Age: Preschool-Kindergarten

A simple story about Ida, the never distracted book reader, and her lover Alfonso. In an attempt to catch her eye, Alfonso bakes Ida a cake with a most unusual process, including butter from the sun, flour from the stars, and salt from the sea. Against a simple white background, these small yet intricate, folk-art pictures are sure to stand out amidst other picture books. I suppose the story might be hard to accept for kids because some of the ingredients/baking steps are real (apples from an apple tree) some are plausible but unlikely (cutting the apple up with his sword, set them in the water of a fountain), and some are creative but unreal (butter from the sun, flour from the stars).

"This story is a celebration of the imagination and should spark discussions about solving problems creatively" (School Library Journal).