This is a great read for early chapter readers. It is easy to follow and understand, and the illustrations are great, too! I love that it addresses a different family dynamic which gives children the opportunity to see themselves and their families reflected in print. Wednesday is a spunky little girl, always utilizing creative solutions to accomplish her goals but doing so in a way that is provides a good lesson for her and her friends. Truly an enjoyable read, and I look forward to reading more of this series. Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and author for the opportunity to review this book.

Another cute installment in the Wednesday Wilson series. I think kid will appreciate the story and illustrations and will be able to relate to the characters. The representation and diversity is always something we are looking for in our children's library. Thank you so much for this ARC opportunity.

I am thankful to have gotten the eARC for free from Netgalley and Kids Can Press so I can leave my voluntary and honest review.

I requested this and 2 other Wednesday books to read so I could look at the series as a whole. This is the last book available. I am guessing that the set of books is being rereleased since they all have come out in the last z3 years but have a new publication date of 9/3/24.

I am unsure if anything has been changed since the first publication in 2023 of this particular title.
The book overall is cute. I like the positive LGTBQ representation which is just a fact of the book but not something that’s a focus as well as many different skin colors being reflected in the illustrations but again, not the focus. This is a great thing for normalizing reality in children’s books.

I like that big words are defined at the bottom of the page however there are words that a 6-9 year old would not necessarily know and they aren’t included in the definitions.
I think this book is definitely one that should be read with an adult to help break down the concepts that are taking place as there are gaps that need to be filled.

But over all it’s a sweet book that make young folks can enjoy.
My rating system for Middle Grade and children’s books

⭐️ Significant problems and would never recommend to the audience.
⭐️⭐️ Had a lot of trouble, prose issues, really not my cup of tea but may have some appeal.
⭐️⭐️⭐️ an ok book which I wouldn’t go out of my way to recommend but there was nothing significantly wrong with it.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Really enjoyed it! Would recommend to others
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Outstanding! Would recommend highly, especially to school programs.

My daughter and I really enjoyed reading this book together! The storyline was fun, the characters were adorable, and it was a really great story

Thanks so much to Netgalley and the publisher for the arc of this one in exchange for an honest review!

I thought this was a cute book. The story was decent and the pictures were cute. I did feel a bit bored though so I’m not sure this will engage children as much as some other books.

This is not a bad book but also I’m not sure if it’ll be super engaging for children. I felt the same way about all of these in this series.

This book is trying to be relatable while also teaching very specific economic lessons to children. The lessons don’t click because the doesn’t go into the necessary depth or nuance. It’s too short. The book tries to cover too much too fast.

For example, on page 90 Wednesday’s brother Mister says “We’re not allowed to hate anybody,” while back on page 36 Wednesday refers to the Emmas as weird because they’re dressed alike for picture day. Dressing alike is totally normal for friends in her age group. Why is that weird?

On page age 53 Wednesday’s Mom says “…if you undervalue yourself you set a standard for other people to do the same thing.” But then on pages 68/69 the group slashes their profits in half to stay competitive. There isn’t a single line of protest. The term profit also isn’t used or defined, despite being one of the first concepts learned in business.

On page 87 Wednesday laments that she’s hardly made any money yet, however she just made over $300 in an afternoon (granted, she only gets to keep $40). That’s A LOT for an elementary school kid. My two elementary schoolers would take months to save up that much.

I appreciate that the book uses large, obvious footnotes to explain business terms to the reader. However, only defining business terms makes the book feel like it’s trying to push capitalism on elementary schoolers.

I also find it confusing that the book tries to solve both friendship and business problems at the same time. That’s a lot for an elementary kid to understand.

Btw you can use hand sanitizer to get permanent marker off skin. We all lived through 2020, the stuff is everywhere. And why does having matching freckles from stolen markers make you better than matching sweaters?

Overall confusing. I have questions.