Mr Pattacake and the Dog's Dinner Disaster

by Stephanie Baudet

Mr Pattacake gets a letter through the post. It's another cooking job! This time he's been asked to make tasty dishes for all the pets at Animeals. In all his rush, he doesn't realise that things have gone horribly wrong. All the animals are acting strangely - and he has no idea why! Will Mr Pattacake be able to save the day this time around? Join Mr Pattacake and his lazy cat, Treacle, as they discover a very unconventional new breed of animals. The Mr Pattacake 10 book series tells the stories of an eccentric chef and his cat, Treacle, who are always getting themselves into sticky situations. Readers aged 5+ will love following this world of food and adventure.

96 pages, Paperback

First published November 28, 2013

About the author

I'm the author of over 50 books for children plus an historical novella for adults.

I have been published by such companies as Puffin, Andre Deutsch, Hamish Hamilton, Cambridge University Press, Anglia Young Books and Poolbeg Press, and I'm currently working on my third series for Sweet Cherry Publishing.

I have been teaching creative writing, as well as copy-editing and proof-reading, for over 15 years, and also do manuscript appraisals at very competitive rates.

Please see my website:
http://www.stephaniebaudet.co.uk/

Reviews

[Jane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mr. Pattacake and the Dogs Dinner Disaster is a funny reader for children in the middle grades of elementary school that are learning to appreciate humor in the stories that they read. The vocabulary is age appropriate, the plot is age appropriate and this is a book with a humorous and rather ridiculous plot that is funny and will appeal to this age children.

I want to thank Stephanie Baudet, author and Goodreads First Reads Giveaway for my copy of Mr. Pattacake and the Dogs Dinner Disaster that I won as part of a boxed set in the Giveaway.

[Bonnie Ferrante · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the second book in the Mr Pattacake trilogy. The chef is excited that he has been asked to create new pet treats for a company called Animeals. He invents Dog's Dinner, Cat's Casserole, Rabbit's Rations, Bird's Breakfast, Fish's Feast, and Snake's Supper. Unknown to him, Treacle, his pet cat and assistant, incorrectly labels the new creations. When a dog is fed the Fish's Feast, it develops scales and swims in the pond. When a cat eats the Bird's Breakfast it develops feathers, the front legs widen like wings, and it tweets. The bizarre changes occur similarly with other animals. The manager of Animeals is furious. Mr Pattacake adds extra ingredients to his recipes to reverse the process and delivers them to the pet owners. Gradually the pets are restored.

Mr Pattacake is a hard-working, well-meaning man who seems to be rather unlucky.

This is a cute, if somewhat obvious, story for readers just beginning to enjoy chapter books. Children will enjoy the antics of the merged animals .

However, the resolution came too easily. I think the book would have been more interesting if some of the weird creations got into serious trouble that was difficult to resolve. There needed to be bigger conflict.

A free copy of this book was given to me in exchange for an honest review.

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[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mr Pattacake gets a letter from a pet food company to invent new per food. Mr. Pattacake is very excited and starts to work at once. He makes delicious food for different pets but a pesky bird mixes up the lids so the wrong food goes to each pet causing strange changes in all the animals. Now Mr. Pattacake has to invent a way to undo the changes. Great book for beginning readers with lots of fun illustrations. This was a free book from Goodreads.