Ruby Bakes a Cake (I Can Read Book 1)

By Susan Hill

Book Overview

Ruby Raccoon wants to bake a cake, but she doesn't know how. Her friends offer some interesting suggestions: "I always enjoy snails," says Dan Duck; "Don't forget wiggly worms," says Jenny Wren. Ruby listens carefully to her friends, but when she tries to mix their advice all together, the results are, well, rather surprising. Ruby knows how to make the best of it in this delightful story featuring an irrepressible and lovable new character.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 006008975X
• ISBN13: 9780060089757
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.6" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Make the best of a situation

Reviewed by Madison Schlarman (age 4) and Mom for Reader Views (08/10) Ruby wants to bake a cake for her friends. She asks each one of her friends if they know what it takes to bake a cake and then invites them to come to her house once the cake is finished. Each of Ruby's friends replies with what they think it takes to bake a cake and promise to come join her upon its completion. Once Ruby bakes the cake she realizes...

Friends...Know How to Find the Good

Another sweet Ruby book! Ruby wants to bake a cake, but she doesn't know how to do it. She consults her friends, and they all give her a different item to include, to their liking. It's so cute how they suggest nuts, carrot tops, snails, wiggly worms, and flies. What's funnier is that Ruby goes home and includes each thing! She's a bit concerned about how it smells, but her friends still come over to eat it. Despite...

Sweet story, beautiful illustrations

This is a gentle story about Ruby, a raccoon, who wants to bake a cake. The only problem is she doesn't know how! She asks her friends what to put into the cake, and the result is very interesting. The story is a lesson on kindness, good manners and friendship.