Book Review: Octavia Can Do It! by Liliana Tommasini

 

Octavia Can Do It!

by
Liliana Tommesini

Children's book

Kindle edition/ 36 pages

I received a free copy of this book from the author, Liliana Tommasini in exchange for an honest review.

You can purchase your copy here:Octavia Can Do It!

From the cover:

When Mama steps out of the kitchen, Octavia takes over with an" I can do it" attitude. But as flour and cocoa cover the walls, cabinets, and countertop, she starts to question herself. 

Will her cookies turn out as good as Mama's cookies?

Octavia Can Do It! is the hilarious story of a young girl who discovers that even the most independent people need a little help sometimes. 

My Review:

Have you ever been scrolling through Pinterest and see a picture of a recipe that looks soo good? You take a quick screenshot, or save the pin, and think "Oh, I can make that!"  No need to actually read the recipe or cooking instructions, right? Right!

I do this. A LOT!

How does it usually end up? Pretty much just how Octavia's cookies turn out.

That is exactly how I felt after reading this book. It's really a great lesson for us all.

Patience and asking for help are two things we really struggle with. I bounce between

I'm going to do it all myself, right now, and, 

who cares, let it wait until later. Someone else can figure it out.

It's probably not the best way to roll through life, but we have our days.

Octavia definitely wants to be independent and doesn't have time to wait for Mama to finish her phone call. All the ingredients, bowls, and measuring cups, are already there waiting to be made into delicious cookies! What could go wrong?

As Octavia and her brother Ludovic start adding and mixing things together, they may have a few messes and mix-ups, but they do get their cookie dough ready for Mama to help do the baking. How will they turn out?

This book also includes a cookie recipe at the end! I can't wait to see how ours turn out!

Ele:

She really enjoyed the pictures and characters. The names were a little hard for her to pronounce, but she thought they were neat! 

She loves to help bake, so she really got into the story, but she knew the cookies weren't going to be great when Octavia started messing up the recipe. Now, she wants to try the recipe herself to see how they turn out!(I'll be helping!) She also thinks the mom should've checked on the kids in the kitchen. LOL

Great little story.

We give it 4 stars!

Be sure to check out the author's website here:

Liliana Tommasini