Monster Cake

by Rebecca Dickinson

Three little monsters make a most unusual cake and prepare other perfectly horrible treats for their mother's birthday. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439067529
• ISBN13: 9780439067522
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 9.9" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

Cheers to Monster Cake!

This is by far the cutest, most creative book I have ever had the pleasure of reading! My own three little monsters choose this book every night for their bed time reading. Not only does the creative story of three monsters making their mother a Birthday Breakfast of worms on toast pull both child and adult in but the artistic layout of the Dickinson's keeps the eyes interested as well. Every page is full of detail and lovingly crafted to keep all of its audience entertained! Cheers to Monster Cake and the all of Dickinson's work!

Fabulously icky! My kids loved it.

The adorable little monsters on the cover of "Monster Cake" immediately attracted my little girl's attention. She even bypassed her current favorite, Blue's Clues, when she got an eyeful of this one. Uh oh, I think my weird taste in books may be catchy! The story is a cute one with a sweet message at its heart. Three young siblings (who happen to be the most precocious little monsters) awaken early and decide to bake their mom a birthday cake. Only, since they're monsters, the cake isn't your typical Betty Crocker variety. They mix together all sorts of gross items including green smiling slugs (!) that fascinated my four year old, along with her six year old brother. The monsters make a big mess while having a blast along the way and Mom has a fabulous birthday celebration.This is a fun book for all but especially for little ones because there is very little text and colorful, bold, funny illustrations that pre-schoolers can relate to. Many pages contain no text at all and my four year old loved making up a "story" for these pages. For the beginning reader the text is easy to pronounce. I recommend this book for those looking for an entertaining family reading experience. It encourages creativity and also a love of storytelling. ~ Laurie Shallah

Kids love this book!

Rebecca Dickinson's lastest book is a delight! I use Monster Cake in my classroom to stir up the imagination for some Halloween writing and drawing fun. My students love Ms Dickinson's descriptions and illustrations of icky ingredients which they then use to brainstorm, write, and illustrate their own recipes for Monster Cake!

What a Fun Book

This is an especially fun book for young cooks-to-be, just hope they don't use the same ingredients! This is a good read over and over, but the illustrations are better.

Monster Cake

I saw this book the other day at a local bookstore and it was just to cute to pace up. The bright vibrant colors and the every detail ( down to each hair) aren't even as darling as the story itself. The critters reminded me of my own children. This is a must see both for the illistrations and the story!