readingthroughtheages's review against another edition
5.0
Ellie is a new favorite character - she's breaking gender norms and having fun while she does it! Let's read kids more books like this so they grow up knowing it's about what they like and what feels right instead of following societal "rules".
jshettel's review against another edition
4.0
Adorable early chapter book about a girl who loves to engineer solutions to problems!!
critterbee's review against another edition
3.0
I was not a fan of much of the grammar and wording in this book, but it was nice to see a character modeled after a young aspiring engineer, but somehow Ellie did not feel completely realistic. But perhaps it was meant to be a bit fantastical. Perhaps in the manner of Roald Dahl? Further evidence of this in the part where Ellie's mother says:
'If anyone gets electrocuted, come find me, OK?'
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A little odd, a little creepy, but without addressing it in the story itself. Kind of a question mark.
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'If anyone gets electrocuted, come find me, OK?'
eeeeeeee
A little odd, a little creepy, but without addressing it in the story itself. Kind of a question mark.
*eARC Netgalley*
bookworm_baggins's review against another edition
3.0
Read aloud with Gwen. Parts of this books were so sweet and fun, but it suffered from being long-winded and would have been much better condensed.
sparkingwonder's review against another edition
4.0
The appendix of tools and how to use them is a great addition to a book geared towards tinkers.
kendallbridgete's review against another edition
2.0
Eh. It was OK/fine. Nothing exceptional. The target audience might enjoy it more than me...
cweichel's review against another edition
4.0
I am delighted with this novel about a young girl's who loves frilly dresses and making things. The image of a young girl in a poufy dress with a work belt fastened around her waist epitomizes the gamut of available choices we want for our daughters.
Ellie ends up getting into trouble when she enlists different people into helping her make a surprise gift of a doghouse for her best friend's birthday.
I had some trouble with the initial boys vs girls dynamics in the beginning of the book, although the characters do seem to deal with it positively by the end.
Ellie ends up getting into trouble when she enlists different people into helping her make a surprise gift of a doghouse for her best friend's birthday.
I had some trouble with the initial boys vs girls dynamics in the beginning of the book, although the characters do seem to deal with it positively by the end.
elizabethd's review
4.0
To read a guest post feature by author Jackson Pearce of ELLIE ENGINEER, go to https://dulemba.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/jackson-pearces-ellie-engineer.html
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