Beautifully written and illustrated by Sally Lee, The Cake Thief is about a young boy named Clarence who’s not the most sociable person you’d ever meet. He tends to be a loner. For fun, and because he likes cakes so much, Clarence sneaks into his neighbors’ homes and steals their cakes.

On one particular evening, instead of a cake, Clarence finds a party invitation addressed to him.

“What should I do? thought Clarence. I have been invited to a party. And I have never been invited to a party before, and I have never baked a cake.”

Clarence frets about what he should do and discovers that with some planning and action he is a welcomed party guest.

You will be dazzled by the wonderful illustrations and the storyline that teaches children it is much more fun to be part of something than to be alone.

About the author:
Sally Lee has a Bachelor of Arts degree in studio art and art history from Colby College. Her work has been exhibited in several shows and in private collections, and she is the recipient of an art grant from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her illustrations have been published in Worldlink Magazine, IEEE Magazine, and more. She lives and works in Massachusetts. Visit Sally Lee at: http://www.leepublishing.net

NOTE: Suzanne Lieurance recently interviewed Sally Lee on Book Bites for Kids. Listen to that interview at www.blogtalkradio.com.

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Reviewed by Donna M. McDine for the National Writing for Children Center. Donna’s publishing credits include Stories for Children Magazine, Stories for Children Newsletter, Kid Magazine Writers, Long Story Short, Institute of Children’s Literature Rx for Writers, SCBWI Metro NY Newsletter, and Once Upon A Time. And an acceptance from Boys’ Quest magazine to publish her non-fiction children’s article entitled, “Fishing Through a Frozen Lake,” to be published December 2012. Visit her at: http://www.donnamcdine.com