Beverly Billingsly Takes the Cake

by Alexander Stadler

What's the most important part of any birthday celebration? The cake, of course! And who better to create Oliver Shumacher's birthday confection than his best friend, Beverly. She even has the perfect The Caramel Candy Castle Cake. Just gazing upon it sends Beverly on a magical journey through the land of cake. Surely the multitalented bear can pull it off . . . or can she?
Loaded with color, humor, and the irrepressible determination that is Beverly's trademark, this could well be Beverly Billingsly's sweetest adventure yet!

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2005

Reviews

[Lisa]

Beverly wants to make a cake for her friend's birthday, but things do not go as planned.

It is a great story to teach kids that even if things do not go well does not mean it is the end of the world.

[Diane]

Her cake doesn't turn out like she had hoped, but creativity saves the day

[Meredith]

Beverly bakes a cake for her friend’s birthday.

[Sara Bland]

This is a book about never giving up and trying to see the good in all situations. I would recommend reading this book to any child in the lower elementary grades just for the moral of the story that is presented. Beverly is so excited to bake the perfect cake for her friend's birthday party, but then she thinks she ruins it. Just when she runs to her room and gives up, her mother reminds her of a time that something great came from something bad. Beverly decides to try once more, and she ends up with something even better than the idea she started with. This is a lovely, easy to read story. I would recommend this for new readers. What a great theme!

[Zonia]

Cute book about how things don't always turn out as expected but that doesn't mean they don't turn out well.