I Love You Like Crazy Cakes
Illustrator
Jane Dyer
Publisher
Little Brown
Publication Year
2000
ISBN
9780316525381
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
A woman describes how she went to China to adopt a special baby girl. Based on the author's own experiences.
Grade Level
K-3
Lexile Measure
AD710L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity Adoption; Single parent; Interracial adopted child; adoptive mother; international adoption; single mother; interracial family
Main Character
adult female
Race/Ethnicities
Chinese / White
Family Formation
single mother
Awards
ABC Children's Booksellers Choices Award, 2001, Winner, Picture Book
American Booksellers Book Sense Book of the Year (ABBY) Award, 2001, Finalist, Children-Illustrated
Children's Gallery Award, 2003, Winner, Grades K-2
Cuffies: Children's Booksellers Choose Their Favorite (and not-so-favorite) Books of the Year, 2000, Honorable Mention, Best Treatment of a Social Issue
Cuffies: Children's Booksellers Choose Their Favorite (and not-so-favorite) Books of the Year, 2004, Winner, Most Garbled Title Request
Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for PreK-Grade 6, 13th Edition, 2002 Asian and Pacific Island Literature
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2001 Ages 5 and under
Children's Catalog, Eighteenth Edition, Supplement, 2002
Children's Catalog, Nineteenth Edition, 2006
Kaleidoscope, A Multicultural Booklist for Grades K-8, Fourth Edition, 2003 Families, Friends, and Community
Kirkus Book Review Stars, 2000
Not Just for Children Anymore!, 2001 Picture Books Adults Will Love
Keywords
new parent; China; story telling; adjusting; traveling
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Lewis, Rose A., "I Love You Like Crazy Cakes" (2000). Diverse Families. 140.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/140