If there's one thing Maybelle the cockroach can't resist, it's cake. So when Mrs. Peabody bakes her famous Ten Layer Tower of Taste for the school bake sale, Maybelle finds herself in the school lunchroom―and chaos ensues! Food fights, tarantulas, and the requisite car chase scene complete this hilarious new adventure for everyone's favorite cockroach character. Gr 2–5—This short chapter book is the fourth in the series about Maybelle, a mildly anthropomorphic cockroach, who wears a big bow on her head and lives under the Peabodys' refrigerator. She and her flea friend Henry end up at a school bake sale and have many humorous escapades while avoiding the dangerous humans (and cats and tarantulas). The text is clear and straightforward, and the chapters are brief. Black-and-white line drawings are sprinkled throughout as spot art, giving sympathetic expressiveness to the bugs while setting up the humans as foes. VERDICT Kids will be entertained by Maybelle's adventures as they practice their reading skills.—Heidi Estrin, Congregation B'nai Israel, Boca Raton, FL “High-spirited action with well-developed characters make this series a hit every time. Where will Maybelle end up next?” ― Kirkus Reviews “Kids will be entertained by Maybelle's adventures as they practice their reading skills.” ― School Library Journal “Transitional chapter-book readers will embrace this madcap, engaging story of a well-meaning cockroach with limited self-control.” ― Booklist Katie Speck grew up in New Orleans and now lives in Kansas City with a husband, a daughter, an assortment of pets, and a bug or two. Paul Rátz de Tagyos went to Parsons School of Design quite some time ago. He is the author/illustrator of several books for children. He lives in New Rochelle, NY.