Billie’s Yummy
Bakery Adventure by Sally Rippin, illustrated by Alisa
Coburn (Hardie Grant Egmont)
HB
RRP $14.99
ISBN
9781760124458
Reviewed
by Liz Ledden
Billie
B Brown arrives at kinder hungry and a little cranky. Luckily, there’s some
baking going on, however Emily’s manning the bakery and won’t let Billie or
Jack join in. Teacher Amy subtly helps the situation out by pointing out some
hungry toys and encouraging teamwork, so the children start to bake some
delicious treats.
This
is when my favourite part of the Billie’s Adventure series takes place – the
illustrations (which are vibrant and action-packed) reveal the bakery
transforming from a cardboard stand to a fully imagined patisserie, complete
with live frogs, robots, matryoshka dolls and more as customers. However, when
jealousy and competitiveness brew between the kids, things start to go wrong.
The baked goods turn from ‘fantabulous’ to disastrous, when Billie adds a whole
packet of magic mix to her cake in order to out-bake Emily. It explodes
everywhere, causing the customers to flee.
Billie
comes up with a solution to create a new cake, encouraging collaboration with
the other kids. This is another feel-good story from a fun series that bridges
the gap between picture books and short, illustrated
junior fiction. Emotional highs and lows and age appropriate conflict are found
in a scenario blurring the lines between what’s real and imaginary – just like
the life of a pre-schooler, really!
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