Marsupial Sue Presents The Runaway Pancake by John Lithgow* illustrated by Jack E. Davis

Through a play, animals perform the play, "The Runaway Pancake".  As Auntie May bakes her pancake for lunch, she hears yelling inside the oven.  She cracks it open and out pops the pancake, running out of her house.  Various creatures try to capture the morsel but cannot outwit the smarty-pants pancake.
A very fun read!
Strategy: connections (T-T), compare/contrast (to the original)
*Highly recommend.
*Borrowed from the library.