Eat the Cake

It’s your day to be wild and fearless and free. It’s your day for becoming the next thing you’ll be. Though today is your party, it doesn’t stop here, it should keep right on going and last you all year. Roll out the streamers, blow up the balloons, and celebrate all the great things that are coming your way! With its colorful cast of characters, delightfully detailed illustrations, and playful rhymes, this festive book will ignite good feelings for birthdays and any occasion where cake is appropriate. (And cake is always appropriate!) A fun and joyfilled gift for anyone ages 5 to 105. Features a hardcover with embossing. Praise for Eat the Cake “A festive romp of good wishes.” (Kirkus Reviews) “A book to wish—and to inspire—many happy returns.” (Kirkus Reviews) “reminds everyone to sing loudly, dance boldly, take chances, do dances, and, above all else, whenever possible, always choose to eat the cake.” (Foreward Reviews) “You’re here and it’s now, so today is the day—so many good things will be coming your way!” begins Clark’s celebratory romp in verse. Glatt’s lively, abstract illustrations feature spreads of a yellow, yolk-like figure in a tassled cone hat engaging in all manner of fun—marching, dancing, star-gazing, and soaring atop a bird among many. A yellow, teal, pink, blue, and red palette is set in textural, color-rich strokes. Clark’s rhyming verse flows seamlessly through the book, inviting young readers to believe the best about themselves (“Be wild and fearless and free”) and look ahead with unabashed confidence (“And the world will be waiting, whenever you’re ready,/ to toss you your very own storm of confetti”). A jovial readaloud to mark birthdays and other joyful milestones. Ages 4–7. (Publisher’s Weekly)