NONFICTION

Fashionable ­Disaster

by Laura Brown & Elly Kramer (text) & illus. by Sarah Mensinga
Pixel+Ink. (Trillium Sisters: Bk. 3). Feb. 2022. 144p. Tr $14.99. ISBN 9781645950646.
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Gr 2-4–Triplets Giselle, Clare, and Emmy discover a natural hot spring while exploring Trillium Mountain. They decide to hold a fashion show to fund turning the spring into a spa offering manicures and cucumber eye treatments. But when Clare starts acting bossy and a rockslide closes the spring, the sisters must use their magic mini-animals, cooperation, and some “fashiontastic” ideas to save the day. Seventeen lines of text per page, an exclamatory-dialogue driven narrative, and a large cast of indistinguishable characters increase the reading challenge. The story elements of finding your strength while working together—as well as having pets with magical powers—will keep readers engaged.
VERDICT For those who can’t get enough “girl power” fiction, or where the first two books in the series are popular.
Reviewed by Marybeth Kozikowski , Mar 01, 2022

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