Double Trouble All About Colors

Double Trouble All About Colors (A Beastieville Book)
by
Kirsten Hall and Bev Luedecke
children's fiction ages 4-6

I know I am going to like any book in this series. I have read quite a few so far.
In this book, Toggles paints a picture of all her friends. It is so realistic that her friends are confused. When they see the picture through a window, they think there is a party going on!

A word list and comprehension discussion guide are in the back. There is a cast of characters in the front and a map on the back. All of these earn extra bonus points for this book in my opinion.

First Day of School: All about Shapes and Sizes

First Day of School: All about Shapes and Sizes
by Kirsten Hall and Bev Luedecke
A Beastieville book.
Ages 3-6.

Mr. Rigby wants to make sure the school is ready for his students. This cheerful teacher carefully plans for the first day. Everything seems to go wrong on the first day, though. Thankfully, through Mr. Rigby's thoughtfulness, day two is much better.
I felt bad for this teacher. He was so conscientious! It has a happy ending, though.

I really like this series of books. The Beasties are Hallmark cute! I think I have read about 4 of these books so far. There is a reading comprehension quiz in the back, as well as a vocabulary list.

Vote for Me All about Civics

Vote for Me All about Civics
by
Kristen Hall and Bev Luedecke

Children's Fiction ages 5-7

This falls in the category of fiction-but-meant-to-teach-something like nonfiction.

The critters of Beastieville return in this educational book. One runs for class president. The beasts make promises. Who will win. Democracy simplified.

This series has a lot going for it:
1. the illustrations are rather nice in a Hallmark/American Greetings kind of way
2. vocabulary words in the back
3. discussion questions in the back
4. simple and well written topics
5. a map
6. dramatis personae
7. sturdy reinforced binding

Now that I think of it, these are exactly the things I look for in a book, whether a children's book or adult's book.
This is a well matched team of author and illustrator and I wish them many happy years together (so does Scholastic).
Buy this series for your elementary school library or public library.