Wednesday, October 1, 2025

The Big Monster Bake by Fiona Barker and Eve O’Brien - OPTIONAL

The Big Monster Bake by Fiona Barker and Eve O’Brien. PICTURE BOOK. Happy Yak (Quarto), 2025. $19. 9780711293373

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - OPTIONAL

APPEALS TO: SOME

Two little monsters have baked a Halloween cake and want to share it with the other monsters on their block.

I enjoyed the variety of Halloween traditions represented and the variety of monsters.  The back matter explains a little about the various traditions mentioned, though it may not be easy for a young reader to figure out which tradition goes with which page - this might be a case where having the factual info on the actual page would have been more helpful.  The author seems to want to call dressing in costumes “guising”, which I found unnecessary. 

Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS


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