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Raccoon Reunion by Terri Sabol – Review by Hannah Porter

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Raccoon ReunionRaccoon Reunion by Terri Sabol
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I have read multiple books from this author and I was extremely excited to read it for story time tonight. This was a cute little story about a raccoon family going to their family reunion and their adventures while there. The artwork was super adorable, detailed and has some Amazing vibrant colors. My little ones stayed intrigued almost the whole time. 🥰 I look forward to discovering more of this author’s work, especially since the Kids loved it. If you have read this one or any of Terri Sabols books i highly suggest you do.

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Raccoon Reunion by Terri Sabol – Review by Julie Johnson

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Raccoon ReunionRaccoon Reunion by Terri Sabol
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Family reunions can be fun, exciting, nerve wracking, trainwrecks sometimes! You just never know what’s going to happen or who you might meet. Rocky is going to his first family reunion and considering he’s never met his family outside of the city, he’s not quite sure what to think. He’s a little on the shy side but a situation comes up that he has the perfect solution to fix!

This is a super cute read that can evoke memories of your own family reunions of the past. It’s a great way to tell kids about their family and how keeping in touch is important. It also encourages younger children who may not be super confident that it’s ok to share a strength, even when they are unfamiliar with those they are around.

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The Amanda Mini-Mysteries by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Nichole Chrisman

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The Amanda Mini-MysteriesThe Amanda Mini-Mysteries by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a collection of a dozen short stories where there is a scientific mystery presented. At the end of each story there is about a half page synopsis of the science based solution to each situation. This would be a great tool for a teacher to use to both introduce and verify scientific ideas in a classroom. Each story is no more than a few pages and easy to read. The explanations are easy to follow as well. Very nice book!

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Raccoon Reunion by Terri Sabol – Review by Paula R Sayers

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Raccoon ReunionRaccoon Reunion by Terri Sabol
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

In this cute book, Rocky does not want to go to his family reunion because he does not know anyone who will be there. Rocky does not enjoy any of the games because he does not know how to play them. When it is time for dumpster diving though, Rocky saves the day and ends up enjoying himself. When it is time to leave, he makes plans to visit the country and his cousin says he will visit Rocky in the city. A cute book about making the most of situations and learning from others.

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Tally and the Angel, The Sands of Time (Tally and the Angel Series) by Eleanor Dixon – Review by Paula R Sayers

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Tally and the Angel, The Sands of Time: Thrilling Middle Grade fantasy adventure where Greek Myths come alive!Tally and the Angel, The Sands of Time: Thrilling Middle Grade fantasy adventure where Greek Myths come alive! by Eleanor Dixon
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I enjoyed this addition to the series very much. I believe middle grade readers will enjoy it. It is its own unique story while also having Greek mythology through it. Tally meets Theo who has also lost him Mom as Tally has. He believes he has a plan to bring them both back to life. But can it work?

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The Amanda Mini-Mysteries by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Shannen Kern

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The Amanda Mini-MysteriesThe Amanda Mini-Mysteries by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Everyone in my household loves it when I bring a book home by this author. Many of them have been shorter picture books, but we have also found a few chapter books as well. This is kind of in between and has definitely made it to our favorites list! I read this with my 8- and 12-year-old and the first thing they noticed was the illustrations. They are simple yet beautiful, and I feel they are helpful to my younger kiddo who can get distracted easily. The mini mysteries are marvelous in length and content! If you’ve ever had a kid in their ‘why’ phase, this book is a great choice for you. I love it when they ask questions, and this book is here to answer them. We really enjoyed all of the facts after the mysteries and even experimented with some that we noticed. I highly recommend having this in your library, daycare, or home to experience with the young ones in your life!

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The Amanda Mini-Mysteries by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Dawn Daughenbaugh

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The Amanda Mini-MysteriesThe Amanda Mini-Mysteries by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

5 Stars
The Amanda Mini-Mysteries by Lois Wickstrom

The Amanda Mini- Mysteries is a wonderful collection of science based mysteries that Amanda and Elaine set out to try and solve. My son and I loved reading this book and learning different things. He went and put his mystery solving hat on and was acting out as I read aloud. We never hesitate to pickup this author books. We’re huge fans. This is aimed at children ages 5-8 but I honestly think anyone can enjoy this book. We highly recommend reading this book and look forward to reading more from this Author

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Raccoon Reunion by Terri Sabol – Review by Candice Estes

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Raccoon ReunionRaccoon Reunion by Terri Sabol
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Rocky the Raccoon is scared because his family is going on a trip to a family reunion hosted by his family outside of the city he lives in. He’s nervous because he’s never been out of his hometown, and because he’s the only family member that’s never met the rest of the family. At first, Rocky feels left out and uncertain, but eventually, he is able to help his family and bonds with them. By the end of the trip, he almost doesn’t want to leave. This is a great book for young kids, especially those who are about to go on their first trip, or have a big change coming. The illustrations are cute and engaging, and the story is easy to follow.

