Little Lies: All About Math

Little Lies: All About Math
A Beastieville Book
by
Kirsten Hall and Bev Luedeke
Children's Fiction, ages 3-6.

Slider doesn't want to play, but instead of saying he doesn't want to play, he lies. Then he has to cover up his lies. In the end he is sorry.
This is a perfectly fine book with a moral. The math part, however, is too subtle for me. I would not say that this book is about math, but about lying and how it hurts people.
There is a glossary and a book discussion in the back, along with a math quiz. This must be the math the title references.
School Library Journal reported that this book "lacked focus". If it is supposed to focus on math, then it does lack focus. A better title would have been "Little Lies: Don't Let Them Hurt Your Friendships".
I do like the pictures and dramatis personae.

Duck, Duck, Goose!

Duck, Duck, Goose!
My First Reader
by
Kirsten Hall and Laura Rader
children's fiction, ages 2-5

I have been going down the list of Kirsten Hall books at my library. She works with a number of different illustrators. This one is about - you guessed it - kids playing Duck, Duck, Goose! If you have a child who is about to head out to kindergarten or preschool for the first time, this is a good one to show how the game works. I can imagine that it might be a good book to use for an older sibling to explain the game to a younger sibling who has not seen the game. For children's librarians it is obvious that you can use this at storytime, then play the game with little children.
The children in the book play the game and imagine that they are faster than fast: running, flying, passing, winning! This is a joyful book. I can almost hear the children giggling through the pages.

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.

I'm Not Scared

I'm Not Scared: My First Reader
by
Kirsten Hall and Joan Holub
Children's Fiction, ages 3-6
Two boys camp out in the back yard. Each says he is not scared (but they are). This is a simple, short book for beginning readers.