Cake Contest! Angelina Ballerina Cupcake Day by Katherine Holobird

ANGELINA WAS SKIPPING HOME FROM BALLET CLASS WHEN SHE SPOTTED A FLYER IN THE VILLAGE SQUARE.

"CHIPPING CHEDDAR BAKING CONTEST COMING SOON!" IT SAID.

Angelina and her mother love to bake together, and when Angelina tells her mom about the contest, they quickly consult their collection of recipes and fix on a favorite--Berry Ballerina Cupcakes. Soon they are off to the market to buy the ingredients, flour, sugar, butter, and delicious fresh strawberries. Back home Angelina assembles their baking implements and mom turns on the over, just as Angelina's little sister comes in and asks to join them in the kitchen. They all pitch in, sifting and stirring, and the cupcakes are quickly in the oven.

While Polly and Angelina practice their twirls, the scent of baking cupcakes fills the kitchen. But just as mom is taking the delicious-smelling pan of cupcakes out of the oven, Angelina has a dismaying thought!

OH, NO! THEY'D FORGOTTEN TO BUY THE INGREDIENTS FOR THE FROSTING!

But the show must go on! With a few pretty ribbons for decoration from her friend Alice, Mother and the three girls are off to the Chipping Cheddar Square for the contest. As usual, Miss Quaver takes first prize, but the consolation prize is that...

... they get to eat the Berry Ballerina cupcakes!

Things are tu-tu delightful for Angelina Ballerina in her latest beginning reader book, Cupcake Day! (Angelina Ballerina) (Simon Spotlight, 2020) from Katherine Holobird. With the signature pastel illustrations of Helen Craig along for the contest, it's a win-win conclusion that ends with tea and cupcakes in the cozy kitchen in this ever-popular series, just right for primary grade readers.