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The Amanda Mini-Mysteries by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Julie Johnson

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The Amanda Mini-MysteriesThe Amanda Mini-Mysteries by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I love this book! It’s a series of 12 very short stories (1-2 pages each) about a particular problem that Amanda is facing. These problems are pretty common amongst people. At the end of each story, there is an explanation of why or why not the problem worked out the way Amanda was wanting it to. There are some pretty cool things explained!

I highly recommend this read, especially for those who are very curious about science and the body and the way everything works.

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Orange Forest Rabbit by Lois Wickstrom and Lucrecia Darling – Review by Karrie Sears

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The Orange Forest Rabbit MysteriesThe Orange Forest Rabbit Mysteries by Lois June Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

In this book we follow Gregory, his wife Jennifer and their puppy Robes Pierre on 3 mystery adventures. This chapter book is a good YA book for older grade school children and even middle schoolers. The adventures that happen are well written and detailed that you can use your imagination to make the story come “alive” in your mind. Each of the mysteries are well thought out and detailed to further the storyline from the first mystery. Even though there is no pictures in this book, it’s definitely one that can read to little ones or even helping out reading skills.

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The Amanda Mini-Mysteries by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Cindy Rushin

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The Amanda Mini-MysteriesThe Amanda Mini-Mysteries by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I think a lot of young people would enjoy this book. I really enjoyed how for each mini mystery was followed by an explanation as to why it didn’t work. I think many girls who love science and experimentation will have a blast trying to understand the different mysteries and finding out why they didn’t work. This author writes children books that are enjoyable to read and also have some opportunities to learn something new. I recommend this book to parents for their child who likes science.

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Tally and the Angel, The Sands of Time (Tally and the Angel Series) by Eleanor Dixon – Review by Shelly Kittell

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Tally and the Angel, The Sands of Time: Thrilling Middle Grade fantasy adventure where Greek Myths come alive!Tally and the Angel, The Sands of Time: Thrilling Middle Grade fantasy adventure where Greek Myths come alive! by Eleanor Dixon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This really is a fantastic series. This author bases her books on a special country with each one. This one is based on Greece with it’s traditions, mythology and fascinating history. Geared to tweens, the story is a fantasy journey full of adventure, drama and fantasy. I love the fact that she has an angel with her for her adventures. I absolutely enjoyed Theo and Artemis. I found the characters were perfect. I was intrigued with the topic around the ocean and diving. The story was so good that I finished it in one sitting. This really is a great book. It really opens up the country and makes you want to dive in and learn more. This is a series that you can read alone or in order. I do recommend that it is read in order so you know what she is referencing in past stories.

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The Amanda Mini-Mysteries by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Angela Plate, July 2024

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The Amanda Mini-MysteriesThe Amanda Mini-Mysteries by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Explore the wonders of science and mystery with this engaging children’s book series, designed for ages 7-10. Each story is crafted to encourage discussion and curiosity, offering answers to thought-provoking questions in a fun and captivating way. My young child always enjoys this author’s work.

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Tally and the Angel, The Sands of Time (Tally and the Angel Series) by Eleanor Dixon – Review by Crystal Brehant

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Tally and the Angel, The Sands of Time: Thrilling Middle Grade fantasy adventure where Greek Myths come alive!Tally and the Angel, The Sands of Time: Thrilling Middle Grade fantasy adventure where Greek Myths come alive! by Eleanor Dixon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the fourth book in this series. It happened to be the first book I picked up. I love Greek Mythology and this book came across to read so I figure I would give it a shot. I do think that for the most part, there is enough retelling of the back story so that you are not lost while reading. You can understand what is going on. I do believe it would be better to have read the previous books in my opinion.
With that being said, I really enjoyed this book. It was a perfect middle grade story. I liked it enough to want to read the first three in the series. This time, reading with my 7 year old. I think he would really enjoy this series. If your child is a fan of Greek Mythology, I suggest getting it for them. From what I have read about the other books, they deal with other mythologies.
I love Tally, the main character. I think she was very well written. I love the adventure and drama included in this story. As well as the decisions that Tally has to make and how she handles them. While the story is based in mythology, the feelings are very real and I think kids will relate to them in a way.

