Clever Jack Takes the Cake by Candace Fleming

Clever Jack Takes the Cake by Candace Fleming, illus. by G. Brian Karas, Schwartz and Wade Books, 2010, ISBN 978-0-375-84979-4
PS: A poor boy named Jack struggles to deliver a birthday present worthy of a princess.
The rest of the story: He bakes a cake and decorates it, but on the way to deliver the cake, it is taken apart piece-by-piece. He is left with nothing...but a story! And this is the best gift of all (of course).
This is a GREAT book for making the point about making the best of a situation, and if nothing else, you are left with a story!
Love this book.