Where Is the Cake?

This book has illustrations only and at least ten sub-plots. You and your kids will look at this book over and over and spot something new each time. This is another book we checked out at the library so many times we knew we better just buy it. My 4 and 6 year still love it.

An unbelievingly clever child's book without a word. Each page is so full of wonderment and surprises that you want to read it again and again to see what you missed on the first journey. You laugh and giggle like the child beside you as you both find things at the same time. I first read this book with my grandson in Belgium and was so delighted with it I ordered copies at soon as I arrived back in USA for four more grandchildren. Hope there are more books by this author Tjong-Khing. children

Reviewed by Three Silly Chicks - Readers, Writers, and Reviewers of funny books for kids. It's sad but true. Sometimes, Silly Chicks have short attention sp . . . Every now and then, we enjoy a super fast read. And what could be faster than reading a book without words? As it turns out, reading a book with words! At least that's the case when the book without words is the newly translated picture book called WHERE IS THE CAKE? by T.T. Khing. This title was originally published in Dutch as "Waar is de Taart?" (You don't really need to know that. We just like saying, "Waar is de Taart?") This book contains two of our favorite things: Cake and looking for cake. Two very odd, possum-like creatures steal a cake from the dog family and high-tail it through an ever-changing landscape of dense forests, bamboo jungles, strange rock formations and mountains. Readers must track the mischievous marsupials and, of course, the cake. Easier said than done! Each maze-like page is filled with tiny exotic creatures, each on their own adventure. Why is the baby bunny wailing? Is that snake stalking the young piglet? Is that a chameleon sitting in the wet paint? Each frame introduces new characters and clues that will have kids (and adults) flipping pages back and forth with delight trying to figure out what is going on! It's enough to make you forget all about cake! Well . . . almost. WHERE IS THE CAKE? is simply a treat for book lovers of any age.

I bought this book for my son (21 months) and he loves it. We can focus on something different every time we read the book thanks to all the characters and their adventures. Once he can talk, he will be able to tell the stories himself since there are no words. The colors and illustrations are beautiful, the characters are very well selected and each page has a surprise. And there are so many details to check out! It is a wonderful story, and I hope it becomes a child's classic. I highly recommend it to small children but also older children as all the stories within the story teach something and they can relate to what is happening.I look forward to more books from T.T. Khing in the future. CMP

Reviewed by Stephanie and Parish (age 3) Rollins for Reader Views (3/07) "Where Is the Cake?" is written by T. T. Khing. Khing is a cartoonist. "Where Is the Cake?" is a picture book. Typically, this would not be an exciting type of book, but this picture book tells so many stories--all without words. In "Where Is the Cake?" a cake is stolen by opossums. On each page, you can see what the thieves do with the cake. Also on each page, a baby animal loses his stuffed animal. Isn't that ironic? Anyway, the baby cries as the mother tries to find the toy. A little piglet falls off a cliff, holding his balloon. Will he be okay? What about the balloon? There is also a slithering snake that hides in a different spot on each page. When Parish and I were studying this book, we would go "Ahhhh!!!!" and point to the snake. She thought that was fun. Parish was really concerned about the balloon. She has lost balloons often enough to know how upsetting it is for little kids. She points to the "Mommy and Daddy" that are chasing after the balloon. So what happens to the cake? What happens to the balloon? What happens to the little boy who lost his toy? This was a page-turning suspense book for Parish. I asked Parish for her opinion on the book, but she informed me that she was too busy to talk to me about it; she kept studying each character. I guess that says it all. This is her new favorite. Khing has created a genius picture book that says so much without words. This is brilliant. Each preschool child will enjoy "Where is the Cake?" Parish would agree, but she is too busy reading it to say so.