# Starla Jean Takes the Cake - Hardcover

by **Elana K. Arnold** (Author), **A. N. Kang** (Illustrator)

**Printz Honor winner and National Book Award Finalist Elana K. Arnold is back with _Starla Jean Takes The Cake_, an irresistible story of a girl, her chicken, and a few new friends, superbly illustrated by A. N. Kang.**

It's Willa's first birthday -- a day that doesn't come along...every day. In fact, it only comes once and Starla Jean is going to make the best out of it for her baby sister. How?

A party!

All she has to do is:  
**\-decorate**  
**\-keep Opal Egg entertained**  
**\-get ingredients for a cake**  
**\-try to get Opal Egg to lay an egg**  
**\-invite guests**  
**\-come on, Opal Egg! How hard is it to lay an egg? You're a chicken!**  
**\-bake the cake**  
**\-Give Willa the best first birthday party ever!**

But, in typical Starla Jean fashion, a few surprises are waiting to derail the determined girl... but could they be...good surprises?

### Author Biography

**Elana K. Arnold** is the author of critically acclaimed and award-winning young adult novels (_Damsel_, _What Girls Are Made Of_) and children's books (_A Boy Called Bat_, _An Ordinary Day_). She lives in Southern California with her family and a menagerie of pets.

**A. N. Kang** is the creator of many delightful books for young readers, including _The Very Fluffy Kitty_, _Papillon_; _My Big Bad Monster_; _Celebrate You!_; and _Squirrel's Family Tree_. She lives in New York.

**Number of Pages:** 96

**Dimensions:** 0.48 x 8.6 x 5.85 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** April 05, 2022

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Starla Jean Takes the Cake

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 2.5

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 14.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

## Variants

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