When Goody O'Grumpity baked a cake
The tall reeds danced by the mournful lake,
The pigs came nuzzling out of their pens,
The dogs ran sniffing and so did the hens,
And the children flocked by the dozens and tens....

And that's just to lick the bowl! On the other hand, who can blame them? After all, Goody O'Grumpity's spice cake is chockful of the most flavorful ingredients: cinnamon and nutmeg, ginger and cloves, everything sweet and savory, tangy and tasty. And when the cake finally goes in the oven...oh, what a wonderful, haunting perfume!

Ashely Wolff's charming, hand-colored linoleum prints set Carol Ryrie Brink's classic poem in colonial times. With an easy-to-follow recipe at the back, Goody O'Grumpity is a book that's practically good enough to eat.

From the dust jacket