PreS-Gr 1-Young Amelia Bedelia is participating in her class bake sale, and almost everyone has brought brownies. What will they do? Amelia Bedelia comes up with a wonderful plan to help sell all the treats using clever plays on words. The kids learn how to have their cake and eat it, too. The vocabulary is basic, and the art provides plenty of sight clues. VERDICT A serviceable easy reader about a sure-to-please subject for fans of the series.-Melisa Bailey, Harford County Library System, MD © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

You can't sell our garage..." Her parents' garage sale causes all sorts of confusion for young Amelia in Yard. In Cake, Amelia saves the day when everyone shows up with brownies for the class bake sale. Literal-minded Amelia's signature mistakes play out in the easy-reader text and lively illustrations; kids will appreciate Amelia's solutions to her age-appropriate dilemmas. [Review covers these I Can Read titles: Amelia Bedelia by the Yard and Amelia Bedelia Takes the Cake.] (c) Copyright 2017. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.