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Review #13614 - Dated: 5th of March, 2015
Author: kymmage |
We have been reading along with Ella since the Ella and Olivia books. Those books are great entry-level new reader books because the sentences are short and sweet and the language is simple enough to follow. So when I saw this book I knew it would be a hit with my daughter. She was excited to see a book about Ella by herself. As an older sister, she identifies with Ella quite a bit.
This book is a higher level of reading difficulty so they are a great follow on for kids who enjoyed the Ella and Olivia series. Ella's diary is set out like a diary with lots of visual doodles. I can not praise high enough the FONT they use. I was blown away to see A's printed as children are shown how to write them in school. Finally font that should be pretty easy for kids to read.
The subject matter in this book really spoke to my kid too. She is at school, in middle school now - so no longer a junior. She has seen friends in lasses come and go, and she knows what it is like to get a whole new teacher. So this start of the school year story was really well timed. She also knows a bit about bullying behaviour.
So as we read this book she commented on the behaviour of Peach. She was a bit upset with Ella at points too especially when she is a bit mean about her sister and brother. I think because my daughter really liked Olivia in the other books. She doesn't really feature in these books except as an annoyance breaking the story up as she comes into Ella's room.
This book comes with a sneak peek of the next book inside the back and also some activities that your child can do outside of the story. These activities are a great match to the book because they are things that Ella does or talks about in the book. This was a really neat read, and we can't wait to try more in this new series.
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