Perfect Pancakes If You Please

by William Wise, Richard Egielski (Illustrator)

King Felix holds a contest offering his only daughter to the man who can make a perfect stack of pancakes. When Maximilian, the evil inventor, wins the contest, the feisty princess refuses to marry him. Maximilian vows revenge, and before long the kingdom is buried under piles of pancakes. Finally Roderick, a handsome young scientist, shows up with a plan to give Maximilian a taste of his own medicine. Full color.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Storytime, Princesses, Royalty

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Bridget Ritzer · Rating 3 out of 5]

i literally dont care anymore

[Cosette · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this! I was going to check it out, but.. I love what happened to the villain.

[T Crockett · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finally a book where a king offers up his daughter as a reward and the women in the story voice their displeasure. I know there are others, but they are rare.

The illustrations are fantastic. The story is full of fairy tale tropes that don't play out the way you might expect. It's wonderful.

[Mal Martin · Rating 3 out of 5]

this was something else

[Kary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good choice for fairy tale unit

[Jaide · Rating 3 out of 5]

Odd and quirky, but fun. I remembered it since I read it years ago as a child, so that should say enough about it’s uniqueness.

[Natalia · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this with my 2-year-old nephew. It's an exciting story, but the morals around the ending are questionable 😂

[Russell · Rating 3 out of 5]

And I thought I loved pancakes.

Really, there's only one person at court who recognizes Maximilian, the terrible scourge who wielded black magic? Oh, sure, they caught up to the queen and figured out who he was after his black box produced pancakes for the king. Sad that automated black magic pancake fabrication triggers memories, while a crazy looking old man with skull cufflinks didn't set off alarms for the rest of the lot right off the bat.

Loved the waffle ending.

[Felicity The Magnificent · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this book, the king ate pancakes every day. Someone came and took with him a box that made pancakes. And he brought it for the king. And the king said he could have the princess for a bride. And then the king changed his mind, and he said he couldn't have the princess for his bride. One of the people in the story made a machine, and he went in there. And that person was an evil person. And then the machine took him up to space. I liked this book because it was silly.

[Carole · Rating 5 out of 5]

The King has an overwhelming desire for pancakes, not just pancakes, but "perfect pancakes." He wants them so badly that he sends out word to all the land that if anyone can bring him perfect pancakes, he will give that person his daughter's hand in marriage.

[Christine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Who can resist a book about a king who is obsessed with pancakes? My students loved it!

[The Brothers · Rating 3 out of 5]

A rather odd story about pancakes, princesses, and Evil Inventors. Certainly not boring. The illustrations are okay.

[Miss Janis the Storytime Lady · Rating 1 out of 5]

eh.