Ella & Olivia – Cupcake Catastrophe

Yvette Poshoglian

Danielle McDonald

Scholastic Australia

ISBN: 9781742833545

RRP: $3.99

Age: 7+

Key Words: Family, Fun, Cooking

Published: July 2012

Reviewed by: Kylie Calwell

Ella and Olivia are sisters. Today they are making cupcakes for their dad’s birthday. Ella tells Olivia what to do but forgets that Olivia can’t spell yet and the cupcakes don’t turn out quite as expected.

Ella and Olivia love each other and are wonderful sisters. The story is fun and filled with warmth of family. It’s nice to find books about siblings getting along so well. The text is easy to understand and in large print, not quite as large as the Billie B Brown books, so there is more of it. These books are the perfect follow on for readers who need a bit of a challenge after the Billie books.