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The Amanda Mini-Mysteries by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Melissa Fink

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The Amanda Mini-MysteriesThe Amanda Mini-Mysteries by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I have read several books by Lois Wickstrom and she never seems to disappoint. She truly amazes me with each book. I love how all her books educate kids with the storyline. They may not know they are learning something in her books. My daughter said Amanda Mini Mysteries was her favorite so far. The world building and character building was good. This was a page turner for me.

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The Amanda Mini-Mysteries by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Hannah Porter

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The Amanda Mini-MysteriesThe Amanda Mini-Mysteries by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This Lois Wickstrom book is super perfect if your little ones are Some curious little bumblebees. If they are always asking, why does this happen?What happens if you do this? I would highly recommend you get and read this book with them. This has several different fun facts/ what happens when short stories. It’ll also be fun to ask your little one what they thought like I did. I’d say it was a hit in our house. Always a great time reading this author. Can’t wait for more 🥰

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Orange Forest Rabbit by Lois Wickstrom and Lucrecia Darling – Review by Lorralei Hoerner

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The Orange Forest Rabbit MysteriesThe Orange Forest Rabbit Mysteries by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

4 Stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟

The Orange Forest Rabbit Mysteries is a fun book with 3 little mysteries that can is for around ages 7-12 but can be enjoyed for the young at heart as well. Mysteries to solve and using sleuth skills come along with Gregory and his trusted pup companion, Robes Pierre.

Story 1 – The Mystery of the Missing Meteor Fields Carrots — Gregory, his wife along with pup Robes Pierre see a blue fireball that comes down onto the field. What comes out of this since it hits his fields of carrots….extra yummy carrots….
Story 2 – The Mystery of the Haunted Amusement Park — In Carrot World, the amusement park, there is something funny is going on with Gregory’s business and only he and his pup Robes Pierre can solve..
Story 3 – The Clue in the Airwhale Art – Gregory builds his own Orange Carrot Ship but there can be spies in the ship with Gregory…..is Gregory alone on his quest…or is there other beings too….

These are fun mystery stories. I really enjoyed them and highly recommend for anyone to give this book a whirl!

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Raccoon Reunion by Terri Sabol – Review by Samantha Cleaver

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Raccoon ReunionRaccoon Reunion by Terri Sabol
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book was adorable. Rocky the raccoon is nervous about going to the family reunion. He’s afraid he’s not going to be able to find something in common with them.

Love that this book teaches kids to face their fears because sometimes things end up better than we ever think they could be.

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The Amanda Mini-Mysteries by Lois Wickstrom – Review by La Toya Lewis

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The Amanda Mini-MysteriesThe Amanda Mini-Mysteries by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Amanda Mini-Mysteries by Lois Wickstrom is a book that teaches children in an age-appropriate way about different scientific processes. The lessons are tried out and pondered upon by Amanda and her friend Elaine. Children then get an explanation of what went wrong and what would help. There are a variety of lessons and kids can try them out or learn why they would not be able to do them. The illustrations are fun, they remind me of illustrations from older books and newspapers. This is a good way to get children excited about science.

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The Amanda Mini-Mysteries by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Elizabeth Sanchez

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The Amanda Mini-MysteriesThe Amanda Mini-Mysteries by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Amanda Mini-Mysteries is a good idea, but not well delivered in my opinion. There are two girls, Amanda and Elaine, who discuss various “mysteries” and try to understand the science behind them. The situations are each too short and abrupt to really be stories at all. Then after each story is laid out, there is a page that explains the science behind it. I think the stories needed to be each their own book within a collection, or written in more of a non-fiction type way. With the situations being Did you every wonder why …..? Well, this is why….. As is, its a little choppy and doesn’t flow well. It also seems to be geared toward young children, but has a lot of words the readers likely wouldn’t understand- tincture, iodine, magnetic field, molecules, etc. The stories need to be spread out, and with more pictures to appeal to younger audiences. My 8 year old had very little interest- some of the experiments/mysteries he liked more than others.

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Orange Forest Rabbit by Lois Wickstrom and Lucrecia Darling – Review by Dawn Mitchell

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The Orange Forest Rabbit MysteriesThe Orange Forest Rabbit Mysteries by Lois June Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is a great chapter book for 8-11 year olds. It is a collectionof short stories that give you everything from humor, suspense, and adventure. It will keep your childs attention with all the plot twists an turns.

