Marigold Bakes a Cake

Written and illustrated by Mike Malbrough

Part of the Marigold series

A cat's cake-baking day turns chaotic with unexpected birdy ingredients.

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32 pages· 440 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud

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Marigold the cat cherishes his Monday cake-baking ritual. But when a finch, pigeons, and loons invade his kitchen, chaos ensues. Can Marigold reclaim his recipe from these feathered intruders, or will his culinary dreams crumble? Dive into a whimsical tale of unexpected ingredients and delightful messes, where humor and charm blend perfectly. Will Marigold ever bake his perfect cake, or is he destined for a kitchen catastrophe? Join the chase and find out!

From the publisher

For fans of Mo Willems’ Don’t Let the Pigeon… series. Baking the perfect cake is how Marigold spends Mondays. Being messy, noisy, and disruptive in Marigold’s kitchen are how one finch, two pigeons, and three loons spend their Mondays!

Marigold the cat loves Mondays, for that is when he bakes cakes! With his favorite recipe in front of him, he rolls up his sleeves and gets down to it. He whips up egg whites . . . Easy. He adds a cup of milk . . . Peasy. Then he sprinkles in just a pinch of . . . of finch?! That’s not right at all! Neither are the smidgeons of pigeons or the spoonsfull of loons. Clearly a chase is in order! Yet all that leads to is a spectacularly messy kitchen. And no cake.

With a recipe comprised of equal parts humor and charm, author-illustrator Mike Malbrough has cooked up a scrumptious laugh-out-loud addition to the great tradition of interruption books. Perfect for fans of Mo Willems’ Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and David Ezra Stein’s Interrupting Chicken.

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