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Name: A birthday cake is no ordinary cake
Author: Debra Frasier

📘 A birthday cake is no ordinary cake by Debra Frasier

A lyrical, nature‑based recipe that explains to a child how time passes between birthdays, using changes in the natural world as a metaphor. The book also provides a traditional birthday cake recipe for practical use.

First publish date: 2006

Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books

Authors: Debra Frasier

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