

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40 pages· 408 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud
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A mischievous girl faces her greatest challenge: resisting a delicious cake. With her loyal pup by her side, temptation grows as a little lick turns into a bite. Can she control her impulses and make amends? Discover a tale of humor and heart, where truth-telling and self-control are put to the test.

From the publisher

For fans of laugh-out-loud, mischievous storytime favorites like Pig the Pug, No, David!, and Dragons Love Tacos comes a deliciously funny story about trying to resist one of life’s biggest temptations… CAKE!Everyone knows the feeling. First you smell it, then you see it…CAKE!It’s on the table standing there, you cannot help but stop and stare.The icing looks like such a treat, it smells so chocolatey and sweet!And before long…YOU REALLY WANT THE CAKE. This deliciously funny story chronicles the battle of one little girl who tries, with all her might, to resist her greatest temptation: cake. Readers join our spunky, mischievous, and charming heroine and her devoted side-kick pup as the temptation mounts, and a little lick becomes a bite. With bouncing rhyming text from Simon Philip and bold, expressive illustrations from Lucia Gaggiotti, this story playfully tackles all-important themes of impulse control, truth-telling, and making amends (or at least trying to), with humor, authenticity, and heart. Including a recipe at the end of the story, I Really Want the Cake offers readers a universally relatable and tasty tale.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
40
Words
408
Reading age
3–5
Audience
Picture
Lexile
~221L
Themes & topics
Books about self controlBooks about cakeBooks about honestyBooks about girls and womenBooks about cooking and food
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
1.9
F&P level
~H
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
509858
Publication
Published
May 5, 2020
First published
August 10, 2017
Publisher
Orchard Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781338589412

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