Today was the official release date of Laura Numeroff's kids' book If You Give a Cat a Cupcake. I predict we see even more kids-themed cupcake books, just as we are seeing more and more cupcake cookbooks.
Here's the review from Publisher's Weekly, which says it's geared toward kids ages 3-7:
If you give an adorable gray kitten a supporting role in a popular series, he'll cry out for a lead—and thus, this latest entry from Numeroff and Bond, which features a cat that first appeared in If You Give a Pig a Party. Like its predecessors, the story bubbles with cascading “if... then” silliness: a girl's granting of a cupcake, for example, leads to a request for sprinkles, which causes a mess; cleaning up gets the cat overheated, which prompts a trip to the beach, and so forth. Some of the connections feel forced even for this series (a ride on a merry-go-round whale inspires a wish to go to a science museum), but the vivacity of the drawings and pertness of the kitty protagonist make up for the shortcomings. Besides, a lot of the series' appeal can be credited to the competency and ingenuity of the various human enablers in the books. While sometimes baffled by the goings-on, the girl in these pages is able to roll with the punches—unlike many adults.
We're waiting for the copy we just ordered from Amazon, but will let you know what's in it soon, and in the meantime, here are her tour dates: (sorry for the crazy spacing, just scroll down; I copied the code from her site, but if anyone knows how to fix this, email me at cupcakestakethecake at yahoo.com - thanks!)
Here's the review from Publisher's Weekly, which says it's geared toward kids ages 3-7:
If you give an adorable gray kitten a supporting role in a popular series, he'll cry out for a lead—and thus, this latest entry from Numeroff and Bond, which features a cat that first appeared in If You Give a Pig a Party. Like its predecessors, the story bubbles with cascading “if... then” silliness: a girl's granting of a cupcake, for example, leads to a request for sprinkles, which causes a mess; cleaning up gets the cat overheated, which prompts a trip to the beach, and so forth. Some of the connections feel forced even for this series (a ride on a merry-go-round whale inspires a wish to go to a science museum), but the vivacity of the drawings and pertness of the kitty protagonist make up for the shortcomings. Besides, a lot of the series' appeal can be credited to the competency and ingenuity of the various human enablers in the books. While sometimes baffled by the goings-on, the girl in these pages is able to roll with the punches—unlike many adults.
We're waiting for the copy we just ordered from Amazon, but will let you know what's in it soon, and in the meantime, here are her tour dates: (sorry for the crazy spacing, just scroll down; I copied the code from her site, but if anyone knows how to fix this, email me at cupcakestakethecake at yahoo.com - thanks!)
| When | Location | City/State |
| Wednesday, October 1, 2008 4:00pm (Event sponsored by Bookends) | YMCA | Wycoff, NJ |
| Thursday, October 2, 2008 6:30pm | Borders | 1499 Post Road, Fairfield, CT |
| Friday, October 3, 2008 6:30pm | B&N | Kingston, NY |
| Sunday, October 5, 2008 3:00pm (Event sponsored by Creekside Books) | Syracuse Civic Center | Syracuse, NY |
| Monday, October 6, 2008 7:00pm | B&N | Paramus, NJ |
| Tuesday, October 7, 2008 7:00pm | Borders | Newark, DE |
| Thursday, October 9, 2008 11:00am | Borders | Fairfax, VA |
| Monday, October 20, 2008 6:00pm | Books-A-Million | Peachtree City, GA |
| Tuesday, October 21, 2008 7:00pm | B&N | Alpharetta, GA |
| Wednesday, October 22, 2008 4:00pm | B&N | Mt. Pleasant, SC |
| Thursday, October 23, 2008 4:00pm | Park Road Books | Charlotte, NC |
| Friday, October 24, 2008 4:30pm | Quail Ridge Books | Raleigh, NC |
| Saturday, October 25, 2008 Call (316) 682-1181 for details | Watermark Books | Wichita, KS |
| Monday, October 27, 2008 Call (913) 384-3126 for details | Rainy Day Books | Fairway, KS |
| Saturday, November 8, 2008 1:00pm | Books & Co. | Dayton, OH |
| Monday, November 10, 2008 Call (614) 263-1624 for details | Cover to Cover | Columbus, OH |
| Tuesday, November 11, 2008 Call (847) 446-8880 for details | The Book Stall | Winnetka, IL |
| Wednesday, November 12, 2008 10:00 am | B&N | Skokie, IL |
| Thursday, November 13, 2008 7:00pm | Anderson’s Bookshop | Naperville, IL |
| Friday, November 14, 2008 7:00pm | Borders | Brentwood, MO |
| Saturday, November 15, 2008 Call (314) 367-6731 for details | Left Bank Books | St. Louis, MO |
| Monday, November 17, 2008 7:00pm | Joseph-Beth | Lexington, KY |
| Tuesday, November 18, 2008 7:00pm | Borders | Louisville, KY |
| Thursday, November 20, 2008 Call (702) 869-8943 for details | NeverEnding Story Bookshoppe | Las Vegas, NV |
| Monday, December 1, 2008 6:00pm | Books-A-Millions | Birmingham, AL |
| Tuesday, December 2, 2008 Call (662) 236-2262 for details | Square Books | Oxford, MS |
| Wednesday, December 3, 2008 Call (601) 366.7619 for details | Lemuria Bookstore | Jackson, MS |
| Friday, December 5, 2008 10:00am (Event sponsored by Garden District Book Shop) | Louisiana Children's Museum | New Orleans, LA |
| Saturday, December 13, 2008 11:30am | BookPeople | Austin, TX |
| Sunday, December 14, 2008 2:00pm | Legacy Books | Dallas, TX |
| Monday, December 15, 2008 6:00pm | B&N | The Woodlands, TX |
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