A Long Line of Cakes by Deborah Wiles - ADVISABLE

A Long Line of Cakes by Deborah Wiles, 257 pages. Scholastic Press, 2018. $18.

Content: G

BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS  - ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

The Cakes are itinerant bakers, they travel where they are needed and serve where they land, they never go anywhere more than once. When they feel they are no longer needed they move on. Leo,  Arlouin and their six children, along with a bunch of dogs, land in Halleluia, Missouri and start a new bakery. The Cakes bake wonderful cakes and their oldest daughter, Emma, makes delicious soup. But Emma is tired of moving and leaving friends behind. This is the story of how the Cakes learn that just because you have always done something doesn't mean you need to always continue doing it.      

I am going to miss the Cake family, the story is full of adventures and interesting characters. Well written, an excellent example of descriptive writing. Oh and there is a delicious sounding cake recipe and frosting recipe included!        

Lisa Moeller, Language Arts Teacher and Librarian