Wednesday Wilson knows what she wants. She wants to be an entrepreneur, and she wants to start now. So she brainstorms with her best friend Charlie and her little brother Mister to figure out what her first business should be.

But before Wednesday can do that, she has to deal with The Kale Incident, which means dealing with the Emmas.

The Emmas (there are 4 of them, but technically one is Emmet) are the mean girls in Wednesday’s class, and because of The Kale Incident, they’re blackmailing Wednesday to get what they want. And what they want is the new invention Wednesday is going to sell with her new business: a Secret Keeper.

But Wednesday came up with that on the spur of the moment. Will she and Charlie be able to come up with something to be a Secret Keeper? And will it be enough to keep the Emmas happy, or will Wednesday end up getting in trouble anyway?

Wednesday Wilson Gets Down to Business is a fun early chapter book for kids 8-10. It weaves lessons about business into a sweet story of a girl trying to maneuver her ambitions and going to school and dealing with bullies. Author Bree Galbraith has created this character with a strong sense of who she is and what she wants. And illustrator Morgan Goble brings her to life with adorable drawings filled with life and energy.

I really liked Wednesday Wilson Gets Down to Business. I love that she has two supportive moms (technically a mom and a mum) and that she isn’t afraid to chase after her dreams. She is helpful, focused, driven, and she can think on her feet. I think she’ll be a good role model for young girls who also have a lot of ideas about who they are and where they want to go. It’s a short book, but it’s packed with action and personality and ideas and fun.

Egalleys for Wednesday Wilson Gets Down to Business were provided by Kids Can Press through NetGalley, with many thanks.

With thanks to NetGalley and Kids Can Press for an early copy in return for an honest review.

This is a fun, early MG chapter book (I'd say ages 7-10) about Wednesday Wilson and her dreams of becoming a rich and successful entrepreneur.

Wednesday lives with her moms, her younger brother Mister, and lots and lots of lists that she has written. She is constantly brainstorming ideas of businesses she can create to help her become rich, but her latest idea lands her in hot water.

Not only is this book a fun story, but it also includes great vocabulary for budding entrepreneurs.

This was a fun early chapter book, suitable for late primary/early junior readers (8 to 10). Wednesday Wilson and her brother Mister, live with Mom, an artist and Mum, who owns and operated a pizza truck. Wednesday wants to be an entrepreneur and with the help of her friend Charlie and her brother, she tries to come up with an idea for a business to make money. Unfortunately, Wednesday and Charlie are bullied by the Emmas and Ruby, who used to be their friend. They do come up with an idea that caused some issues, but I loved the way Bree Gailbraith had this problem solved. I really liked Wednesday. She tried to ignore the bullies and come up with ideas to stay out of their way, but that hasn't worked so far. She is a great role model for girls as she wants to be an inventor or business person, and is willing to work hard and try things to get there. She is not afraid to fail, which is something people need to learn, you can learn from these things and move forward. There is some humor in this story that helps to keep it light. Wednesday's parents are wonderful. They don't let her get away with things, but they use natural consequences and spend time talking with her and explaining their reasoning, which is perfect. The illustrations by Morgan Goble are black and white drawings and add much to the story. They also provide great picture clues for early readers. I recommend this story and will look for me. I am looking forward to my granddaughter getting older so we can read this together.

Wednesday Wilson is a girl on a mission... on a mission to be her own boss! Wednesday's dream is to be an entrepreneur. But why wait until she is grown up!

Through this book, your young readers will learn about business vocabulary all while following Wednesday's journey to run her own business. Through in some school drama, and you have a fun story that readers are going to love.

Wednesday Wilson Gets Down to Business is listed as an early chapter book. It is indeed that, but I would classify it as a harder early chapter book. If your young reader is just entering chapter books, I would hold on to this one for a bit. It has lots of words on each page. Plus, with all the business vocabulary, there is a large amount of challenging words.

This character book had me laughing throughout the entire book. Wednesday wants to be an entrepreneur. She loves to make lists. I'm sure she gets in trouble and has to invent something within the next 24 hours. I really enjoyed this book. While reading, it will make you think that Wednesday is talking straight to you. There were a few illustrations that went with the story. I recommend this to older elementary students and middle grade. I give this book five stars.

