MARIGOLD BAKES A CAKE

A fastidious, excitable cat with a love of baking is driven to distraction by some busybody birds. For fans of the Don't Let the Pigeon series

For fans of Mo Willems'Don't Let the Pigeon... series.Baking the perfect cake is how Marigold spends Mondays. Being messy, noisy, and disruptive in Marigold's kitchen are how one finch, two pigeons, and three loons spendtheirMondays!

Marigold the cat loves Mondays, for that is when he bakes cakes! With his favorite recipe in front of him, he rolls up his sleeves and gets down to it. He whips up egg whites . . . Easy. He adds a cup of milk . . . Peasy. The he sprinkles in just a pinch of . . . of finch?! That's not right at all! Neither are the smidgeons of pigeons or the spoonsful of loons. Clearly a chase is in order! Yet allthatleads to is a spectacularly messy kitchen. And no cake.

With a recipe comprised of equal parts humor and charm, author-illustrator Mike Malbrough has cooked up a scrumptious laugh-out-loud addition to the great tradition of interruption books. Perfect for fans of Mo Willems'Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Busand David Ezra Stein'sInterrupting Chicken.

Before beginning his career as a picture book author-illustrator, Mike Malbrough was a freelance graphic designer, comic book artist, performer and teacher with a career spanning two decades. He is the director of ORNG Ink, an after-school studio for young artists, and has received several awards and honors for his work in the community with children and teens. Mike lives in Orange, NJ with his wife, two adventurous kids, and a cat named Agnes who hates him.