Bella’s Recipe For Success

Author: Ana Siqueira

Illustrator: Geraldine-Rodriguez

Publisher: Beaming Books

A perfect book to read while you are baking treats for the holidays. Bella looks at her talented siblings and wonders what she might be good at. She tries her hand at baking. But her initial attempts don’t work out so well. Bella doesn’t give up and taking a cue from her hard-working brother, she continues to practice – until her polvorones with dulce de leche turn out just right. But just as she is about to have them….you will have to read to find out! 

Love any book with sweets and this one made me hungry for polvorones. I enjoyed Anas’s fun, breezy style and also the sprinkling of Spanish words. What better way to learn a language! Illustrations added to the light fun element. What I love the most about the story is the message that the secret ingredient to any success is practice.