Wednesday Wilson is so amazing that I read her first book in one sitting. I love her distinct voice, with the footnotes and extra vocabulary. I love how her teacher is amused by every wrong step (because as a teacher, I would have adored a student like Wednesday), and I especially love that Mister -- her younger brother by 3 years -- is the voice of reason and an equal member in their friend group. I hope we get a whole bushel full of these adorable books.

Thank you to Kids Can Press and NetGalley for the eARC to read and review!

Entertaining and wonderfully diverse, "Wednesday Wilson Gets Down to Business" is an unforgettable read. This was such a fun read about a young girl who dreams of being an entrepreneur.

Wednesday August Wilson’s determination knows no bounds. She’s such a likable boss lady whose enthusiasm you can’t help but love. But she tends to not think before she acts. Her approach to the conflict was interesting and connected well with who she is as a person and future entrepreneur.

The illustrations were lovely and I liked the art style. The book has a diverse cast of the characters. For instance, Wednesday is mixed raced and has two moms. The plot was funny, delightful and at times surprising.

This is a great chapter book for early readers transitioning to more challenging books. The book is rich with business-related vocabulary words and includes easy to understand definitions. Readers can take away much from this story, such as owning up to one’s mistakes, problem solving, thinking outside the box, and how to dream big.

"Wednesday Wilson Gets Down to Business" is a truly engaging story and Wednesday’s voice comes through loud and clear. I definitely recommend this book.

Wednesday Wilson is my kind of kid! She has wild ideas, gets her friends to go along with them and gets in round of trouble along the way. She is inventive and creative and fun. I know lots of kids that will immediately be connected to Wednesday. I am so glad this is just the first installment of an early reader chapter series! The book was ready to read and highly entertaining. Once we started, we had to know how it ended!

This book was adorable. I relate to Wednesday so much!

The definitions, especially entrepreneur, had me rolling around in actual tears.

Relatable, funny and captivating.

I read this in one sitting because I wanted to know how it ended.

I adored that the MEAN crew were inclusive too and that there was a guy in their midst.

So enjoyable, breaking down so many stereotypes in this one book, fantastic!

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Let’s begin with the characters. The characters are so amazingly written and Wednesday’s narration is so amazing and easy to understand. It’s the perfect read for a family. We have Mister, who is my absolute favorite. I love the way he wears his glasses and he reads books instead of playing. Exactly like me! And he is so cute on the illustrations. I also like Charlie with his smart brains that come in handy.
This book is packed with hilarious jokes! It gave me an amazing time and it had me turning the pages fast. It was so interesting. This book is very kid friendly so I think it would be the perfect read for all ages. I can’t wait to read more books from the author. I would give this book 4 stars!

Wednesday Wilson is now one of my favourite middle grade characters! She’s smart and determined and will stop at nothing to get what she wants! I loved the storyline of this book, the characters and the illustrations! This book was also diverse and showcased children who are mixed race, an LGBTQ couple and a neighbour with a lesser known mental illness. I think this would be great for pre-teen go-getters! A great asset to this book is the inclusion of footnotes of definitions of certain ‘business’ words which was a great addition! I wish I was as determined as Wednesday when I was younger!

Thank you to the publishers for a chance to review this book! Will definitely add to my recommendation list!

Wednesday Wilson is clever and has quite the entrepreneurial spirit. She's a strong character with a developmentally appropriate ability to reflect on her mistakes and learn. There are times when teaching moments interpret the narrative, but they're forgiven by a solid story. I look forward to the series!

"Wednesday Wilson Gets Down to Business" by Bree Galbraith
Release Date: 6.1.2021

Wednesday Wilson is an entrepreneur, even though she has not started her business yet. Her best friend and future VP of Operations, Charlie, and her little brother, Mister, have compiled a list of possible businesses. Wednesday has a client, but she just needs a business! Wednesday learns that creating and running a business is not so easy!

