Ella is worried about her mum's upcoming party. Her cousins are invited but they always end up arguing. So Ella devises a plan to stop them from falling out. Poetic text with lovely illustrations.

Ella is super excited about her mom’s birthday celebration, but she’s less excited about the aruging her cousins always seem to do when the family gets together. Her mom suggests she get her great-grandfather to tell Ella how he managed to get his kids to get along. The party arrives, and Ella asks but with all the festivities, she gets sidetracked. She comes up with a plan on her own, though, to show her cousins about the things they share instead of theif differences. Her plan works, but as she’s getting into bed that night, she realizes she forgot all about the story and needs to hatch a new plan to find out what happened.

This book was cute and delightful. I loved the big family gathering, Ella’s creativity in getting her cousins to get along, and the artwork is on point. It teaches kids about the importance of celebrating differences instead of nitpicking them, and also about finding those qualities that we share in the face of all of our differences. I lvoed all the generations of family gathering, because there is so much wisdom to be shared among family members. The ultimate message of being kind is a really good one.

This one’s not out until October, so keep an eye out for it at your local bookstore or request a purchase from your library.

I love books that rhyme, I love getting into the rhythm of reading them to my children, this one was a lovely rhyming one, however didnt think the story was amazing. I like the idea but it didnt grip me or make me laugh like childrens books usually do!

‘Ella Has A Plan’ is a charming and insightful children’s book that teaches children about the importance of family and working together.

The illustrations, characters and plot of this story all complimented each other very well. I loved how many members of Ella’s family we met and how each of them encouraged Ella’s creative thinking. The story tackles conflict resolution in such a fun and creative way, which is great for children. The story highlights that despite everyone being different, we all have our similarities too and that is what makes us so individualistic. I adored the focus on family tradition and relationships.

The rhyming made the book more fun to read and it is an element I think will appeal to children greatly. As a children’s book, it is a little on the longer side, but the rhyming element does help to balance out the length.

Overall, ‘Ella Has A Plan’ was a very sweet, very enjoyable read with stunning illustrations.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book to read and providing me with the opportunity to give my own, honest opinion

'Ella Has A Plan' is a really sweet children's book that teaches agency in children and about the importance of family and harmony. I loved how many characters we got to meet and see and that Ella's family encouraged her to think creatively about how to find a solution to her problem. The text was a little awkward at times, but the message was fantastic. A great book for young children!

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for providing this ARC.

Told completely in rhyming couplets, this fun book tells the tale of how Ella managed to resolve a conflict between her cousins.

This is a great book that children are sure to love.

Joyful book of big family bustle, helping and learning to make a good time, told in delightful rhyme, two stanzas per page, about 30 pages.

Wonderful! Can be read, or sung, or chanted as rap, lovely !

5 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and to The Ella Riley Group for an ARC for review. Honest opinion given.

Thank you for the opportunity to read and review this title.

A sweet simple story. I think the rhyming text will appeal to children and make it a joy to read aloud.

This was a charming and insightful picture book about a girl helping her family get along.

The illustrations, characters, and plot of this story all work well together. It also offers great conflict resolutions skills for children, reminding them that despite our differences we are also similar. I particularly appreciated the focus on family tradition and relationships. At times the rhyming interrupts the story slightly, but on the whole it is well done.

Overall a great addition to a picture book collection, particularly because of the peacemaking focus it takes.

I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Ella has a plan to have her cousins get along. This was such a good book that left me wanting more. I really want to know Great Grandad Frank's trick! Maybe the perfect opportunity for a sequel.

"Ella Has A Plan" by Davina Hamilton is a children's book telling the story of Ella and how she plans on solving conflict between two of her cousins. The story opens with our main character, Ella telling her Mom how worried she is about her two cousins that always fight when they are together. A longer story ensues about how the cousins come over for a family party, and Ella along with various family members teach the two cousins about how similar they are to prevent fighting.

The story felt a little long to me as a reader. The content and the rhyming format suggested a book that would be geared towards a younger audience around 4-5 years old. However, the book seemed to drag on a bit and was longer than necessary. The story also felt a bit choppy in the middle portion. The reader expects to hear a story within the story and then nothing is delivered. It seemed a little off balance and odd.

