We gave this book to our daughter just before she started kindergarten. It was perfect. The experiences that Amanda had with riding the bus and making friends helped her get ready for her own new adventures. The lighthearted easy-to-read pages made reading the book fun for her and the chapter book format was a terrific introduction to this style of reading. She read the book over and over and over again, giving her lots of practice before school even began. We love Amanda Pig!

This is a delightful little book that is great for ages two through 6. It includes all the great steps children go through getting ready for Halloween -- of course, this bunny family goes through the same steps. There isn't a lot of dialogue to bog down the story but the pictures fill in well. It is a great favorite in our home. One caution: as the children trick or treat they eat their treats right away so we always address that issue -- for that, we subtract one star.

This book contains easy home-projects one for each month of the year. These projects could easily be done, and all with stuff at home. It is good for little children and seem harmless and fun. I also liked the pictures of the little animals and their conversations previous to each project.

"Tales of Amanda Pig" is a collection of gentle, calm stories about how Amanda the pig solves everyday situations, such as resolving a fight with her brother. In one story she is faced with food she doesn't like, in another her father helps her overcome her fear of a "monster" in the hallway. The last story is about going to bed. The pig parents are ideal - we humans should handle our kids this well! The book is wholesome enough to read aloud to very young kids, and easy for beginning readers to read on their own.