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Forest Friends: Ruckus at the River
Forest Friends is a series of early reader chapter books. The latest and fifth book in the series introduces the Otter Family. Ollie and Owen Otter are twin brothers and live in their burrow along the river with their mom, dad, and little sister. The Otter Family loves being in the water and the boys certainly spend most of their days swimming up and down the river. On one end of the river is the pond sitting in forest and the other end of the forest is the furthest point the boys will swim. That’s where the bridge is that leads to town where all the humans live. The boys know they can’t go any further than that bridge. But they also know they can find all kinds of cool things left by the humans.
Swimming down the river to the pond, the boys are usually able to find things that have made it all the way down the river. One day they find a really stinky thing. They don’t know what it is, but they make the journey back up the river to ask their mom and dad about this stinky thing. And as usual, the boys seem to get into another mishap when they run into their little sister right on the riverbank’s edge.
While adventures are always on the boys’ activity list, they also make sure to helps their friends when they are in need. One night, a terrible storm rolls through the forest. It leaves a mess all over the forest. Can Ollie and Owen help all their friends clean up? How many adventures will Ollie and Owen find? Can they make it one day without any mishaps?
Throughout the Forest Friends series, readers learn about being a good friend to others, they learn about helping each other and sharing with each other, and they learn about working together. These feel good stories encourages friendship through the lives of familiar forest animals and helps kids learn about their habitats, daily habits, and it teaches kids about courage and trying new things. The Forest Friends series encourages learning through humor and intrigue and leaves the reader laughing and wanting more.
The fourth book in the series, The Sticky Situation, brings the Bear family out from hibernation. The Bear cubs are always full of energy. They can often be found running around chasing each other or getting into all kinds of funny situations. There is never a shortage of things for the brother and sister to do in the forest, but they are often found looking for food. Betty is more reserved and careful than her brother Ben. Ben is always getting himself into some kind of situation. While the two have to learn to care for themselves and find their own food, they learn that working together can make things easier. Momma Bear soon realizes she needs food, and lots of it if she is to keep up with her very energetic cubs. Betty and Ben are very active and are often found chasing each other.
With Momma Bear keeping things in check, she teaches Betty and Ben all about the different foods of the forest and even how to fish! Along with their new friend, Wheezy Woodchuck, the trio are often found searching for food or just playing a game of chase. However, one can be sure when the cubs are around, there is sure to be something funny that happens! When the three friends begin venturing out on their own, they even find themselves in a sticky situation! Can the Bear Cubs and Wheezy find a way to get unstuck? Join the Bear cubs and their new friend Wheezy Woodchuck as they learn about their forest home and how to survive on their own.
Be sure to check out the third book in the series, Chaos at the Cabin brings Shelby Squirrel back into the story. Being as mischievous and curious as she is, she quickly finds herself in mishap after mishap. With winter arriving in the forest, the animals are quickly fixing up their winter homes. The Squirrel family decides the old cabin by the pond is the perfect place to stay. As they find their way into the attic from the tops of the trees, the Skunk family is moving in down below. Can the two families share the space peacefully and without any trouble? With so much changing in the forest, will Shelby avoid the usual mishaps, or will the mishaps begin to spread to her friends as well?
The second book in the series, Mystery in the Meadow follows Riley Rabbit and Dollie Deer as they discover human things spread around in the forest. It is rather strange to find these kinds of human things throughout the forest. As these items magically appear, they just as magically disappear. This leaves Riley and Dollie working as detectives to solve the mysterious disappearing act. Can Riley and Dollie solve the mystery? Or will the humans find the friends?
The start of the series introduces three of the Forest Friends characters found throughout the series. The first book in the series, Trouble in the Garden, tells the story of three friends from the forest: Riley Rabbit, Shelby Squirrel, and Charlie Chipmunk; These three friends love to explore the world around them. There is always so much to do in the forest but ...
Swimming down the river to the pond, the boys are usually able to find things that have made it all the way down the river. One day they find a really stinky thing. They don’t know what it is, but they make the journey back up the river to ask their mom and dad about this stinky thing. And as usual, the boys seem to get into another mishap when they run into their little sister right on the riverbank’s edge.
While adventures are always on the boys’ activity list, they also make sure to helps their friends when they are in need. One night, a terrible storm rolls through the forest. It leaves a mess all over the forest. Can Ollie and Owen help all their friends clean up? How many adventures will Ollie and Owen find? Can they make it one day without any mishaps?
Throughout the Forest Friends series, readers learn about being a good friend to others, they learn about helping each other and sharing with each other, and they learn about working together. These feel good stories encourages friendship through the lives of familiar forest animals and helps kids learn about their habitats, daily habits, and it teaches kids about courage and trying new things. The Forest Friends series encourages learning through humor and intrigue and leaves the reader laughing and wanting more.
