The Cake That Mack Ate

By Rose Robart

Book Overview

With the same premise as Mother Goose's "This is the House That Jack Built," The Cake That Mack Ate builds on relationships and explains what goes into baking a cake in a fun, humorous way. Booklist called it "a perfect pre-school read-aloud," and School Library Journal said "will delight audiences."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316748919
• ISBN13: 9780316748919
• Release Date: September 1991
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.0" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Lots of fun--wonderful rhythm, long on appeal!

I began reading this to my daughter when she was just a few months old, and I have never tired of it. Now, my daughter is nearly 2-1/2 and she still loves hearing the tale over and over. The illustrations are clear and colorful, and it's fun to look for the egg in each one. The text (a la House that Jack Built) does a nice job in showing the progression of relationships: "This is the corn, that fed the hen, that laid the egg, that went into the cake that Mack ate. etc."Here is the (well-earned!) praise from the back of the book:Booklist said, "A rollicking cumulative tale...a perfect preschool read-aloud."School Library Journal said, "Will delight audiences."Los Angeles Times said, "If you want to share a hearty laugh with your preschooler, get your lap ready. [This is ] one of those rare picture books an adult won't mind reading thirty-seven times in one week."