The toddler in this story is celebrating his birthday and wants to make a cake. So he asks his animal friends for help in getting the ingredients. The chicken gets some eggs; the bear gets flour; the cat gets butter and milk; the pig gets a pinch of salt; the dog gets sugar; and the monkey gets some cherries. They all help him to make the cake - and eat it. Pictures of the toddler speaking to his friends are juxtaposed with full-page illustrations showing how they get the various ingredients. Helen Oxenbury's other children's book include "Farmer Duck" (winner of the 1991 Smarties Prize), "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" (winner of the 1989 Smarties Prize), "First Picture Books" and the "Pippo" series of books.
- ISBN10 0785779841
- ISBN13 9780785779841
- Publish Date 1 February 1996 (first published 28 July 1994)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 6 April 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Turtleback Books
- Edition Turtleback School & Library ed.
- Format Hardcover (Library Binding)
- Language English