Cute rhyming story about a wedding and Jake who baked the cake. The story goes through the events of preparing for a wedding. While everyone else is preparing for the wedding by hiring the band, stacking gifts, curling hair, getting dressed, and so on, Jake is baking the cake. Everyone enjoys cake at the wedding and Jake takes pride in his cake. ( )

Awards book received: None
Appropriate Grade Level: Preschool – Grade 4
Summary:
This picture book is about a wedding that will take place in town. Everyone helps to prepare for the wedding. To prepare for the wedding Sally buys the rice, the best man hires a band; Mr. Fine painted a sign and Jake had the biggest job of all, which is to bake the cake. The book addresses the issue of teamwork and working together.
Uses in classroom:
• Individual reading
• To teach a lesson about teamwork
• Show the children during story time.
• Show the pictures and have students design a cake.
• Bake a cake together.
• Discuss what a baker does at work. ( )

Jake Baked the Cake is a quick story saying all the things that are happening the day of a wedding, and always ending with "while Jake baked the cake."

Good rhyme scheme, easy read, oddish subject-describing wedding preparations, while Jake baked the cake. ( )