Put on your aprons, raise your wooden spoons:
It’s baking day!
It’s baking day!
It’s baking day at Grandma’s!
In this charming new picture book by Anika and Christopher Denise, three spirited young bears tromp through the snow to spend a fun, cozy day at Grandma’s.
After a round of hugs and kisses, they get down to the delicious business of baking a cake together:
Pass out aprons, “One-two-three.”
Grandma reads the recipe:
flour, sugar, butter, eggs.
Stand on chairs with tippy legs.
The eager cubs add big spoonfuls of joy and anticipation to the batter as they help measure, mix, and stir in Grandma’s warm and welcoming cabin kitchen. And why not lick the spoon? 🙂
While the cake’s in the oven, they sip hot cocoa and dance to the sounds coming from Grandma’s Victrola:
Old-time music, soft and sweet.
Skippy notes and tapping feet.
Learning songs that Grandma sings —
when the kitchen timer rings!
Then it’s time to cut and frost the cake and add a few sprinkles before gift wrapping each piece and heading home by moonlight.
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