Starla Jean Takes the Cake

Printz Honor winner and National Book Award Finalist Elana K. Arnold is back with Starla Jean Takes The Cake, an irresistible story of a girl, her chicken, and a few new friends, superbly illustrated by A. N. Kang.

It’s Willa’s first birthday -- a day that doesn’t come along...every day. In fact, it only comes once and Starla Jean is going to make the best out of it for her baby sister. How?

A party!

All she has to do is:
-decorate
-keep Opal Egg entertained
-get ingredients for a cake
-try to get Opal Egg to lay an egg
-invite guests
-come on, Opal Egg! How hard is it to lay an egg? You’re a chicken!
-bake the cake
-Give Willa the best first birthday party ever!

But, in typical Starla Jean fashion, a few surprises are waiting to derail the determined girl... but could they be...good surprises?

Elana K. Arnold is the author of critically acclaimed and award-winning young adult novels (Damsel, What Girls Are Made Of) and children’s books (A Boy Called Bat, An Ordinary Day). She lives in Southern California with her family and a menagerie of pets.

A. N. Kang is the creator of many delightful books for young readers, including The Very Fluffy Kitty, Papillon; My Big Bad Monster; Celebrate You!; and Squirrel’s Family Tree. She lives in New York.