Written and illustrated by Beryl Reichenberg, The Mysterious Case of the Missing Birthday Cake is a fun read for children ages 3 to
6. The story begins with a birthday party for Freda the Frog and a yummy chocolate cake, but when all the animals were playing hide and seek, Freda noticed that her cake was missing. Soon everyone was on the hunt for clues that would lead to the missing cake.
Hunting for clues is an effective way of getting readers
to interact with the story, and it’s also good to get their imaginations
soaring. A good example of this is seen when Molly the Mouse imagined all kinds
of wild monsters when they discovered the clue of the big footprints!
Reichenberg successfully brings out the typical (as
we know it) character traits of the animals; for example, Molly the Mouse is
timid, Jackie Jay has a sharp eye and is very observant, and Rocky the Racoon
is very inquisitive - playing the part of the detective and leading the group
to look for clues. The Mysterious Case of the Missing Birthday Cake encourages bravery, observation, friendship and
kindness. It shows the importance of working together as a team and has a good
lesson about kindness that can be grasped quite easily by readers of all ages. The
illustrations of the animals are uniquely blended with photography of scenes of
nature. This lends to the realistic imagery of the book.
The Mysterious Case of the Missing Birthday Cake can
be used to teach sequence of events and it’s a great read-aloud story time book
for pre-schoolers and kindergartners.
Connect with the author and check out other fun reads by Beryl Reichenberg on her blog!
Happy Reading!
Love this book Beryl!
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