The High Rise Glorious Skittle Skat Roarious Sky Pie Angel Food Cake
A young girl wants to give her mother the birthday present she longs for--a High Rise Glorious Skittle Skat Roarious Sky Pie Angel Food Cake.
But Great-Grandmother's secret recipe has been hidden away for decades because of the danger: the cake "is irresistible to man and beast, woman and bird. I fear it may fall into the wrong hands." Nothing will do but to search through a lifetime of Great-Grandmother's notebooks for the magic recipe.
Nancy Willard's extraordinary story and Richard Jesse Watson's provocative artwork come together in stunning proof that only the flutter of angelic wings can create a truly heavenly cake (and book). The illlustrations were painting in….wait for it… egg tempera paint, the perfect media for an angel food cake book.
Uncle Harry's Jell-O slithered off the dish straight down into the piano. Plip-plop!
“Who will help the helpless cook? Great-Grandmother, tell me the secret!” Great-Grandmother delivers the clue in a dream.
A dozen eggs plus a full moon makes a baker’s dozen.
She gathered all the ingredients, except the golden thimble. She had never even seen a golden thimble…but went ahead and secretly baked the cake at midnight.
“You smelled my cake in heaven?” The angels nodded. “Irresistible.” said the smallest angel. “Divine.” said the middle angel. “It has been a long time since we’ve tasted a cake made at the hands of a mortal child.” said the biggest angel.
Working with Newberry Medalist, Nancy Willard, was a heavenly experience.
Mysterious messages from Nancy still arrive via dreams and other celestial messengers.
Brilliant designer, Joy Chu sprinkled her magic throughout this book.
Awards and Reviews:
Best Picture Book of the Year, by People Magazine
International Reading Association’s Children’s Choice Award
Waldenbooks Children’s Book Illustration Award of Excellence
“Enchanting and inspiring.” New York Times
“Speaking of angels, this book has great ones. They’re the creations of Richard Jesse Watson, and his imaginative handling of seraphim is sure to make anyone smile…Watson’s egg tempera (what else could you use for angel-food cake?)” Mercury News
“Illustrated by Richard Jesse Watson, this children’s book is pure enjoyment for ages 6 and up. I do so enjoy being recharged by superb children’s books!” The Pilot-Southern Pines, NC
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The High Rise Glorious Skittle Skat Roarious Sky Pie Angel Food Cake,
by Nancy Willard, Illustrated by Richard Jesse Watson
Harcourt Children's Books 1990 ISBN-10:0152343326 ISBN-13:978-015234332
