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Witchycakes #3: Puddles and Potions

By Kara LaReau and Ariane Moreira
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Welcome to the most magical bakery — Witchycakes! Little Blue, a witch-in-training, uses magic to make everything perfect... well, sort of. Cozy up with this sweet chapter book with irresistible full-colour art on every page! In a magical bakery called Witchycakes, there's a young witch-to-be named... Read More
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Welcome to the most magical bakery — Witchycakes! Little Blue, a witch-in-training, uses magic to make everything perfect... well, sort of. Cozy up with this sweet chapter book with irresistible full-colour art on every page!

In a magical bakery called Witchycakes, there's a young witch-to-be named Blue. Blue's Mama bakes with magic and Blue makes the deliveries! Blue is good at problem-solving but they want everything to be perfect. So they "borrow" a magic potion from Mama Moon. Does everything go perfectly? Not so much. But magic makes perfect... right?

Cook up some love with Blue as they use magic and problem-solving to be the best helper they can be in their whimsical little town. And there's a special magical recipe at the end of each book!

Don't miss a single book in the most magical chapter book series! Witchycakes #1 - Sweet Magic | Witchycakes #2 - Changing Magic

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780593812327

Publisher: Random House USA Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 February 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Random House Books for Young Readers

Illustration: FULL-COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 132.0mm

Height: 194.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 80

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Ariane Moreira Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Kara LaReau Penguin Books Young Adult

About the Author

KARA LaREAU is a former editor and award-winning author. Among other celebrated titles, she edited Kate DiCamillo's Because of Winn-Dixie (winner of a Newbery Honor), The Tiger Rising (finalist for the National Book Award), The Tale of Despereaux (winner of the Newbery Medal), The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (winner of the Boston Globe Horn Book Award), and the Mercy Watson series. She is also the author of the Geisel-award-winning chapter book series, The Infamous Ratsos, along with many other subversive, silly, and fun books for kids. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island with her husband, their kid, and a cat. ARIANE MOREIRA is a Brazilian illustrator currently based in Germany. Painting digitally, her inspiration comes from fantasy and nature, as she is always aiming to create whimsical and colorful illustrations with those elements. Ariane can be often found playing indie video games, petting her cat Sol, or looking for an excuse to run away to the sea.

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