Wednesday is a young lady filled with energy and passion! She is a strong, Black female protagonist, and children's fiction needs more diversity! She has great ideas, stands up for her friends, but gets into some trouble along the way. I loved the illustrations and explanatory notes throughout the story; great for beginning readers. This is the first installment of the Wednesday Wilson series, and I'm looking forward to the next one!


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Wednesday Wilson is a brilliant girl who doesn't always think things through. She's going to be an entrepreneur some day, but first she has to make it through elementary school! Her impulsivity gets her into trouble with the Emmas - the classroom mean girl group, but she uses her entrepreneural spirit to come up with a plan! With the help of her brother Mister, her best friend Charlie (who spits out random facts when he gets stressed), and her new friend Amina, Wednesday gets to work making Secret Keepers. The only problem? Wednesday didn't think things through! What will her Moms (yes, she has two) think when they find out? How much trouble is she really in?

One of my favorite parts in this book is how the author uses the main character to explain entrepreneurial vocabulary. Wedensday speaks directly to the reader to tell her story, and explain some complicated words into kid friendly language.

With a diverse cast of characters, girls in the lead rolls, and STEM skills and entrepreneurial spirit at the forefront, this book is a must have for any STEM classroom!

Wednesday Wilson knows what she wants and she will do whatever it takes to realize her entrepreneurial dreams.

Even if it means defacing school property.

Wednesday accidentally hits one of the Emma’s in the face with Kale she meant for the class pet. When Emma threatens to tell the teacher Wednesday lies and says she has a special project she’s working on.

Emma won’t tell on her if the prototype wows her, the only problem? Wednesday hasn’t invented it yet.

With the help of her little brother Mister and best friend Charlie, Wednesday will make an invention no one can resist. But the price may be her freedom.

Great representation, non-stereotyped gender roles. Wednesday Wilson is a character that has many more stories to be told.

Thank you to Net Galley and Kids Can Press for an ARC. I was not paid for my review and all opinions are my own.

I love everything about this book! Wednesday, Charlie, and Mister are believable kids with curious, creative minds, and their observations are, like most kids', spot-on in their own unique way. The explanatory notes throughout the book, the illustrations, the language and storyline-- children are lucky Wednesday Wilson has arrived!

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Thank you net galley for the eArc. This book was really well done. Wednesday's voice is perfect. The dialogue, the thoughts, the interactions were all perfect for her developed character. The storyline itself was also well done. I think this is the perfect chapter book for kids aged 7-9. My only criticism would be that the problem was wrapped up very quickly and the ending felt abrupt. Perhaps because this is going to be a series, but I wanted a bit more from the ending, it felt too fast. Overall, I really liked this and would recommend it to my grade three students.

If Julie B. Jones grew up and matured, she would become Wednesday Wilson. This book was written loads better than Janie B., but Wednesday does things before thinking about the consequences. I really liked the secondary characters. I would read other books if it became a series.

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Wednesday Wilson's story is something that I wish I'd seen growing up as a mixed race child. She is smart, funny, imaginative and loyal.

I adored this book for showing young children of colour that they can be so much more than what they're expected to be. Introducing them to the idea of being a business owner and coming up with new innovations.

Bonus points for the LGBTQIA+ representation as well.

Wednesday Wilson is a cute little girl who is bent upon becoming an entrepreneur. She is already aware of the terminology such as logistics and sales pitch. All she needs is a business plan. With the help of her friend Charlie and her little brother Mister, she soon starts implementing a very successful idea.

I loved the concept of this book. Wednesday Wilson is totally my kind of kid, and thankfully, she's not my kid! My, the troubles she gets into! 😂😂😂 Her go-get attitude make her a champion for great female characters in children's fiction. Without revealing any huge spoiler, I can just say that I adored her thoughts on stereotypes. And her lists on every single topic! I can certainly identify with someone who creates lists like that!

This book will work wonderfully for all little children as it has a very realistic approach towards storytelling. The illustrations are adorable, but even if there were no illustrations, the book would have clicked with me. A wonderful light read, recommended for all children of age 5+.

Thank you NetGalley and Kids Can Press for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. I had a nice time reading this book.