A Cake All for Me!

I just wrote the publisher requesting them to reprint this out of print book. It is very ecuational - children learning to count, learning to cook, learning fractions and measurements of liquid. In the back is a huge illustration of all of the measurements. It is one I'd like to hand down, but I feel it should be made available to more people. Our library's was "lost" and now you can only buy used. If you can get any used copy, it is worth it - even if tattered and torn! It counts to 20 (not many like that) and the rhythum of the book is one to make your child learn how to count for sure!

This book is a true joy to read and share. My four year-old loves it so much, he quotes it every time we bake (i.e., "cookies all for me!") and then we laugh together. We always end up agreeing that, just as the pig in the book discovered, good food is much better when shared. This one will be passed down to my children's children -- of that I am certain.

This book is excellent for preschool through kindergarten, or special ed classrooms. Skills that are learned from the book include: rhyme/rhythm, counting 1 to 20, measuring and cooking.(There are two pages devoted to measurement, as well as a recipe for the cake.) The best thing about this book is that the pig learns to share, because he sees the value in sharing with his friends. This is an excellent book to help one teach this value.

My 2-year-old son memorized this book, learned to count to twenty, AND learned the basics of baking a cake. We even made the cake described in the book, and it tastes great. The illustrations are hilarious, and I love the lesson about sharing. (Will piggy decide to share his cake with friends??) In fact, I love the book as much as my son -- a rare and happy circumstance.

My 2.5 year old loves this book - we read it almost every night. It is a good way to re-inforce counting. The book takes you through the steps to bake a cake and uses easy rhymes like "five, six - sift and mix". At the end of the book is a real recipe to make a cake. We had a lot of fun making it and eating.