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Zoe loves cupcakes, especially pink ones, and princesses, especially magic ones. Unfortunately her greedy brother Ralph loves cupcakes too--he spoils everything! One day Zoe bakes a wish into her cupcakes. Suddenly she is a real princess! But Ralph is still up to his old tricks. Will Princess Zoe finally find a way to give Ralph what he deserves?
Katherine Tegen's humorous text and Kristin Varner's magical artwork will satisfy every sister who has ever been plagued by a brother, and every child who believes in the power of magic!
Reviews (4)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Zoe loves cupcakes and princesses with equal passion, but lately neither is very satisfying. Her older brother and his buddies are constantly eating her cupcakes, and Zoe's pretend tea parties with her stuffed animals are unfulfilling. "Shall we walk around our kingdom today?" she asks her fuzzy bunny, who "looked at her blankly. Zoe sighed. Maybe pretending to be a princess wasn't such a great thing after all." Luckily for Zoe, simply making a wish while she bakes a new batch of cupcakes is enough to transform her into an actual princess, turn her "plastic playhouse" into a castle, and give her truly interactive animal friends/subjects. There are many books available that celebrate the power of a child's imagination; this isn't one of them. Instead, author/publisher Tegen (Snowman Magic) uses magic to instantly solve every problem that comes Zoe's way, from the tedium of pretending to be a princess to her royal subjects' need for new outfits and her brother's cupcake thievery. Varner's dynamic acrylics are a bright spot in an otherwise uninspiring tale. Ages 4-8. Illustrator's agent: Maggie Byers-Sprinzeles, Byers-Sprinzeles Agency. (Jan.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Horn Book Review
Zoe loves princesses and baking cupcakes, which her brother, Ralph, and his "rotten scoundrel" friends gobble up every time. A pink, magical "sweet and sparkly" batch transforms her into a princess for a day; the next day's (green) batch turns the boys into frogs. Sugary, pink-heavy illustrations reinforce the clichis of sweet "princess-y" girls and rambunctious, insensitive boys. Pink Cupcake recipe included. (c) Copyright 2014. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
Princess Zoe gets sweet revenge on her thieving brother with a special batch of magical cupcakes. Zoe loves to make cupcakes, but whenever she whips up a batch, her pesky brother, Ralph, and his friends eat them all up. Zoe also loves princesses, but pretending to be one just isn't satisfying enough, so she decides to bake a wish right into her next batch of pink cupcakes. Her wishto be a princessis granted, and she spends a lovely day in her magical kingdom, granting, in turn, the wishes of her furry subjects for shoes and coats. This meandering and disjointed storyline is only partly rescued by the funny exercise of harmless sibling revenge that draws the tale to a close: When Zoe discovers that Ralph has once again stolen her precious pink cupcakes, she hatches a plan to bake some magical green ones for him and his friends that will turn the lot of them into frogs for a day. The illustrations, in acrylic on watercolor paper, lend a feistiness to redheaded Zoe and a sparkly sheen to her fluffy, pink confections. The right ingredientscute cupcakes, a dash of magic, one determined princess and plenty of pinkare all accounted for, but this recipe still falls flat. (cupcake recipe) (Picture book. 3-6)]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
Zoe loves cupcakes and tea parties, and she dreams of being a princess. When she bakes a wish into a batch of special pink cupcakes, her simple playhouse turns into a castle, and her toys turn into her subjects. Her brother and his friends, habitual cupcake stealers, try to take the leftovers, but Zoe decides to make a different type of cupcake just for them. Zoe's creative solution to the boys' thievery gives this sugary sweet story a clever twist and will leave readers laughing. The bright illustrations, with their exaggerated, rounded shapes, keep the action moving and provide plenty of details to notice. A recipe for Pink Cupcakes is included for anyone that would like to try their hand at magical baking, although a wish is not included in the ingredient list. Fans of Pinkalicious, by Victoria Kann (2006), and the Fancy Nancy books, by Jane O'Connor, will take to Zoe and her magic cupcakes.--Erickson, Tiffany Copyright 2010 Booklist