Eight animals-ocho animales-get together to whip up a cake. Everyone brings an important ingredient, and soon they will have a wonderful pastel. But when the timer dings and everyone wants to take the cake out of the oven, they end up dropping the whole thing all over the floor. What a mess! With some creative thinking from Cow-Vaca-and a little dinero, too, the surprise at the end is worth the wait. Perfect for non-Spanish speakers as well as Spanish speakers learning English, this is a delightful book about cooking, eating, and the love of good friends.