Overall it was a cute idea for a story, but not the best delivery. It would need to be shortened and more concise in order to be read more easily.

Ella doesn't like her cousins fighting and she especially doesn't want them to do it during her mother's birthday party. But how can she stop them?

The Ella Riley Group and Net Galley let me read this book for review (thank you). It will be published on May 14th.

Her mother tells her her Grandfather stopped his kids from fighting but before she can find out what he did, the cousins are there fighting. She tries to stop them but they won't listen to her.

So she comes up with a new plan and gets her uncle to help. That plan works and her mother is proud of her.

Can you guess what her plan was?

I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own - and well - that of my 5 year old daughters'.

Ella has a plan tells the story of Ella, who has to come up with a plan to keep her cousins from arguing with each other. Her plan helped her cousins to see that although they are different, they can have things in common too.

Ella has a plan was a great book. It was fun to read - especially since it was a rhyming book! The pictures were fun and colourful and my daughter enjoyed pointing out Ella in each picture.

She told me afterwards that the story was a bit long. However, the fact that she didn't stop me from reading the book, tells me that she really enjoyed it, regardless of it being long. She enjoyed the whole story from beginning to end.

I would highly recommend this book for young children.

This is a delightful story about a kind young girl who identifies a recurring problem and wants to solve it. The rhyming story carries the reader along at a steady pace and there is sufficient depth to read and re-read. It could become a family favourite. Not all the questions are answered, lending scope for reader engagement. The illustrations capture a vibrant family life that is perfect in its imperfections. Although the illustrative style is quite particular, there is sufficient detail to afford each character their own identity. The limited colour palette and clean illustrative lines provide a clear backdrop for the text which looks quite dense on the page. The simplicity of the text makes it easily readable however. There is warmth, urgency, growth and each family member is named. This is a lovely book for young readers who, listening, will pick up on the cadence of the language and will be helped by the rhyme and rhythm of the spoken word in their journey to becoming readers of a familiar text for themselves..

I loved the illustrations in this book, and I liked the rhyming nature of it. However, I do think there are a lot of words, which would make it difficult for me as an educator to use with an entire classroom. Students tend to get a little stir crazy when it takes a bit longer to turn the page. I also am not sure how I could make it work into my own curriculum as a school counselor. I could see, though, sharing this with students one-on-one who may be having issues with conflict resolution or who are frustrated with their friends.

Overall, I think this is a cute story, but it may not be best for my needs as an educator.

Thankyou Netgalley for giving me an opportunity to read this story!

I am glad that I have read this book.This book teaches you the value of family and kindness.It is quite intriguing that we don't get such themes in books which are most important for nurturing children.

I had a great time reading this

I received a free ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

We have enjoyed this book. The story was cute and family centered. I like that it focuses on being kind. We need all the kindness in the world right now. The rhyming words was fun too and it will be a great way for kids to learn.

This story was brilliantly detailed and thought through. I enjoyed that it rhymed and thought the story it’s self was very engaging. It’s more for an older child as it’s quite long but has a great message.

Thank you Netgalley and The Ella Riley Group for this advanced ebook of Ella Has A Plan.

I read this book with my 8 & 4 year old daughters. My oldest loved the prank that Ella was able to pull off from her plan. The illustrations were great and the main character is very vibrant and great to root for! It was a quick, entertaining read and the way it ended sets it up perfectly for another Ella story.

In Ella Has a Plan, Ella is worried about her cousins who are always fighting and being rude when they play. She talks to her Mom about how to make a plan to avoid this. The solution? Play a big prank.

The illustrations are soft, bright and sweet. I think they fit the story really well.

I don't think this is the best solution to the problem, but it is an amazing one. If an older group of young readers picks this book up, I think they will find it amusing. But, this book is for a younger audience. This doesn't seem like it'd be a great message to tell them. There would have to be some type of discussion with kids after because playing pranks on mean people doesn't solve any problem.

Overall, I think this book can be fun if read in the right context.

Two out of five stars.

Thank you to NetGalley