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    Max Makes a Cake by Michelle Edwards | Book Spotlight

    Bianca SchulzeBy Bianca Schulze2 Mins Read Ages 0-3 Ages 4-8 Picture Books
    Max Makes a Cake by Michelle Edwards
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    Max Makes a Cake by Michelle EdwardsMax Makes a Cake, story by Michelle Edwards and pictures by Charles Santoso.

    Age Range: Ages 3-7

    Hardcover: 32 pages

    About the Book

    Baby sisters can be so annoying!

    That’s what Max thinks. Max needs his daddy’s help—right now!—to bake a surprise Passover birthday cake for his mommy. But as baby Trudy fusses instead of napping, and Daddy tries to settle her down, their time to bake is slipping away.

    With her warm and pithy storytelling, Michelle Edwards captures the moment in a child’s life when he realizes that he has the power to do things on his own.

    About the Author

    MICHELLE EDWARDS is the author of more than sixteen books for children, some of which she illustrated, including Chicken Man, which won the National Jewish Book Award. Her newest picture book is Room for the Baby, illustrated by Jana Christy. A lifelong knitter, Michelle has also written an adult title, A Knitter’s Home Companion. She lives with her family in Iowa City.

    For more information, visit: michelledwards.com, Twitter, Pinterest

    About the Illustrator

    CHARLES SANTOSO has worked as an illustrator on animated feature films, most notably Legend of the Guardians, and on television commercials. His drawings and paintings have been exhibited in gallery shows in Australia, North America, and France. Max Makes a Cake is his first book for children. Charles lives and works in Sydney, Australia.

    For more information, visit: http://charlessantoso.tumblr.com

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    Bianca Schulze is the founder of The Children’s Book Review. She is a reader, reviewer, mother and children’s book lover. She also has a decade’s worth of experience working with children in the great outdoors. Combined with her love of books and experience as a children’s specialist bookseller, the goal is to share her passion for children’s literature to grow readers. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, she now lives with her husband and three children near Boulder, Colorado.

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    1. Caroline Robinson on February 28, 2014 11:32 pm

      Just found this site and always excited to learn about new reads for my Little Reader and I thank you. We are so nuts about reading, we are reading the entire children’s library. We like to cause a ruckus in the library on occasion!

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    2. Bianca Schulze on March 21, 2014 9:46 am

      Congratulations to Odalys G., the winner of this very popular giveaway! Your copy will be on its way very soon. Enjoy!

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