Piper Cooks Up A Plan Blog Tour (review)

Piper Cooks Up A Plan 

(Daring Dreamers Club #2) 

Erin Soderberg 

June 4, 2019 

Random House Disney 

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When you follow your dreams, the possibilities are endless! 

Nobody knows how to follow her dreams better than a Disney Princess. And that's what the Daring Dreamers Club knows through and through. Diverse, talented, and smart, these five girls became friends because they all had one thing in common: big dreams. Touching on everyday dramas and the ups and downs of friendship, this series will enchant all readers who are princesses at heart. 

The second book in the Daring Dreamers Club series will focus on Piper, who is an aspiring food scientist and inventor. She hopes to open her own business someday, just like Tiana! 

read my review of book one of this series

Piper loves to get in her lab (the kitchen) and concoct new recipes and conduct food experiments. Like her favorite Disney Princess, Tiana, this aspiring food scientist hopes that her hard work and creativity will pay off in big ways. And when she’s asked to compete on a food challenge reality show, Piper knows it’s her big chance to prove that she’s just as special as her siblings. But will problems with schoolwork, worries about her dad’s possible new job, and jittery nerves get in the way of her big dreams? 

Piper Cooks Up A Plan is the second book in Daring Dreamers Club, a contemporary middle-grade series from Disney and Random House Children's Books, written by Erin Soderberg and illustrated by Anoosha Syed. The Daring Dreamers Club consist of five fifth grade girls- Milla, Piper, Mariana, Zahra, and Ruby- who help each other chase their big dreams and aspire to be like the Disney princesses they admire. While all five girls are featured in book two, Piper Cooks Up A Plan focuses mostly on Piper, who relates best to Princess Tiana. 

Piper Cooks Up A Plan is a delightful and uplifting second book in the fun, inspiring Daring Dreamers Club series. Relatable situations, timely messages, good-natured humor, endearing characters, and clever storylines make book two a charming and amusing read. 

Soderberg does a superb job of offering young readers a story that is both entertaining and meaningful. Real life subjects, like dealing with dyslexia; anxiety; insecurities; and more, are carefully and honestly explored in Piper Cooks Up A Plan, and are sure to encourage thoughtful discussions amongst readers.  

The girls of the Daring Dreamers Club are a wonderful, admirable, diverse group and I’m so enjoying getting to know each one of them. Readers will love how real and authentic each girl feels. I love that there is little to no drama within this friend group. Instead, they are a fantastic example of a supportive, loving group of girlfriends.  

Fresh and fun, sweet and funny, Piper Cooks Up A Plan is a delicious read in the pitch-perfect Daring Dreamers Club Series. 

MY RATING 

5/5 Cupcakes

ERIN SODERBERG lives in Minneapolis, MN, with her husband, three adventure-loving kids, and a mischievous Goldendoodle named Wally. Before becoming an author, she was a children’s book editor and a cookie inventor and worked for Nickelodeon. She has written many books for young readers, including the Quirks and Puppy Pirates series. Visit her online at erinsoderberg.com. 

  

ANOOSHA SYED is a Pakistani illustrator & character designer for animation. She received her BFA in illustration at Ceruleum: Ecole d'arts Visuels in Switzerland, and now lives in Canada. Visit her online at anooshasyed.com. 

Review: Milla Takes Charge (Daring Dreamers Club #1) by Erin Soderberg

Milla Takes Charge 

(Daring Dreamers Club #1) 

Written by Erin Soderberg 

Illustrated by Anoosha Syed 

June 5, 2018 

Random House Children's Books 

Ages 8-12 

Source: from pub for review 

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Milla loves nothing more than imagining grand adventures in the great wide somewhere, just like Belle. She dreams of traveling the world and writing about her incredible discoveries. Unfortunately, there is nothing pretend about the fifth-grade overnight and Milla's fear that her moms won't let her go. 

Enter Piper, Mariana, Zahra, and Ruby. Together with Milla, they form the Daring Dreamers Club and become best friends. But can they help Milla believe she's ready for this real grand adventure? 

Diverse, talented, and smart--these five girls found each other because they all had one thing in common: big dreams. Touching on everyday dramas and the ups and downs of friendship, this series will enchant all readers who are princesses at heart. 

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When their school creates a new advisory program for fifth graders, a group of five girls (Milla, Piper, Mariana, Zahra, and Ruby) are assigned to the same group, led by the new music teacher, and make some magical discoveries about princesses, life, and friendship. Milla, who loves dreaming of adventures in faraway places and spends a lot of time reading about those adventures like Belle, wants badly to attend the fifth grade overnight. But Milla is worried that her protective moms won't let her go. So, with the help of the newly formed Daring Dreamers Club, her pet pig Chocolate Chip, and a little princess inspiration, Milla sets out to prove that she's ready for the overnight trip. 

Milla Takes Charge is the first book in Daring Dreamers Club, a contemporary middle-grade series from Disney and Random House Children's Books, written by Erin Soderberg and illustrated by Anoosha Syed. The Daring Dreamers Club consist of five fifth grade girls- Milla, Piper, Mariana, Zahra, and Ruby- who help each other chase their big dreams and aspire to be like the Disney princesses they admire. While all five girls have storylines in book one, Milla Takes Charge focuses mostly on Milla, who relates best to Princess Belle. 

Milla Takes Charge is a charming and fun introduction to what is sure to be a beloved series. Soderberg crafts a light-hearted and pitch-perfect middle-grade story full of age appropriate humor and amusing misadventures, relatable situations, important lessons, and endearing characters. The Daring Dreamers Club features a wonderfully diverse cast; the five main characters come from different cultures, religions, backgrounds, family dynamics, and have a fun and varied collection of hobbies, talents, and dreams. Young readers will love getting to know each of these likable and relatable young girls (and their families and pets) through their journal entries and interactions amongst each other.  

Milla Takes Charge (and I'm sure the series as a whole) shines a light on healthy, supportive, and positive female friendships; offers positive messages about kindness, diversity, and hard work; and encourages readers to never stop dreaming big! Milla Takes Charge would make a great summer read, especially for children's book clubs. 

MY RATING

4/5 Cupcakes

ERIN SODERBERG lives in Minneapolis, MN, with her husband, three adventure-loving kids, and a mischievous Goldendoodle named Wally. Before becoming an author, she was a children’s book editor and a cookie inventor and worked for Nickelodeon. She has written many books for young readers, including the Quirks and Puppy Pirates series. Visit her online at erinsoderberg.com. 

  

ANOOSHA SYED is a Pakistani illustrator & character designer for animation. She received her BFA in illustration at Ceruleum: Ecole d'arts Visuels in Switzerland, and now lives in Canada. Visit her online at anooshasyed.com.