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The Amanda Mini-Mysteries by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Cindy Mayberry

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The Amanda Mini-MysteriesThe Amanda Mini-Mysteries by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Once again this author has impressed me. In this story Amanda and Elaine take us on a different type of mystery. Not who did it? But why is it? Such a fun unexpected story from a child’s perspective. I love that this story answers questions like Why does my blood look blue through my skin, but red when it comes out? So many other questions will be answered in this fast paced informative story. This author and her characters will be fun to read and learn from. Everytime this author brings out a new story, I know it will be another five star read. I look forward to reading her next story. As I know it will be a must have for my child’s library.

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Raccoon Reunion by Terri Sabol – Review by Kelsie Wheeler

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Raccoon ReunionRaccoon Reunion by Terri Sabol
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Raccoon Reunion is a cute story about a Racoon learning about helping each other, challenges and utilizing everyone’s unique skills. The illustrations were adorable and the story was so cute. The message was easy to understand and didn’t drag on. I would highly recommend this book to anyone with young children.

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Orange Forest Rabbit by Lois Wickstrom and Lucrecia Darling – Review by Julie Johnson

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The Orange Forest Rabbit MysteriesThe Orange Forest Rabbit Mysteries by Lois June Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I am a huge fan of Lois Wickstrom, as most probably already know if you’ve read any of my recent reviews. This book is a collection of 3 stories featuring the Orange Forest Rabbit and his dog, Robes Pierre. There is adventure, some sci-fi characteristics, fantasy and mystery spread over these three stories. This book is geared more towards older readers (ages 7-12) but younger ones would appreciate the stories being read to them. The first story is my favorite of them all!

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Orange Forest Rabbit by Lois Wickstrom and Lucrecia Darling – Review by Kristin Boutelle

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The Orange Forest Rabbit MysteriesThe Orange Forest Rabbit Mysteries by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

These stories are not what I expected at all. They are very entertaining and imaginative to make the stories more engaging to read. The characters are all very well put together. I love how there are moral values integrated into the story. Don’t just follow the crowd, do the right thing. Each one of the stories flows well and is easy to understand.

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Orange Forest Rabbit by Lois Wickstrom and Lucrecia Darling – Review by Megan Rea

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The Orange Forest Rabbit MysteriesThe Orange Forest Rabbit Mysteries by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is a fantastic chapter book for your mid to upper elementary kiddos. I really love how Wickstrom creates a whimsical world filled with mystery that kept me turning the pages! My youngest (8F) and I took turns reading this to each other and we couldn’t wait to see what was going to happen! We were definitely kept on our toes with these mysteries! I really liked the fact that we got 3 short stories in this book and that, as always, Wickstrom is able to weave learning and life lessons together seamlessly.

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Orange Forest Rabbit by Lois Wickstrom and Lucrecia Darling – Review by Kerry Baker

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The Orange Forest Rabbit MysteriesThe Orange Forest Rabbit Mysteries by Lois June Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

As a family, we picked up this book expecting to be entertained and, as usual, the author did not disappoint! For us, this book was definitely all about the characters. They were so vivid and full of life, they pulled us into the story with ease.
Their adventure was fun to read about. Both my kids found it funny that the carrots had gone missing and enjoyed watching as the Orange Forest Rabbit tried to solve his problem. This was a great story and another hit from this author.

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The Amanda Mini-Mysteries by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Emily H

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The Amanda Mini-MysteriesThe Amanda Mini-Mysteries by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book is filled with little mini stories that are a mystery. From blue blood to rainbows, science has a way of tricking us into not always seeing what is really happening behind the scenes of unusual events. Amanda takes us on this journey while she figures the mystery out.

I really enjoyed this one. For me this had some nostalgia in the illustrations for this book. I liked that it made you think and try to solve the problem and then gave you a brief rundown of the science behind it. I think kids and adults will really enjoy this one.

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Raccoon Reunion by Terri Sabol – Review by Felicia Bates

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Raccoon ReunionRaccoon Reunion by Terri Sabol
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Raccoon Reunion was the bedtime book of choice and I will admit, it did not disappoint. It was the perfect length for bedtime routine. My daughter’s favorite part of the book was when the raccoons enjoyed a game of Marco Polo as she enjoyed reading “Marco, Polo, Polo” she explained to me. I thought the story and illustrations were really cute. I am someone that makes plans or dreads social settings only to realize it was exactly what I needed… I think that Rocky learned this as well. Raccoon Reunion was a really fun children’s book.

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Orange Forest Rabbit by Lois Wickstrom and Lucrecia Darling – Review by Shelly Kittell

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The Orange Forest Rabbit MysteriesThe Orange Forest Rabbit Mysteries by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

What a cute book! I the MC. He’s out to solve 3 mysteries. It’s a quick chapter read suited for mid-age children. It was a giggle fest when I read it with my grandson. We were eager to see what came next. We would love to see more.

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