Snickerdoodle Takes the Cake

PreS-Gr 1— Snickerdoodle is a young chinchilla who cannot resist his mother's Lemon Poppy Seed Cake with Buttercream Icing. She has made a beautiful one, but it is for his grandmother's birthday and thus is off-limits. The wonderful aroma perks him up. He would love a little taste but his smart mother left a "Do Not Touch!" sign on it. Clever Snickerdoodle thinks a smell would be okay because smelling it isn't touching. And he rationalizes that the note doesn't say anything about not trying one tiny crumb. Unfortunately, this crumb is all it takes to send him over the edge. Things quickly go downhill from there, and his hand winds up in the middle of the cake. Snickerdoodle's mother isn't happy when she sees the destroyed confection. She feels slightly defeated when she spies her other two children attacking what's left of the demolished treat. Now it's up to Snickerdoodle and his siblings to make things right. The end result may not be perfect but their intentions are good. This is a fun story about an animal family and how they tackle one of life's problems. The colorful illustrations are large and the characters are animated. The size of the pictures and the small amount of text makes this a perfect book for young listeners. The anticipation of whether or not Snickerdoodle will touch the cake will delight children.