Bakery Boulevard: Tales from Yummville: 2 (A STEM-Powered Food Science Adventure Series for KIDS - Ages 4–8) - Softcover

Shibi, Gold

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798993574837

Publisher: Quizzy Quill, 2026

Synopsis

WHAT MAKES A CAKE RISE?
WHY DO COOKIES TURN GOLDEN BROWN?
WHAT IS THE MAILLARD REACTION?

Bakery Boulevard: Tales from Yummville answers every one — through the most delicious adventure in Yummville yet.
Ayo and Oma are back. While helping Grandma clean her attic, they discover the magic cookbook once more — and in a swirling flash, they land on Bakery Boulevard, the baking capital of Yummville.

Their adventure takes them through four enchanted stops. At Cupcake Castle, Che the baker reveals the secret of baking powder — tiny bubbles that act like balloons, lifting cake batter as it bakes. At the Sugar Suite, steward Adun shows them how sugar does far more than sweeten — it dissolves into syrup that keeps every brownie moist and every bite perfect. At the Bread Barn, butler Bured teaches them about gluten — the stretchy web that forms when flour meets water and gives bread its irresistible chew. And at the Cookie Cabin, Captain Kuki introduces them to the Maillard reaction: the moment sugars and proteins meet heat and turn a perfect, golden brown.

When Ayo and Oma return to Grandma's kitchen, they bring every secret back with them.
"Now it's our turn to create some magic!" Ayo said, marching straight to the kitchen.

WHAT MAKES BAKERY BOULEVARD DIFFERENT
Real baking chemistry, story-driven. Baking powder. Gluten. The Maillard reaction. These are real food science concepts — taught through a magical adventure that children ages 4–8 experience alongside Ayo and Oma, not through a lecture.

A sequel built to stand alone. Readers of Taste Trail: Tales from Yummville will delight in returning to the world they love. But Bakery Boulevard is also a complete adventure on its own — new locations, new characters, and a fresh science discovery on every page. No prior reading required.

Children cook with confidence after reading this. The book ends with Ayo and Oma applying everything they've learned in Grandma's kitchen — cake rising, cookies browning, bread stretching. It is a direct invitation for your child to do the same. Parents report that reading Bakery Boulevard before baking together transforms the experience entirely.

STEM baking for ages 4–8. Chemistry, food science, and the physics of baking — presented at exactly the right level for early childhood. Rich enough to stretch a curious 7-year-old. Simple enough to captivate a 4-year-old at bedtime.

Representation woven into the story, not added to it. STEM adventures with Black children at the center matter. Ayo and Oma are Black siblings on a culinary STEM adventure guided by their grandmother. The diversity here is not a footnote — it is the story.

Part of the Yummville series. Yummville is a whole world. Bakery Boulevard is one street. The adventure continues in upcoming books in the series. The more of Yummville your child explores, the more they understand about the delicious science all around them.

PERFECT FOR:
• Children ages 4–8 who love baking and want to understand how it works
• Read-alouds before a baking session together
• STEM and STEAM curriculum for Pre-K through 2nd grade
• Bedtime reading, classroom story time, and audiobook on the school run
• Fans of Taste Trail: Tales from Yummville ready for their next Yummville adventure
• Birthday gifts, holiday gifts, and gifts for the curious child in your life

ABOUT THE SERIES:
Bakery Boulevard is part of the Tales from Yummville series by Gold Shibi. Each book takes Ayo and Oma to a new corner of Yummville — discovering the food science hiding in every day food.

Add to Cart to start the adventure with the children in your life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Quizzy Quill
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798993574837
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Ayle Helen
• Number of pages: 34