What do you think?
Silly Willy Apple Cake
***The Bella and Mia Adventure Series! ***
The first book in the series: Silly Willy Apple Cake
What is "Silly Willy"? The phrase "silly willy" is a play on words and introduces the idea of fun activities using rhyming words. In the first book in the series, the story begins as Mia and her daughter Bella go apple picking at a farm. Bella loves to be silly. She laughs as she balances an apple on her arm, and asks 'What can we make? What can we make?" Mama says "an apple cake"! So home they go, to mix and bake, and soon they are eating apple cake!
This children's series is designed to foster love within families by promoting fun activities with parent and child. It also introduces rhyming to children. Rhyming helps children with memory and promotes learning. Reciting rhyming is also an excellent bonding activity for parents and children, or in a group setting with children.
Each story is inspired by warm childhood memories of me watching my mother cook all kinds of scrumptious foods and the fun times we had in the kitchen.
Recipe included in the back of the book!
* * * * *
Other Books in the Bella and Mia Adventure Series:
Squishy Wishy Meatballs
Mia is getting ready to cook an Italian feast of pasta and meatballs. She asks Bella if she wants to help. Bella isn't sure she will like putting her hands in the squishy wishy meatball mix, but she gives it a try, and gets a pleasant surprise!
Italian Meatball Recipe Included!
* * * * *
Snowflakes With Sugar
Mia and Bella are decorating for the holidays and decide to make a special treat which is a family tradition. Mix flour, eggs, vanilla, sugar, a little of this and a little that, plus lots of love, and what do you get? Can you guess what it is?
Recipe included for this surprise treat!
* * * * *
The first book in the series: Silly Willy Apple Cake
What is "Silly Willy"? The phrase "silly willy" is a play on words and introduces the idea of fun activities using rhyming words. In the first book in the series, the story begins as Mia and her daughter Bella go apple picking at a farm. Bella loves to be silly. She laughs as she balances an apple on her arm, and asks 'What can we make? What can we make?" Mama says "an apple cake"! So home they go, to mix and bake, and soon they are eating apple cake!
This children's series is designed to foster love within families by promoting fun activities with parent and child. It also introduces rhyming to children. Rhyming helps children with memory and promotes learning. Reciting rhyming is also an excellent bonding activity for parents and children, or in a group setting with children.
Each story is inspired by warm childhood memories of me watching my mother cook all kinds of scrumptious foods and the fun times we had in the kitchen.
Recipe included in the back of the book!
* * * * *
Other Books in the Bella and Mia Adventure Series:
Squishy Wishy Meatballs
Mia is getting ready to cook an Italian feast of pasta and meatballs. She asks Bella if she wants to help. Bella isn't sure she will like putting her hands in the squishy wishy meatball mix, but she gives it a try, and gets a pleasant surprise!
Italian Meatball Recipe Included!
* * * * *
Snowflakes With Sugar
Mia and Bella are decorating for the holidays and decide to make a special treat which is a family tradition. Mix flour, eggs, vanilla, sugar, a little of this and a little that, plus lots of love, and what do you get? Can you guess what it is?
Recipe included for this surprise treat!
* * * * *
32 pages, Hardcover
Published May 27, 2019
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews
May 27, 2019
Silly Willy Apple Cake is a sweet slice-of-life tale that takes us inside the happy kitchen of Bella and her mother Mia.
Told through charming rhymes, the book begins with the duo picking apples at a farm. Once their baskets are full, they quickly decide to make an apple cake when they get home.
After inspecting the apples, they mix them up in a bowl with flour, sugar and spices then pop it in the oven. While they wait for the cake to bake, they spend the evening playing a silly willy word game. Before long, the cake finishes and mother and daughter end their special day eating scrumptious pieces of apple cake. Yummy!
I enjoyed the wholesome message of 'family time' shared in this book. In today's fast-paced society, parents and children need to unplug from electronic devices and engage in pleasurable interactive activities. Making a meal or a special dessert is a perfect opportunity to create positive memories that will last a lifetime.
