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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
Beautiful and charming illustrations with a kind and subtle message for kids. It's not preachy at all, more of an affirmation about friendship and caring about others.
I wanted to like this a lot more than I did. Although it definitely was insanely cute and the pictures were great, it ended far too abruptly for me and I was left wondering if maybe I had missed something.
I think this book would definitely appeal to younger readers, since the story contained within is extremely simple. There's the added bonus of having recipes included in the back so kids and adults can bring to life some of the delicious treats featured in this book.
I think this book would definitely appeal to younger readers, since the story contained within is extremely simple. There's the added bonus of having recipes included in the back so kids and adults can bring to life some of the delicious treats featured in this book.
A very sweet graphic novel about a cupcake who owns a bakery. The book includes scenes of the processes of baking, as well as recipes referred to throughout the story. It's a simple story of the importance of friendship and pursuing your passions.
Love me some Sara Varon! Robot dreams was a truly beautiful book. This one is also excellent with a good message about how the people we love who are always there for us are the most important thing. A little disjointed for me from the recipes, but for a kid who loves to bake this would definitely be a 5 star book.
A cute comic book (graphic novel?) about a cupcake who owns a bakery. He’s in a band, but has dreams to meet a famous chef in Turkey. When he finds out his friend’s aunt knows the chef, he’s excited to travel abroad to meet her. Will he earn enough money to buy a plane ticket? Really cute book; I’d like to read more by Varon.
I liked this book. It does seem a little bit odd that cupcake sells cupcakes-- but there is a sweet story of friendship in there.
Very simple graphic novel. Leaves you hanging without a conclusion at the end, and not all of it is happy for poor cupcake.
Very simple graphic novel. Leaves you hanging without a conclusion at the end, and not all of it is happy for poor cupcake.
my 5 year old loves this book! she does want to have a bakery when she grows up, so this was perfect. and she loves the pinkness and the cherries and the total weirdness of chicken legs walking pet dogs.
I used to LOVE this book when I was younger. I loved how cute this book was, I loved the personification of all the foods, and I was particularly obsessed with the little marzipan cats. A few days ago, I was able to read this book again and it brought back so much nostalgia. It is definitely not the best graphic novel for older readers, but it really is the perfect book for kids. It's so adorable, the art is lovely, and it teaches you some fun recipes in the process! And even if you start to read the book and end up not liking it, it's super short so it'll be over before you realize it! (In fact, I explicitly remember reading this on the day of the 2012 election while the tv was on broadcasting the results)
The biggest "issue" with the book is the plot, which is clearly not the main focus of this book. The plot is rather weak and you don't even really get a satisfying ending. Cupcake spends the whole book working really hard and making sacrifices to work towards his goal, and then he never gets to it in the story. Although his actions are definitely noble, it still made me so sad as a child that I never got to see him reach that goal. It didn't bother me that the plot was not the book's focus in the slightest. Although I would have liked for a long story with a strong plot, the book was still incredibly enjoyable without it. At the end of the day, the art was what really took the cake, and that was what I remembered for years after I had read it as a kid.
I don't have much else to say, but I would love to shove this book in the face of everyone I know. I'm serious, you need to read this, especially if you're a sucker for graphic novels and cutesy art and stories. I have no shame in saying that this might as well be one of the best graphic novels I read as a young kid, and I hope that other people who are thinking of reading this book choose to do so. One day I'll indulge and by myself a copy, and I'll definitely have to gift a copy of this to my younger cousin when she gets a bit older.
The biggest "issue" with the book is the plot, which is clearly not the main focus of this book. The plot is rather weak and you don't even really get a satisfying ending. Cupcake spends the whole book working really hard and making sacrifices to work towards his goal, and then he never gets to it in the story. Although his actions are definitely noble, it still made me so sad as a child that I never got to see him reach that goal. It didn't bother me that the plot was not the book's focus in the slightest. Although I would have liked for a long story with a strong plot, the book was still incredibly enjoyable without it. At the end of the day, the art was what really took the cake, and that was what I remembered for years after I had read it as a kid.
I don't have much else to say, but I would love to shove this book in the face of everyone I know. I'm serious, you need to read this, especially if you're a sucker for graphic novels and cutesy art and stories. I have no shame in saying that this might as well be one of the best graphic novels I read as a young kid, and I hope that other people who are thinking of reading this book choose to do so. One day I'll indulge and by myself a copy, and I'll definitely have to gift a copy of this to my younger cousin when she gets a bit older.