Books in Jake Cake series

A school concert sounds like fun to Jake, who imagines himself scampering across the stage in a monkey suit, clashing swords with Jonah, and even playing a prince—as long as princesses are kept far away. When he gets the lead role in the school concert, he also gets a terrible case of stage fright. To make matters worse, Jake is going to have to kiss a girl in front of the whole school. Is his teacher really trying to ruin his life? Featuring a loving single-parent family and humorous illustrations, this story is sure to enthrall beginning readers.

Featuring black and white line drawings of all Jake’s antics, this hilarious book follows the young hero out of the house and onto the soccer pitch. Jake just knows he’s going to be awesome at soccer; he’ll be super fast and much too tricky for the other players. But, Jake quickly discovers, soccer isn’t as easy as it looks. When Jake isn’t tripping, he’s slipping. His dribbling looks like bad passing and his passing looks like bad dribbling. Will he ever get his great game?

Jake’s birthday list is longer than an anaconda and it definitely does not include socks or underwear. This year he wants a pirate, a dinosaur, a leopard, and a dragon. Luckily for Jake, his Auntie Lyn knows where to find such gifts, but Jake can't imagine such a place. When Auntie Lyn takes him to a bookstore and leaves him to sort through two piles of books—the boring books and the "okay" books—Jake discovers that they are not boring at all. In fact, they hold the key to fulfilling his gigantic birthday wish list.

Jake's room is only slightly messy—until he tries to clean it! After he has cleared out his sock drawer, his jock drawer, and his toy cupboard and dragged all the dusty and forgotten clutter out from under the bed, he realizes all those things are piled high on his floor—and worse, they've expanded! Packed with inventive and fun illustrations, this is a hilarious story of one boy’s battle with his topsy-turvy bedroom.

The Football Beast'I’m Jake Cake, and these are my adventures. They’re all true, but I bet you don’t believe me. After all, have you ever met a Bigfoot playing football? Have you ever had a sea monster ruin your sandwiches? Or met a real ghost train?' The Pirate Curse 'Have you ever been cursed by a ghostly pirate? Has an alien ever abducted your granny? Or have you ever been tricked by a genie? Stuff that happens to me is unbelievable!'

The School Dragon'I’m Jake Cake, and these are my adventures. They’re all true, but I bet you don’t believe me. After all, does your school have a dragon in the basement? Have you ever had a troll under your bed? Or met a really sneaky spook?' The Visiting Vampire 'Have you ever had a vampire visit your school? Have you had a demon cut your hair? Or stayed in a haunted castle? Stuff that happens to me is unbelievable!'