Another wonderful feature about cooking or baking with children is the educational value involved with the process. Kids can learn a great deal across the curriculum from this seemingly simple act:
vocabulary, measurement, following a sequence of directions, collaboration, using the five senses, health, nutrition, family traditions.
In addition to the rhyming words, another wonderful educational element is the list of action words used in the story: washing, cutting, mincing, slicing, chopping, peeling, mashing and dicing. A Kindergarten teacher could also utilize this to introduce and reinforce 'ing' words. The King of Ing rules!
While writing the story, Griggs', drew inspiration from the enjoyable moments she spent baking with her own mother when she was a young girl. Because she cherishes these childhood memories and wants her readers to create their own special moments, she included a recipe for Apple Cake at the end of the book. I can think of no greater gift for an author to share with others.
Winda Mulyasari's illustrations are cute, colorful and sprinkled with a generous serving of sweetness that's endearing. They capture the playfulness of the characters and compliment the story in a lovely way.
Told through charming rhymes, the book begins with the duo picking apples at a farm. Once their baskets are full, they quickly decide to make an apple cake when they get home.
After inspecting the apples, they mix them up in a bowl with flour, sugar and spices then pop it in the oven. While they wait for the cake to bake, they spend the evening playing a silly willy word game. Before long, the cake finishes and mother and daughter end their special day eating scrumptious pieces of apple cake. Yummy!
I enjoyed the wholesome message of 'family time' shared in this book. In today's fast-paced society, parents and children need to unplug from electronic devices and engage in pleasurable interactive activities. Making a meal or a special dessert is a perfect opportunity to create positive memories that will last a lifetime.
Another wonderful feature about cooking or baking with children is the educational value involved with the process. Kids can learn a great deal across the curriculum from this seemingly simple act:
vocabulary, measurement, following a sequence of directions, collaboration, using the five senses, health, nutrition, family traditions.
In addition to the rhyming words, another wonderful educational element is the list of action words used in the story: washing, cutting, mincing, slicing, chopping, peeling, mashing and dicing. A Kindergarten teacher could also utilize this to introduce and reinforce 'ing' words. The King of Ing rules!
While writing the story, Griggs', drew inspiration from the enjoyable moments she spent baking with her own mother when she was a young girl. Because she cherishes these childhood memories and wants her readers to create their own special moments, she included a recipe for Apple Cake at the end of the book. I can think of no greater gift for an author to share with others.
Winda Mulyasari's illustrations are cute, colorful and sprinkled with a generous serving of sweetness that's endearing. They capture the playfulness of the characters and compliment the story in a lovely way.
June 21, 2019
Silly Willy Apple Cake is a cute rhyming book for kids about a little girl and her mother picking apples and then making them into a cake. My kids ages 8 and 5 both loved the rhyming and the storyline since it was something they could relate to! The illustrations are great and we love that the recipe for the Apple Cake is included in the book. We can’t wait for the next book in the series to be released!
April 15, 2023
Silly Willy Apple Cake by Amelia Griggs
Dedication page then the story.
Colorful children's book and having fun at the farm.
Like that the words tell you what the pictures are showing you.
Can use this as a counting book also and color, shapes, etc.
After picking apples they make a cake. Each step is described.
Fun to help by adding cinnamon and other things.
Love rhyming game at the end.
Recipe is included at the very end. Many variations for using apples.
Thanks note from the author and other works are listed at the end.
Dedication page then the story.
Colorful children's book and having fun at the farm.
Like that the words tell you what the pictures are showing you.
Can use this as a counting book also and color, shapes, etc.
After picking apples they make a cake. Each step is described.
Fun to help by adding cinnamon and other things.
Love rhyming game at the end.
Recipe is included at the very end. Many variations for using apples.
Thanks note from the author and other works are listed at the end.
February 2, 2023
Apples
Great book for Back to Schppl night. Hand out a small sample of the cake and work it in with Johnny Appleseed and Fall.
Great book for Back to Schppl night. Hand out a small sample of the cake and work it in with Johnny Appleseed and Fall.
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews