I Really Want The Cake
*Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Award 2018*
There’s a smell I can’t ignore.
It’s wafting through the kitchen door.
It’s time for me to find out more.
I think it might be cake.
How on earth do you resist the most amazing cake ever? Especially when your mum has left a note saying that you MUST NOT eat the cake? One little girl is about to find out just how hard it can be.
Look inside…
Reviews
“The temptation is just too much in this delightfully humorous story. Utter chaos ensues as the little girl tries to put things right. The wonderful illustrations by Lucia Gaggiotti are the perfect complement to the story.”
“It brought me so much joy and laughter. The illustrations are probably the most adorable I’ve seen in a picture book…It is written brilliantly in rhyme so that it flows really nicely, has a cheerful kind of pace to it and is sure to have children giggling…This is a beautiful quality, gorgeously endearing and funny picture book for children and cake lovers!”
“Not only is the story terrifically entertaining, and written in such an enticing way that the reader simply has to read the story out loud with the correct inflection, but the illustrations match the tone completely…This picture book hits every taste bud perfectly – because although the premise is simple, the execution is as flawless as smooth chocolate fudge icing, and the small details all piped on perfectly.”
“So much fun to share with small children, I REALLY WANT THE CAKE is absolutely relatable and a total blast to read…Your children will be begging you to read it again as soon as you’ve finished it!”
“This humorous struggle for self-control also models apology and restitution.”
“Simon Philip’s wonderful rhyming text, garnished with gusto and lashings of humour, is a real tasty treat while Lucia Gaggiotti’s gallery of big, bold pictures provide the icing on the cake as the crumbs fly in this flavoursome romp…A lip-smackingly delicious story!”
— Pam Norfolk, Lancashire Evening Post