The fourth book in the series, The Sticky Situation, brings the Bear family out from hibernation. The Bear cubs are always full of energy. They can often be found running around chasing each other or getting into all kinds of funny situations. There is never a shortage of things for the brother and sister to do in the forest, but they are often found looking for food. Betty is more reserved and careful than her brother Ben. Ben is always getting himself into some kind of situation. While the two have to learn to care for themselves and find their own food, they learn that working together can make things easier. Momma Bear soon realizes she needs food, and lots of it if she is to keep up with her very energetic cubs. Betty and Ben are very active and are often found chasing each other.
With Momma Bear keeping things in check, she teaches Betty and Ben all about the different foods of the forest and even how to fish! Along with their new friend, Wheezy Woodchuck, the trio are often found searching for food or just playing a game of chase. However, one can be sure when the cubs are around, there is sure to be something funny that happens! When the three friends begin venturing out on their own, they even find themselves in a sticky situation! Can the Bear Cubs and Wheezy find a way to get unstuck? Join the Bear cubs and their new friend Wheezy Woodchuck as they learn about their forest home and how to survive on their own.
Be sure to check out the third book in the series, Chaos at the Cabin brings Shelby Squirrel back into the story. Being as mischievous and curious as she is, she quickly finds herself in mishap after mishap. With winter arriving in the forest, the animals are quickly fixing up their winter homes. The Squirrel family decides the old cabin by the pond is the perfect place to stay. As they find their way into the attic from the tops of the trees, the Skunk family is moving in down below. Can the two families share the space peacefully and without any trouble? With so much changing in the forest, will Shelby avoid the usual mishaps, or will the mishaps begin to spread to her friends as well?
The second book in the series, Mystery in the Meadow follows Riley Rabbit and Dollie Deer as they discover human things spread around in the forest. It is rather strange to find these kinds of human things throughout the forest. As these items magically appear, they just as magically disappear. This leaves Riley and Dollie working as detectives to solve the mysterious disappearing act. Can Riley and Dollie solve the mystery? Or will the humans find the friends?
The start of the series introduces three of the Forest Friends characters found throughout the series. The first book in the series, Trouble in the Garden, tells the story of three friends from the forest: Riley Rabbit, Shelby Squirrel, and Charlie Chipmunk; These three friends love to explore the world around them. There is always so much to do in the forest but ...
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Published August 1, 2020
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September 8, 2020
Nice Story, But...
I think the idea of this early reader series about “Forest Friends” is a sweet idea, but the author doesn't seem to know how to properly render dialogue, and she also makes some errors of grammar, punctuation, and usage. Many compound sentences didn't have the required comma before the conjunction. The author flipped back and forth between the present and past tenses when that shouldn't have happened, just randomly in the middle of the regular story’s flow. There were other issues, as well. I firmly believe that children's books should be absolutely spotless regarding errors like this. Children are such little sponges that they pick up points of grammar and usage from their books. Therefore, children’s books should be perfect in that very important way.
The dialogue was formatted incorrectly. The way it works—and I am a freelance editor who helps fiction writers—is that only one person and their actions or thoughts should be in a dialogue paragraph. You shouldn't have two or more people speaking in the same paragraph. You shouldn't have the dialogue of one character and another’s actions or thoughts in the same paragraph. To me, this seems very straightforward, but in this book, the author broke one or both rules in every dialogue paragraph. Doing so could hinder meaning for younger children or even cause confusion. Even if those issues aren’t present, breaking up longer paragraphs makes for easier reading (which is always good for young readers) and making the speaker/actor/thinker very clear. I did receive a PDF ARC copy, but these issues persist in the published edition at Amazon (as seen in the Look Inside feature). The story itself is cute, mostly about two otter brothers and their adventures, which includes them helping out friends and family. I just wish the book were better written so that I could actually recommend it.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
I think the idea of this early reader series about “Forest Friends” is a sweet idea, but the author doesn't seem to know how to properly render dialogue, and she also makes some errors of grammar, punctuation, and usage. Many compound sentences didn't have the required comma before the conjunction. The author flipped back and forth between the present and past tenses when that shouldn't have happened, just randomly in the middle of the regular story’s flow. There were other issues, as well. I firmly believe that children's books should be absolutely spotless regarding errors like this. Children are such little sponges that they pick up points of grammar and usage from their books. Therefore, children’s books should be perfect in that very important way.
The dialogue was formatted incorrectly. The way it works—and I am a freelance editor who helps fiction writers—is that only one person and their actions or thoughts should be in a dialogue paragraph. You shouldn't have two or more people speaking in the same paragraph. You shouldn't have the dialogue of one character and another’s actions or thoughts in the same paragraph. To me, this seems very straightforward, but in this book, the author broke one or both rules in every dialogue paragraph. Doing so could hinder meaning for younger children or even cause confusion. Even if those issues aren’t present, breaking up longer paragraphs makes for easier reading (which is always good for young readers) and making the speaker/actor/thinker very clear. I did receive a PDF ARC copy, but these issues persist in the published edition at Amazon (as seen in the Look Inside feature). The story itself is cute, mostly about two otter brothers and their adventures, which includes them helping out friends and family. I just wish the book were better written so that I could actually recommend it.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
September 23, 2020
Fun for kids to read and follow the antics of this otter family. Entertaining and interesting journey to follow the forest friends after a storm. Fun family read.
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