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It's Tess’ mum’s birthday and she and her dad are baking a surprise cake, or at least they are trying to! The problem is that they don’t have a recipe book and dad doesn’t really know how to cook. Find out how they get on, what they forget to do and how they try to fix it. Will mum’s party tea be the best ever or will it turn out to be a birthday cake disaster? Written in rhyming verse, this heart-warming and humorous tale will delight children and their parents alike. Try making your own pink party cake using the recipe at the end of the book and keep your eyes open to spot Tess’ cat in each scene.

If you would like to find out more about me and my books then please visit my website at www.whenham.com or my Facebook page www.facebook.com/RuthWhenhamBooks. I am always keen to hear from readers. A quick note on reviews - please post them! My first book, 'My Crazy Purple Pen' was inspired by a leaving gift from my work colleagues when I left the NHS; a very smart purple pen (surprisingly enough!) and writer's notebook. Just a few days after leaving work, I sat down, opened up my notebook and began. I didn't have a plot in mind at the outset but everything seemed to flow almost by itself and by the end I was satisfied that I had included all the elements required for a good read; a character children could empathise with, humour at the expense of authority figures (which in my experience kids love), suspense and a small moral message thrown into the mix. I found an illustrator, Emma Hunt, who was able to bring the story to life in just the way I had envisioned. She has a unique style which I thinks fits perfectly with the fun and modern tone of the book. I collaborated again with Emma on my next book, 'The Day My Teacher Came to Tea'. I wanted to write a farce style story for children. Those stories in which one small mishap leads to another and another until the whole situation has spiralled out of control, have always appealed to me. I hope children will delight in seeing the boy's rather stern teacher becoming increasingly messy and bedraggled as the story unfolds. I like to add in a 'spot the .....' aspect to my stories. In this case there is a cheeky spider to be found. My latest book, a tale about a girl baking a cake with her Dad for her Mum's birthday tea, is my husband's favourite. I think this is probably due to the fact that it includes a recipe for pink party cake! I am currently working on a series of three books centred around a pirate named Captain Sillyvoice. These should be available by the end of the year.