Wednesday Wilson Gets Down to Business
Wednesday Wilson Gets Down to Business
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Annotation: In the first entertaining installment in a new early chapter book series, one unfortunate kale incident isnt enough to ... more
 
Reviews: 2
Catalog Number: #255954
Format: Publisher's Hardcover
Special Formats: Chapter Book Chapter Book
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Copyright Date: 2021
Edition Date: 2021 Release Date: 06/01/21
Illustrator: Goble, Morgan,
Pages: 139 pages
ISBN: 1-525-30327-9
ISBN 13: 978-1-525-30327-2
Dewey: Fic
Dimensions: 20 cm.
Language: English
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Kirkus Reviews

All Wednesday August Wilson needs is one good, moneymaking idea.Problem is that even with two self-employed moms providing advice and an allowance, Wednesday can't seem to make progress. But if necessity is the mother of invention, desperation is the mother of half-baked, just-might-work business plans, and after an unfortunate incident puts Wednesday in the crosshairs of her classroom's queen bee, the only way to save herself is to launch a Secret Keeper business overnight. Miraculously, an amazing team and the small sacrifice of a few problematic library books see the plan fall into place, and everyone loves the product-except the teacher. Turns out destruction of library property and breaking school rules aren't the most sound business decisions, but with apologies, restitution, and volunteering on a new committee to choose materials without stereotypes, Wednesday is free to pursue her next big business idea. Galbraith packs a lot of energy into a relatively small package. Frank background and vocabulary details provide rich depth to Wednesday's world, and Wednesday herself is a detail-oriented, enthusiastically scattered narrator. Despite teeing up expectations with a multiracial cast, plotlines about stereotypes, and a note about writing across racialized identities, the narrative delivers a color-blind story rather than exploring how Wednesday's mixed-race identity informs the way she navigates her world. Wednesday's moms are an interracial couple, one Black and the other White.A series opener for young fans of Shark Tank and anyone who enjoys bringing ideas to life. (Fiction. 7-9)

School Library Journal (Sat May 01 00:00:00 CDT 2021)

Gr 2-4 Third grader Wednesday Wilson is a budding entrepreneur looking for the perfect business ideaand trying to avoid her archnemesis Ruby and her friends, the Emmas. Unfortunately, an encounter with the Emmas at school forces Wednesday to invent a new product on the spot. However, with some help from her best friend, Charlie, and her little brother Mister, this might just be the opportunity Wednesday needs to get a new business off the ground. Wednesday self-identifies as mixed race and has two moms ("a mom and a mum, to be precise"), Charlie presents as white, and their classmates and other secondary characters are illustrated in a variety of skin tones. Grayscale images accompany the text on almost every spread and are rendered digitally in a wide-eyed cartoon style. Business vocabulary like elevator pitch and overhead are sprinkled throughout the story and explained in footnotes. VERDICT Wednesday is funny and charming and sure to win over readers, especially fans of Ramona Quimby, Marty McGuire, and Clementine. A promising start to a new early chapter book series. Lauren Strohecker, McKinley Elem. Sch., Elkins Park, PA

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School Library Journal (Sat May 01 00:00:00 CDT 2021)
Reading Level: 5.2
Interest Level: 1-4
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 5.2 / points: 2.0 / quiz: 519033 / grade: Unspecified
Lexile: 820L

In the first entertaining installment in a new early chapter book series, one unfortunate kale incident isnt enough to stop the unbeatable Wednesday Wilson from pursuing her entrepreneurial dreams  or is it?

The most important thing to know about Wednesday Wilson is that shes an entrepreneur. She hasnt started any businesses yet, but shes pretty sure today is the day. She and her best friend, Charlie (Wednesdays future Vice President of Operations), with some help from her little brother, Mister, have made a list of potential businesses. But before they get to move forward on one, theres an unfortunate incident in class with the Emmas (whose last initials happen to spell M.E.A.N.) involving a bearded dragon named Morten and a piece of kale . . . its a long story. It figures that Wednesdays archnemeses would be the ones to mess up her plans! But maybe all is not lost. Maybe this is just the opportunity Wednesday and her friends needed to come up with a brilliant business idea that will save the day and make them millionaires. Or . . . not?

With its fresh voice, diverse cast of lovable and relatable characters and delightfully determined heroine, Bree Galbraiths illustrated early chapter book series hits the spot for beginning readers (and their grown-ups!). Endearing black-and-white drawings by Morgan Goble add nuance and clarity and help guide the story forward for early readers. Definitions of vocabulary words, all related to business, appear as footnotes throughout the text.


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