Layla and the Bots #3: Cupcake Fix - Ages 5+

Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow! Blossom Valley is opening a new community center! But they need to generate buzz for the grand opening. Layla and the Bots know how to help: they will build a cupcake machine for the party! But will their invention be a piece of cake... or a recipe for disaster? With full-color artwork on every page, speech bubbles throughout, and a fun DIY activity that readers can try at home, this early chapter book series brings kid-friendly STEAM topics to young readers!

Vicky Fang is a product designer who invents things like buildings that play music and alarm clocks that talk to you. She's never made a cupcake machine...but she has made lots of cupcakes! Vicky lives in California with her husband and kids. Layla and the Bots is her first children's series. 

Christine Nishiyama is an artist who draws all sorts of stuff in a sketchbook. She's passionate about helping others discover their own way of drawing. Christine lives in North Carolina with her husband, dog, and lil' baby Butterbean. Christine is also the author and illustrator of the picture book We are Fungi.