This is adorable. I really like the novel/graphic novel format. Its very accessible for young readers
Gabby is a cutie

Gabby is into winning at everything. She is also into helping the environment. So, when she hears about a cooking contest for kids, with a grand prize of $1000, she figures she can win, and donate the money to the river otters.

So, she becomes obsessed with making the most complicated things ever, finally settling on Baked Alaska. I laughed when I saw that, because when I was her aga, I too, along with my siblings, that would be the best thing to make. Who wouldn’t want a cake with ice cream in it. Well, I’m sure you can figure out what happened when she tried to make it on her own.

Cute story about learning to work within our abilities, and also to ask for help when you need it.

This is the second book in the series, but it isn’t necessary to have read the first one. Both are fast paced, and funny, as you see the scrapes that Gabby gets herself into.

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review. This book will be published on the 2nd of December 2025.

A sweet, entertaining story that combines humor, heart, and a love of baking!

Had to consult my middle school daughter for this review. She happens to love baking and graphic novels!

A Delightful Graphic Novel for Young Bakers and Dreamers!

If your middle schooler loves baking and graphic novels, Gabby Torres: Baking Up a Storm is a perfect pick! Gabby, with her passion for baking and a heart full of determination, takes on a local grocery store's baking competition. But as she quickly learns, there's more to winning than just having the right supplies—especially when you’re balancing your budget and your parents' patience!

Gabby’s back and better than ever! In this sweet and funny story, she’s determined to win a baking contest—but learns that being the “best” isn’t always about taking home a prize. Angela Dominguez mixes heart, humor, and cookies in the perfect recipe for young readers. A fun reminder that passion matters more than perfection! 🍪💛

I tried to give the Gabby Torres series another chance but still not loving it.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this early copy in exchange for my honest review.

Gabby Torres is on her next adventure. She wants to bake. Read to find out what challenges she meets as she tries to gather ingredients.

Thank you @NetGalley and @MacmillanChildren'sPublishingGroup for the ARC. This was so cute and informative. Gabby Torres wants to win a baking contest to show that she is the best at something. Unfortunately things to do go as planned for Gabby. She is also learning how to save the river otters homes with her ocean club. Told with so much witt, you can only root for Gabby to win. A must for all Libraries.

Formatted as a mix of diary entries and comic panels, we follow ambitious-to-a-fault Gabby Torres as she explores her baking talents for a good cause. Kids will find her chaotic tendencies amusing and possibly inspiring, much to their parents' dismay, but her relentless pursuit of greatness is endearing. Its predictability was manageable, given the target age demographic, but it did feel quite repetitive after about halfway through.

It is more of a diary format book than a graphic novel but nevertheless incorporates comic style interactions. This is the second installment of Gabby series and this adds a spin to Gabby's love for cooking. She learns a very important lesson that - winning isn't everything. You can be happy when you are happy with [ you are. This is an interesting and easy to read book. This would be more relatable to young Middle schoolers.I still look forward to reading more in the installments, especially with brewing mystery.

See my full review at http://michelleardillo.com/2025/04/05/book-review-gabby-torres-is-the-best-winner-ever-by-angela-dominguez/

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My students LOVE GRAPHC NOVELS, so it was exciting to get this ARC from @netgalley and @macmillankidsuk ahead of the December 2nd release date.

I thought this was a very sweet story! Gabby Torres just wants to a champion, a winner, first in something, ANYTHING. She sets her sights on a baking competition, stresses herself and her parents out, learns the value of a dollar, and that winning isn’t everything!

I can see my third and fourth graders really enjoying this series, as they can’t get enough of The Cupcake Diaries. One plus of this series is that it’s written not just as a graphic novel. There are many pages with pictures and paragraphs, and I feel the mix is great for readers!

#gabbytorres #graphicnovels

I love Gabby Torres. She is easily distracted and wildly overconfident. But even when she wants to succeed, she still supports her friends 100% and they do the same for her. Gabby wants to help otters, and there's funny discussion about the difference between sea and river otters. She decides she can help them by winning a baking contest, but she wins a grocery gift card she gives to her parents, before realizing she can sell her baked goods to raise money for the otters. A very cute and satisfying story.
Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this

This is the second book about the often frenetic, perhaps overly self confident Gabby Torres. I wasn't a fan of the first book but wanted to give the second one a try, just in case my dislike of that one was a one off event. Unfortunately I found this one similarly boring. That being said, fans of the first Gabby Torres book will almost certainly love this one given the similarities in style, pacing, and humor.