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I Really Want the Cake

Simon Philip, Lucia Gaggiotti

I Really Want the Cake

Subjects

  • Animal Tales - bundles of fur, fluff and fun
  • Funny Stuff - rib ticklers to make you fall off your chair

Average rating

5 out 5

38 reviews

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 do you resist the most amazing cake ever? Especially when your mum has left a note saying that you MUST NOT eat the cake? This wonderful rhyming text from Simon Philip, author of You Must Bring a Hat, is illustrated with huge energy and humour by Lucia Gaggiotti.

Reviews

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Really funny

Principal Cilla Glitterball 13.02.2024

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The girl in this reminds me of my cousin! It’s such a funny story

Sir Snoopy Pumpernickel 21.01.2024

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Chocolate cake has been made but how will she resist not eating the cake when she isn't allowed. And if she does, what will she do to stay out of trouble?!

King Pirate Hoverboard 30.08.2023

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She is so funny that she eats the whole cake and then makes another one. I don’t think the cake she makes would taste very nice

Queen Angora Hammersmith 24.08.2023

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I love cake

Anonymous 17.08.2023

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Hilarious book. It teaches you a good lesson about what happens when you don't listen and that you should always tell the truth. I liked when the character said, "I really want the cake". I also liked when she tried to make another cake. It was a good rhyming story.

Princess Bunny Sausage-Roll 15.08.2023

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I really like it when she tried to not eat the cake but she changed her mind and threw the message from mum away. I like that she just ate the cake.

Commander Cornetto Scratchings 04.08.2023

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Pretty good.

Princess Lacey Waltzer 23.07.2023

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I love this book because it was funny and good to read.

Master Flash Endeavour 03.01.2023

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The girl just wants the cake and the dog does too, even just a little bit. She doesn't want to tell her mum, just sneak up and eat one bite.

Earl Carnaby Squirrel 26.09.2022

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It was funny, it rhymed and she had a dog as her buddy

Countess Kangaroo Teabag 12.09.2022

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I really liked this book. because I like cake and I like dogs

Doctor Gloriana Astronomical 05.09.2022

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I liked when the girl and her dog turned in to different characters

Doctor Leach Mildew 31.08.2022

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i like the picture and the drawing.

Queen Candyfloss Jamboree 13.08.2022

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I love the rhyming and the illustrations were absolutely amazing. And it made me hungry for cake!

General Raccoon Legend 03.08.2022

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I’m so hungry.

Professor Flossy Satellite 01.08.2022

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I liked the story because I like the pictures and because it is about cake. Yes I would recommend it.

Madam Cupcake Squirrel 25.07.2022

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It's very very funny and I like the dog in it

Judge Bijou Jellybaby 24.07.2022

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I like cake too.

Ambassador Cello Luther 23.07.2022

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I really like this book. I found a nice recipe of a chocolate cake. And it is a very funny story. I will recommend this book to my friend.

Anonymous 10.01.2022

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