Sometimes the best gifts aren’t those that are store bought, but those given where there is a little bit of sacrifice involved. Add sacrifice to resourcefulness and Jack ends up with the best gift for the princess’s tenth birthday party.

Too poor to buy a gift, Jack decides he will make her a cake and take it to the party, but by the time he arrives to the princess’s party he no longer has the cake, which to the delight of the princess ends up to be the best gift of all.

Find out what happens to Jack and the cake along the way to the princess’s party, and why his gift literally ‘takes the cake’.

WINNER 2010 Parents’ Choice Recommended
WINNER 2010 Booklist Children’s Editors’ Choice
WINNER 2010 School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
WINNER 2010 Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Books
WINNER 2010 New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
WINNER ALA Notable Children’s Book
NOMINEE Texas Bluebonnet Master List