Birthday

The Runaway Cake

It’s the big birthday, and the party starts at five. But when it’s time for the candles, the cake sprouts wafer-cookie legs and runs off through the cat flap. A chase through the neighbor’s yard, past the duck pond and up the slide, and a secret: who ate the strawberry from the cake’s crown?

For 1 to 3 children5 min8 illustrations, cover includedAges 3 to 10

Here’s how it looked with Sofía and Max

The first page
That Saturday, **Sofía** was turning six, and waiting in the kitchen was the most beautiful cake in the world: chocolate, with whipped cream on top and a crown of strawberries.
The party was at five.
That morning, when nobody was looking, **Sofía** ate one strawberry from the crown. Just one. Nobody noticed.
Well. Almost nobody.
At four thirty, **Sofía** and **Max** went into the kitchen to put on the candles. And the cake sprouted two little wafer-cookie legs. And two little licorice arms. And a face.
The cake looked at **Sofía** and **Max** and turned as red as a strawberry.
“No way!” it squeaked.
And it jumped off the table, ran across the kitchen—PLIP, PLIP, PLIP!—and escaped into the yard through the cat flap.

All the illustrations

These are sample illustrations, painted with Sofía and Max: each family’s book is painted with their own kids.

Who are the stars?

Tell us what they look like so we paint them the same on every page. The other characters come with the story.

Who plays whom

The birthday child
In the sample: Sofía
Another of your kidsOptional
If there isn’t one, the part is left out. In the sample: Max
Another of your kidsOptional
If there isn’t one, the part is left out.

The runaway cake and Mrs. Paca, the neighbor, are already in the story.

Main characters

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Story language

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