Amazon Freckles the Bunny Series Freckles the Bunny Series Website Createspace direct link Category:  Children Publisher: Createspace, an Amazon.com company ISBN-10:  147761057X Type: Fiction Pages: 36 Copyright: Nov. 16, 2012 ISBN-13: 9781477610572 Price: $3.50 (eBook) Freckles is Scared of her first day of school. She soon learns there is nothing to be scared of when she meets a great group of friends.  Freckles loves being at home with her mom. The day her mom tells her that she must go to school, Freckles is both scared and upset. At school, she learns that things are not as scary as they seem and even makes a few friends. Meet Boots the kitten, he can’t stop grooming his paws. Dreamy the chick, she loves to nap. Tiger the puppy, thinks he’s a cat. Norma the fawn, she is shy and can move fast. Lastly, there is Donut the duckling and he loves to do everything in a circle.    The books are based on of the author’s real-life pets that have their own special personalities like you will find in the books. The books contain not only funny parts for both parents and children to laugh at, but a lot of unique additions that you may not find in most children’s books. Learn more about where ideas for the stories came from, the unique things the pets did that were added to the story, animal facts and more! Signed by Freckles & the author (Freckles' paw print is stamped personally, into the book).   28 color illustrated pages. 8.5 x 8.5" size. Pre-K/Kindergarten and up. ISBN-10: 147761057X ISBN-13: 978-1477610572 MORALS/LIFE LESSONS: * Overcoming fear. * Making friends. * Trying new things.

Reviewed by Sandra Bennett, author
Change can be a frightening thing, particularly when you are small and use to staying home with mum being able to play all day with familiar toys. When Freckles learns it is time to start school, like any child who is afraid of the unknown Freckles is rather apprehensive.
This is a delightful story about how to manage that fear. As Freckles meets her teacher and makes new friends she learns that school is not the scary place she imagined it to be after all. We are introduced to some cute furry friends that are not all necessarily bunnies. Each have their own little quirky traits like the duck named Donut that runs around in circles all the time, or Dreamy who always falls asleep, they are wonderful concepts that bring memorable life to each individual character.

This is a great book for parents to read to their preschoolers to prepare them for the beginning of the school year, or for teachers to read-aloud during those initial anxious first weeks of Kindergarten. Wonderfully written and illustrated in delightful animal characters this tale will find its way into the hearts of preschool age children everywhere.

Reviewed by J.D. Means, author
Freckles fears school and doesn’t want to go. But at her first day at school, she finds new friends and enjoys the activities so much that she doesn’t want to leave. This book is a good way to introduce children to the activities of school and makes it less intimidating.

This series is well illustrated with bright eye catching pictures that keep children entertained, while teaching them valuable life lessons in a fun and engaging way.

I highly recommend this series to anyone with younger children.

Reviewed by Kristie Ingerto for Readers' Favorite
This is a cute story that discusses beginning school, an experience that many children are anxious about just as Freckles is. Young children will enjoy reading about Freckles and be comforted that school is not scary and it is really is an enjoyable experience. I love that the author uses her own pets from her childhood as the characters in the book; it is such a sweet idea! Also, the animals are all different and, therefore, they create a diverse classroom for Freckles. Children will be in a classroom with other children who are different from themselves and this allows for learning about others, but it can also be a scary or intimidating experience to find oneself with others who are different. Freckles met different animals and although they had different ways of doing things, they had an enjoyable day together as a class and friends.