Austin, Mike. Monsters Love Cupcakes. Mike Austin, Illus. Harper, 06/2022. [36]pp. Picture Book. GRADES Preschool – 1. $17.99. 978-0-06-228619-2. ADDITIONAL.
In this third book of Mike Austin’s series celebrating colorful monsters, the group is baking cupcakes. The rhyming text is brief and peppy: “Monsters measure. One. Two. Three. Monsters read the recipe.” They are making cupcakes just for fun, not a birthday, making this great for any storytime. The brightly colored monsters of all sizes are set on white backgrounds, shown baking and decorating equally colorful cupcakes. Not as impactful as the first two books, Monsters Love Colors (2013) and Monsters Love School (2014), this is a nice supplemental choice for fans of the series.
Penny Peck—-San Jose State University iSchool