Loula and the Sister Recipe

Reviewed by: Carla McAllister - New Gloucester Public Library, New Gloucester, Maine, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: October 17, 2014

Review

Loula has three brothers and wishes very much for a little sister. When she asks her parents for one her father and mother say that it takes very special ingredients to make a sister including a Papa and Mama, butterflies in the stomach, a full moon, chocolate, a candlelit dinner, kisses and hugs...Wow. That is a lot, but Loula sets out to find all those ingredients with the help of the chauffeur Gilbert. This is an especially amusing book with fabulous expressive illustrations and a very accommodating chauffeur who drives Loula all over the city procuring ingredients for her endeavor. Surprisingly, Loula's plan works almost immediately. Hard to believe? It's true. The font of the text seems a bit small for this level of book, but the wordage is spot-on and jibes with the illustrations well. I would recommend this selection for shelves everywhere.

Overall Book Score: very good