Little Mouse and the Big Cupcake - Softcover

Thomas Taylor

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1907967117 ISBN 13: 9781907967115

Publisher: Boxer Books Limited, 2011

Synopsis

Little Mouse is scurrying along one day when he finds something wonderful - a chocolate chip, raspberry cream cupcake! It looks delicious, but it's much too big for Little Mouse to carry home on his own. So one by one, Little Mouse asks bird, frog, mole and his other friends if they can lift it. They all agree to help, but only after having a taste of the yummy cake. Will there be any left for Little Mouse once his friends have all taken a bite? A delicious story of friendship and sharing with a wonderfully satisfying ending, this book is a joy to read aloud.

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About the Author

Born in Norfolk but raised in Wales, Thomas Taylor studied illustration at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. His first commissioned work was the cover illustration for a then unknown book called Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling. Since then Thomas has written and illustrated many children's picture books. He lives in Normandy, France, where he shamelessly steals story ideas from his two little boys, Max and Benjy. Jill Barton has always loved drawing and children's books, but didn't pursue this passion as a career for many years. At the age of 44, having married and brought up three children, Jill enrolled on a degree in illustration. She graduated in 1988 and hasn't looked back since. Jill has illustrated many bestselling books for children and received numerous awards for her work. She now has five grandchildren, and lives and works in Devon, England.

From School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 1–A picture book about the benefits of sharing an indulgence. Little Mouse finds a giant chocolate-chip, raspberry-cream cupcake, but it's too big for him to carry. He enlists the help of a few of his sweet-toothed friends, each of whom asks for a taste. Bird takes a nibble from the top, while Frog, Mole, Snail, Chipmunk, and Possum sink their paws into overflowing amounts of cake and icing. After slurping and chomping down their share, the friends gather around to peek inside at what appears to be an empty cupcake liner. Readers will be surprised to discover what is left and where it goes. Children will like the predictable rhythm, the rhyme on the last page, and the sound effects they are prompted to make throughout the book. Watercolor, pencil, and graphite ink illustrations and large brown text appear against a soft white background. The cheerfulness of this story extends to the jacket flap and endpapers. Sure to be a storytime favorite.–Tanya Boudreau, Cold Lake Public Library, AB, Canada. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

About this edition

• Publisher: Boxer Books Limited
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1907967117
• ISBN 13: 9781907967115
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 25