Ollie's Garden

by Riya Aarini

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Wearing a crown and carrying a stick scepter, Ollie sits upon his tree stump throne admiring the flowers, vegetables and fruits growing in his garden. The sun is shining and soon Ollie drifts off to sleep..but the ladybugs are fighting and soon the toads and frogs, not to mention the squirrels and chipmunks.

Soon the Royals were defending bugs and creatures alike as King Ollie tried to make peace. The story goes through each battle and each time Ollie tells them the same thing. Sophia and Clayton began shouting it along with him, much to my delight.

By the second read through, Sophia using picture clues and sight words could tell me the story. We all talked about the differences and likenesses of the different squabblers and all agreed they should share.

The Carefree Ollie series offers humor, lessons, and engages young readers. There was more text in this story than previous books, but the number of sight words Sophia could identify delighted me.

The illustrations by Virvalle Carvallo were colorful. They This review was originally posted at Caffeinated Reviewer