What was your inspiration for the book?
One day I was taking a walk around my neighborhood when I saw a little girl and her mother. The girl, frightened, was crying over a baby snake in front of her on the sidewalk. I then realized that kids have been taught to fear snakes, and I think that they should give snakes a chance to redeem themselves. People have pet snakes, so they aren't all bad right? In order to make snakes not seem so scary, I decided to create Snakes Baking Cakes, a book about a scary animal trying to do an ordinary task, which turns out disastrous in a funny way. While being an entertaining story, I also hoped to teach good life lessons to children.
Why should I buy this for my child versus a normal book?
This is a great opportunity for you, as a parent, to spend time with your child. Not only can you read it to your child, but they will be able to interact with the story by taking apart the book as you read through it. Being able to play with the book and enjoy it together is important to your relationship with your child, and by being able to manipulate the book, it will keep the child more engaged. This could potentially lead to your child processing more of the morality behind the story as well.
What was your favorite part about creating the book?
I really enjoyed coming up with ridiculous situations to get the group of snakes in. Whether it was trying to find a kitchen to make the cake in or finding a way to crack the eggs into a bowl, the snakes always had another obstacle to overcome. I also really enjoyed designing the cake in a way that is fun for children to play with even after they are done reading the book.
What can my child learn from this book?
With Snakes Baking Cakes, children are learning about the importance of overcoming difficult obstacles to achieve their goals. It also teaches the importance of not giving up. Many children give up too easily and feel strongly discouraged to try new things, so by sharing a story about how animals that physically can’t do something actually do it, it encourages the child to want to achieve any goals they may have.
Can we expect another book in the near future?
Of course! I'm actually in the middle of writing my second book right now. I don't want to spoil it for you all, but it'll also be in a unique format like Snakes Baking Cakes. It won't be about snakes and cakes, but it'll be just as crazy and amusing as this one. Expect it to come out in the next few months!
One day I was taking a walk around my neighborhood when I saw a little girl and her mother. The girl, frightened, was crying over a baby snake in front of her on the sidewalk. I then realized that kids have been taught to fear snakes, and I think that they should give snakes a chance to redeem themselves. People have pet snakes, so they aren't all bad right? In order to make snakes not seem so scary, I decided to create Snakes Baking Cakes, a book about a scary animal trying to do an ordinary task, which turns out disastrous in a funny way. While being an entertaining story, I also hoped to teach good life lessons to children.
Why should I buy this for my child versus a normal book?
This is a great opportunity for you, as a parent, to spend time with your child. Not only can you read it to your child, but they will be able to interact with the story by taking apart the book as you read through it. Being able to play with the book and enjoy it together is important to your relationship with your child, and by being able to manipulate the book, it will keep the child more engaged. This could potentially lead to your child processing more of the morality behind the story as well.
What was your favorite part about creating the book?
I really enjoyed coming up with ridiculous situations to get the group of snakes in. Whether it was trying to find a kitchen to make the cake in or finding a way to crack the eggs into a bowl, the snakes always had another obstacle to overcome. I also really enjoyed designing the cake in a way that is fun for children to play with even after they are done reading the book.
What can my child learn from this book?
With Snakes Baking Cakes, children are learning about the importance of overcoming difficult obstacles to achieve their goals. It also teaches the importance of not giving up. Many children give up too easily and feel strongly discouraged to try new things, so by sharing a story about how animals that physically can’t do something actually do it, it encourages the child to want to achieve any goals they may have.
Can we expect another book in the near future?
Of course! I'm actually in the middle of writing my second book right now. I don't want to spoil it for you all, but it'll also be in a unique format like Snakes Baking Cakes. It won't be about snakes and cakes, but it'll be just as crazy and amusing as this one. Expect it to come out in the next few months!
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