There’s No Plan Like No Plan continues the story of Chance and Addie. The kid entrepreneurs found success with their first business, a pool cleaning service, in the first book of this series. Now Chance has come up with another brilliant business idea, a snow shoveling business. Chance creates a business plan based on the model they used for the pool cleaning business.

With business-minded explanations and parents who encourage their children to discover things on their own, this story kept my interest. With entertaining explanations and calculations explained both verbally and in numerical form, children will learn a lot from this book.

From predicting snow to buying the right shovel, to figuring out how to manage labor and costs, the author creates a book that really dives deep into starting and running a business. Some other lessons are learned and taught along the way. The idea that one business model or plan will work for any business gets addressed in a way that makes sense.

I love how the parents in this book allow their children to learn things on their while providing guidance and a safety net when needed. The illustrations in the book really add to the story.

As a homeschooling mother, I wish this book and the first in the series had been around when my children were younger. So if you are looking for a middle grades book that exemplifies the costs and benefits of a young person starting a business, check out this book for yourself. I definitely recommend it.

I received a complimentary copy of this book, but this in no way influenced my review. All opinions are my own. ( )

This is a good story for children to learn how to run a small business. I like how the author shows Chance once again wanting to make money even though it is winter. The idea to shovel snow sounds profitable and Chance along with his sisters start their new venture.

Along the way, they learn valuable lessons about making decisions and taking responsibility when things go wrong. At the end of each chapter are questions to answer which will help children understand the ins and outs of business. Each one on the team brought something that helped the business be successful. Chance was always doing charts and broke down how much was made, materials used and salary. This was helpful to see where they needed to improve. One of the biggest lessons Chance learned was to take responsibility when an accident happened at one of their customer’s houses. It was not his fault, but as the leader he did the right thing and showed the other children about integrity and doing what was right.

I received a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. The review is my own opinion. ( )