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Series: Cupcake Diaries: The New Batch
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With eye-catching glitter on the cover! Alana's Recipe for Kindness shows what Alana has learned about kindness in this eighth book in the Cupcake Diaries: The New Batch chapter book series, the little sister series to the bestselling Cupcake Diaries. Includes black and white illustrations throughout!...
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With eye-catching glitter on the cover!
Alana's Recipe for Kindness shows what Alana has learned about kindness in this eighth book in the Cupcake Diaries: The New Batch chapter book series, the little sister series to the bestselling Cupcake Diaries. Includes black and white illustrations throughout!
When a new after school programme starts taking up all of Alana’s cupcake baking time, her Mini Cupcake Club friends feel neglected and worry she’s repeating old mistakes. Alana doesn’t want her friends to feel that way, but she knows she has learned from the past. Now it’s time for her to teach her friends to learn from their pasts and remind the Mini Cupcake Club that the most important ingredient in any recipe is kindness.
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Pre-orderAlana's Recipe for Kindness
With eye-catching glitter on the cover! Alana's Recipe for Kindness shows what Alana has learned about kindness in this eighth book in the Cupcake Diaries: The New Batch chapter book series, the little sister series to the bestselling Cupcake Diaries. Includes black and white illustrations throughout! When a new after school programme starts taking up all of Alana’s cupcake baking...Paperback$1799Unit price /UnavailableOut 29 Sep 2026Pre-order
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9798347106592
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 May 2026
Country: United States
Imprint: Simon Spotlight
Illustration: f-c matte uv cvr w- spot glitter uv front & back; b-w int illus
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Manuela López
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 8.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 194.0mm
Weight: 77g
Pages: 96
About the Author
From cupcakes to ice cream and donuts! When she’s not daydreaming about yummy snacks, Coco Simon edits children’s books and has written close to one hundred books for children, tweens, and young adults, which is a lot less than the number of cupcakes, ice cream cones, and donuts she’s eaten. She is the author of the Cupcake Diaries, Cupcake Diaries: The New Batch, the Sprinkle Sundays, and the Donut Dreams series. Her newest series is Mia in the Middle.
Manuela López is an artist, introvert, and tea drinker. She works as an illustrator of children’s books and freelance projects.
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