The Cherry Pie Baby

by Kay Chorao

Bored with her doll and longing for a real baby brother, Annie swaps five of her father's pies for a baby from another dog family and finds out just how much trouble an infant can be

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

Kay Chorao is a children's writer and illustrator.

She was born Ann McKay Sproat in Elkhart, Indiana, United States, into a middle-class, suburban family. She loved and was encouraged to draw at a young age. She attended Laurel School in Shaker Heights, OH. Chorao went to Wheaton College, where in 1958 she earned a Bachelor of Arts in art history. After that, Chorao pursued her graduate study at Chelsea School of Art from 1958 to 1959.

Chorao got married and had three sons before moving to New York with her family. From 1966 to 1968, she studied book illustration at School of Visual Arts in New York.

Besides writing self-illustrated children's books, Chorao has been the illustrator for many books by Jane Yolen, Judith Viorst, Jan Wahl, and Marjorie Sharmat.

Reviews

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

My mom and I used to get this at the library when I was a small child! She gave me a copy for Christmas this year and it was so nice to read it again. I love the illustrations!

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Too long for storytime unless really the right group but a little girl wants a baby brother but can't get one. When she meets a boy with multiple siblings he offers to trade her a baby brother for 5 pies. A cute lesson in the end.

[themsbookshelf · Rating 5 out of 5]

My Favorite Kid book Ever