Destiny Ink: Baking Mix-Up

By Author / Illustrator

Adeola Sokunbi

Genre

Friends and family

Age range(s)

Publisher

Nosy Crow

ISBN

9781805131342

Format

Paperback / softback

Published

03-07-2025

Synopsis

Destiny uses her creativity to overcome her worries! The fourth in the brilliant new highly-illustrated chapter book series, perfect for readers moving on from Tom Percival's BIG BRIGHT FEELINGS picture books and fans of JOJO & GRAN GRAN.

Destiny is really excited to enter a baking competition, it's going to be INKTASTIC! But when her cake doesn't turn out how she expected, she feels disappointed. Destiny's best friend suggests baking together. Destiny isn't sure but she uses her trusty sketchbook to work through her worries and gets lots of great ideas.

Have you read these INKTASTIC adventures? Destiny Ink: Sleepover Suprise - Inclusive Children's Book Awards 2025, Fiction Longlist Destiny Ink: Talent Show Magic Destiny Ink: Birthday Secret. Find out more in ReadingZone's Q&A with author and illustrator Adeola Sokunbi.

Praise for Destiny Ink: "This is a warm and reassuring chapter book about friendship, anxiety and coping with new experiences" - Frank Cottrell-Boyce, The Times. "It promotes positive friendships, familial relationships and attitudes without being condescending... an engaging choice for readers exploring early chapter books." - Booktrust "This is the first in an engaging and reassuring series of books about Destiny and her doodles, and managing first experiences." - ReadingZone

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Reviews

Amanda

Destiny Ink: Baking Mix-Up is the newest addition to the fantastic Destiny Ink series by Adeola Sokunbi. This highly illustrated chapter book is perfectly pitched at the early chapter book reader with black and white illustrations which add detail, magic and drama whilst making the step away from picture books clear. Word choice has been carefully made throughout the story to ensure that it remains accessible yet stretches the readers vocabulary and keeps their interest.

Each chapter is action-packed and leaves you wanting to read the next one to see what happens. The plot line focuses on drama, disappointment and how to overcome it, linked with family friendship and fun. It is relatable to the reader and is a popular addition to our reading for pleasure area. It has been lovely to hear the children recommending it to their friends and discussing that they like the level of action in it. They have said that they feel emotionally linked to the character and feel sad for her when things go wrong but that means that they feel happy when it works out. The children liked that they could relate to the story and that it was not scary and felt real. They too like baking with their friends.

A beautifully written early chapter book which my early readers love. There is no better accolade than a story that gets children both reading and talking about books, as the children in my class have done.

96 pages / Reviewed by Amanda Shipton, teacher