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Baking-talent fairy Dulcie helps Mia make treats for a neighborhood bake sale but must return to Never Land before they are done, and Mia may not be able to finish without her help.
Read one section at a time, then discuss the questions to review understanding. These questions are a starting place for conversation, not a complete test of the chapter.
Chapter 1
Comprehension questions
Summarize the introduction to the story.
Page 1 — The girls are walking home from swimming and stop for ice cream; they see a block party sign for a family whose house burned down; Mia is nervous because she signed up to help with the bake sale but can’t bake; some twins want to compete and made a bet with Mia
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Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
Why did Dulce’s cakes burn?
Page 20 — She was distracted by the fish
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Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
Describe how Mia felt when her cookies didn’t turn out?
Page 32 — Like she wanted to quit
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Do you agree that she should? Why, or why not?
Listen to your child’s answer
Have you ever tried to do something and it didn’t work out? What was it and what did you do?
Listen to your child’s answer
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
What convinced Dulcie to go back home with the girls?
Page 42 — Lily could sleep in her bed while her house was getting fixed up
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Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
Why did shopping make Dulcie tired?
Page 58 — She was curious and explored everywhere
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Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
Why did Mia feel like she needed to rush over to her neighbor’s?
Page 73 — To apologize for Dulcie taking her pansies out of her garden
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Explain if you think that was necessary or not.
Page 76 — Yes, because Dulcie couldn’t apologize, Mia needed to; it’s better to just hurry and take care of business than wait and forget about it
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Choose a word to describe Mia in this situation.
Responsible; honest; determined
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
Summarize this chapter.
Page 79 — Dulcie couldn’t sleep so went downstairs; she used the cookie cutters to cut the cake into shapes; she remembered Lily needed her and packed up her suitcase and left thinking Mia could handle the bake sale alone
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Predict what will happen at the bake sale.
Listen to your child’s answer
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
How did the girls problem solve in this chapter?
Page 94 — They figured out how to melt the butter with a hair dryer and made the frosting creamy
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Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
How did Mia problem solve when the table broke?
Page 106 — She picked up her cake platters and walked around selling them
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Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
What object did the fairies use for Lily’s house?
Page 114 — A pumpkin
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What did Dulcie do with the insides of the pumpkin?
Page 115 — Make yummy treats
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