Why is Katie Woo always referred to by her whole name, when all the other kids are only referred to by their first names? Weird.

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This is an early chapter reading book for primary children. It contains 4 stories, Pedro Goes Buddy, Pedro's Big Goal, Pedro's Mystery Club, and Pedro For President. Pedro, his mother and father, his younger brother Paco and his friends Jo Jo and Katie, are all involved in the stories.

Pedro is a very nice young man who often thinks of others, does not brag or boast, does not get angry at his brother when he does things like letting his bugs out all over the house and wants to do well at school or whatever he tries. He is very positive but not overly mushy. In short, he is a positive role model for anyone who might pick up this book. His friends Katie and Jo Jo tend to be the same way. There is some excitement in the stories, such as when they are trying out for goalie for the soccer team or when Paco lets the bugs out and they are getting all over the house, but other than that, the stories are simple, everyday occurences, but not boring.

The illustrations are wonderful. They are detailed, colourful and realistic. I like that the characters in the story are culturally diverse which is more representative of the world today. This would be a great book for primary classroom libraries as well as school and public libraries. I think young readers would enjoy the exploits of Pedro and his friends.

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This is an early reader chapter book. It is full of positive messages, word repetition, simple grammar and plenty of well done illustrations to help decode vocabulary. I read it with my 6 year old and felt that it was very appropriate for his reading level and interest. He very much would like to be reading chapter books and this is the perfect easier chapter book for him. There is a lot of silly humor within this book and at the end. It is the kind of humor you expect to hear a drumroll with to emphasize that it is funny, the kind of humor adults don’t appreciate so much, but 5-7 year olds think is hilarious. I give itimages-2 and recommend it to 5-7 years, depending on reading ability.

Thank you to Netgalley and Capstone for providing the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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