A story about learning to live a life of passion
The Cupcake Boy
Synopsis: This is a story about a boy who makes the most beautiful and tasty cupcakes in the world; however, the villagers take the boy for granted. So disheartened, he leaves his home, wondering: “Why should I bake cupcakes for a world that doesn’t love me?”
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Part of the Make-A-Book Project
These books are part of the Make-A-Book Project, an author-in-residence program with author Scott Stoll. The books are entertaining, inspirational and educational. The stories are written by Scott and illustrated by elementary students and are jam-packed with fun surprises and related activities. The black and white pages leave plenty of room so children can add their own drawings and colors. You will be surprised how much children love to see other children’s drawings.
- Read about the Make-A-Book Project.
- Read about the step-by-step creation of this book.
Read more about how this photograph was made.
More about this book: This children’s chapter book is full of rich, conceptual drawings that complement the story. The young students keep adding new levels of fun and inspiration to what I imagine possible. And this time, we got hundreds of drawings of cupcakes from tiger flavor to worm flavor. This was a very challenging book for me to write in a kid-friendly manner. In many ways, it is a sequel to “Falling Uphill: The Secret of Life” because it is a coming-of-age story about returning home, where the Cupcake Boy learns to see the joy of his labors and learns how to use his passion and the lessons of his “mistakes” to create the life of his dreams, which not only includes cupcakes but a community for those he loves. The book also includes a page of challenges to help kids find hidden surprises in the story.
Inspirational, Educational and Entertaining
Every book in the Make-A-Book project has three main themes. First, they are meant to inspire students. Second, they educate students, so students can put their inspiration into action. And third, they are entertaining, which serves as a hook to get the students involved. You can see these themes in the pages below..
Project updates
Here is one example of the many amazing side projects that we do during the creation of the book. Each school does it a little differently, and it’s really fun to watch it evolve. This family celebrates getting an illustration in the book. (Photo with courtesy and permission from the family.)
View all the Project Updates on Dreamaplay, Scott’s website for kids, parents and teachers.
Acknowledgments
Thanks to the 412 students and their parents, teachers and the staff of Amy Belle Elementary School for making this book possible. Special thanks to Arma Ezekiel Purdy for her passion and vision to see this project as an opportunity to foster community by seeding new ideas and empowering children with a real-life project. Without Arma, this book would never have gone beyond a good idea. Thanks to Principal Maria Kucharski for seeing this as an opportunity to inspire students to live the life of their dreams. And thanks to Laurette Alburg and the rest of the PTA for harnessing the passion of everyone involved and turning it into the nuts and bolts to make it happen.
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Author: Scott Stoll
Publisher: Argonauts Press
Format: Paperback and e-book. 108 Pages.
Age group: 5–12+
Publication: Anniversary edition © 04-11-2012
ISBN: 978-0-9827842-4-2 paperback
ISBN: 978-1-3863118-4-3 ebook
Language: English