Jake Bakes Cakes: A Silly Rhyming Picture Book for Kids Kindle Edition

This picture book is basically a number of different cakes baked by a chef named Jake who he has given them to various animals and humans with jobs as well as fictional characters. Each cake is themed after what the animal/human either does eat or the stereotypical cartoon version of the animal eats (ie mouse eat cheese even though real life mice don't). This is a great way to set them up for for what they will find in future more advanced reading. The text flows well and every second page rhymes with the one before it. The illustrations are basic, but very colourful.Since a few other reviewers are claiming this doesn't display correctly, I downloaded this in March 2012 and whatever problems it once had, aren't there anymore. It displays like any other Kindle picutre book.

"Jake Bakes Cakes" by Gerald Hawksley appropriately is subtitled "A Silly Rhyming Children's Picture Book". Jake does indeed bake cakes of every sort. The story proceeds through a series of whimsical cakes Jake bakes, such as an upside down cake for acrobats, cheese cake for mice, carrot cake for rabbits, etc. Appropriate and silly illustrations accompany each type of cake and its associated rhymes. Some of the types of cakes are not necessarily real; for example, oat cakes for horses, and others. However, I am definitely NOT an expert authority on every type of cake made by every culture, so for all I know they may indeed be real cakes I have just never heard of!This is a cute story. Jake is certainly an imaginative baker! After reading this story to a child, it might be fun to see if the child can think up other types of cakes for special purposes, consistent with the story. This story has nothing objectionable in it, and is appropriate for all ages of pre-readers and early readers. I have no qualms about recommending this one for youngsters on your shopping list.

I think I am going to have to buy all of this author's books, as the little ones I have to read to will enjoy all of them, I am sure! I have Amazon Prime, so it was nice to be able to read this one for free. I downloaded the eBook on 01-02-2012 to my iPhone and the pictures lined up with the text.In my opinion, this author is worth the extra time spent trying to obtain a good copy of the book. My comment(s)under the reviews where the pictures did not line up with the text, I suggested they try redownloading the book: Try deleting the book from whatever device you are reading it on. after it is deleted, go to "My Account" and your "Manage my Kindle" page. Find the book from the list of books you have purchased. On the far right of the book's title there is a button labeled "actions" click on it, click on "download to" and click on the device (Kindle, PC, phone) you want it delivered to.(You can also contact Amazon Customer Service, as in my experience, they are very helpful!)

This is my daughter's favorite book right now. It is your standard rhyming/pattern reader and one of the better ones. We both enjoy the illustrations. My only complaint, and my usual complaint with rhyme books is there is one page the rhythm is way different from the other pages and it didn't have to be. I read it differently to keep the pattern going. Also there is ONE page that has zero rhyming and it drives me nuts. Overall small complaints though. The book is cute and a favorite. This is one of the better rhyming stories we have discovered.

Any Books by Gerald Hawksley I would highly recommend! He really has a way of getting on a child’s level, and fostering learning, while making it fun at the same time. I really hope you Try this book, this and “if you have a hat” are my Girls absolute all time favorites, they beg for me to read them over and over again!

Cute rhyming picture book for preschoolers. Jake bakes a cake that is appropriate for any type of customer. Wonderful and clever one line rhymes will delight young listeners. For example, Jake bakes fish cakes for fish, upside down cakes for acrobats, tin can cakes for robots, coffee cakes for sleepyheads and iced cakes for penguins. The illustrations are colorful, humorous and appropriate.Children will want to hear this book over and over; they will be reading it back to you in no time.

It is wonderful to have illustrations showing that men and boys bake, as well as girls!

Jake Bakes Cakes: A Silly Rhyming Picture Book for Kids by Gerald HawksleyVery colorful illustrated children's book showing what kinds of cakes Jake can bake and who they are for.Not only is this a silly rhyming book but it also allows you to match up what the person/animal would eat for a cake.Love penguin one the best.

Like the flow of the book. It made us smile. Nice fun illustrations. Not too short either. A bit to read but nice pictures to help encourage the child to carry on reading. Recommended.

My children loved it! Cheerful pictures with great rhyming and clever sentences. A must read for all! a definite recommendation

4 year old son enjoyed this. I read him the lines and let him finish them. We read and laughed again and again before bed.

My kiddies loves this. Only problem is that as soon as we get to the end they beg me to start again from the start!

Decent book