*thank you to Capstone Publishers and Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*

3 stars.
While I liked the fact that this book contains 4 stories, they didint interest me greatly. The illustrations are pretty to look at and fit well with the story. If you/your child is a swimming fan or is a fan of cute little pigs, then this would be a great book. Im giving it an extra star for the illustrations.

You can’t get much cuter than a synchronized swimming pig with a bow for her tail. Gracie La Roo isn't just cute though she’s also a good role model. When she has problems, she thinks things through to solve them. She’s polite but stands up for herself. And she’s not the only strong female (pig) in the story there are a couple of other characters in roles that are still associated with men. I love how the book introduces synchronized swimming and lets the reader know its truly an athletic sport. The illustrations are adorable and go along perfectly with the story line. I especially love the details of the Gracie’s tail bows and the nose clips on the swimmers. I felt the first and last story ended a little abruptly but overall the story still flowed. This is a good, fun read for an early chapter book.

A cute book about a swimming pig with short chapters that are great for beginning readers.

Gracie LaRoo is the youngest member of the pig synchronized swimming team. She is fantastic at what she does and she adores being part of the "Water Sprites" team.  Her favourite quote sums up her feelings to a "t"...

"I just hope I can be the kind of synchronized swimmer my team needs."

This wonderful book has four titles in the set:  Gracie LaRoo and Pig Jubilee, Gracie LaRoo on the Big Screen, Gracie LaRoo Sets Sail and Gracie LaRoo Goes to School.  Each title has four chapters within.  

Gracie will take you on a journey where her heart is set on gaining a gold medal, she mesmerizes the crowd in a Piggywood movie, she demonstrates to her former coach at her old school how difficult (but rewarding) synchronized swimming is; and dazzles an entire audience on a cruise ship with her unique, Gracie LaRoo extravaganza. You go girl!!!!

The chapters are easy to read and kids will fall in love with Gracie as she relates her feelings of apprehension and lack of self-confidence only to press forward to victory.  

The illustrations are full of motion, expression and heart.  Kids will be cheering Gracie along as they discover the talent and grace she displays in her performances.  She is truly pig-tastic ... a pig extraordinaire!!!

💦💦 SPLASH!!!💦💦

I loved the compilation of short stories in Gracie La Roo. This early chapter book series will hold the attention of more reluctant readers. Small amount of words per page and lots of pictures made it an easy sell for early readers. The stories were entertaining and characters lovable. I hope to read more of Gracie La Roo. As soon as I finished reading I gave it to my six-year-old daughter who couldn't wait to give it her own review!

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley and Capstone in exchange for an honest review. Gracie Laroo is quite an adventurous pig!! This chapter book is actually four stories in one. Gracie is a synchronized swimmer and in each delightful story, there is a problem she must solve. She is always ready to do her best. Little readers will love the play on words (such as "pigtube" for youtube and Piggywood for Hollywood..) I enjoyed the illustrations and felt the author did a good job of problem solving. This book teaches you to never give up and always do your best to achieve your goals!! Gracie Laroo really is Pig-tastic!!

These are delightful stories (for ages 5-7) about a young pig named Gracie LaRoo. The stories tell how Gracie encounters some of life's difficult situations and how she overcomes them. The illustrations are charming and remind me of the Hilary Knight illustrations from the 1950s, created for the Eloise stories by Kay Thompson.

Love the illustrations and the variety of stories. Early readers will enjoy this book.

This book is billed as a beginning chapter book, but it almost like four stories with the same main character. This is a Gracie LaRoo book, an adorable pig, who is part of a synchronized swim team. In the book she learns lessons in self-confidence, teamwork, being herself and being a good role model. The illustrations are adorable. The storylines are good and teach some good lessons. They are simple enough for younger children with just the right amount of detail. There was also some humour throughout the book. A great book for class and school libraries.

This was a very cute book. I was not expecting chapters, but it was adorable none the less

This book was about Gracie LaRoo, an adorable pig, who learns lessons in self-confidence, teamwork, and how being an example! The illustrations are amazing and heartwarming, the storylines are wonderful and teach great lessons. The writing was great with some adorable humor throughout! Would HIGHLY recommend this book! It was adorable and enjoyable for sure!

Adorable story about a pig that does synchro and has other adventures. The illustrations are very cute for the age range. The stories are simple yet include just the right amount of details and descriptions for a variety of age ranges to enjoy.

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.

I was under the impression this book would be one story, but instead it is 4 stories in one book.

The first story is Gracie La Roo at Pig Jubilee. Which gets 3 stars from me. I quite liked the story, however... it did feel like I missed a previous story or a part of this story. We start smack-dab in the training for some big event. It just felt jarring. I wanted to root for the girl, but I never really saw her train other than that one failed training we get into at the start. Plus I was a bit annoyed that she would just walk away from her precious bag like that. OMG I see a star, I need to go and get a picture/autograph. *forgets bag, gets in a tizzy* The ending was also predictable. But it was still fun and creative to see a swimming/ballet pig.

The second story is Gracie La Roo on the Big Screen. Which gets 4 stars. I quite liked this story, plus I loved how Gracie tried her best, how she tried to be a peacekeeper and how she eventually found a solution that not only made the lead star happy (very important and I just didn't get why the director was being such a butthead about things), but also gave Gracie a chance to shine (which she deserve, they really should have told her from the start what the plan was). The movie idea was a really fun one, I wouldn't mind seeing that in the movie theatres here. Merpigs? Pirates? Crazy stunts? Sign me up!

The third story is Gracie La Roo sets sail. 1.5 stars.
I hated the captain. Instead of taking action against those passengers who threw things at the performers she grumbled that people should be happy and that if Gracie and her team didn't do it their performances would be cancelled. Whut? What is wrong with this captain?
I also didn't get why people had to be so crappy about the show. Oh no, the pool is closed for 30 minutes or so, how terrible. Imagine you can't swim for 30 minutes to an hour a day. The horror. Of course the logical action is to throw stuff at people and endanger them. *rolls eyes*
The ending was way too predictable and silly. OH, and now people suddenly don't mind it? Really? That is all it took? *snorts*

The last and fourth story is Gracie La Roo goes to school. 3 stars.
Or actually she goes to her old school to teach a class and give a speech. When I saw the title in the beginning I thought she was finally going back to school after a long tour around the world because of the medals she won. But instead it was something different.
The principal, bleh. She clearly doesn't get kids. Speeches and lectures and classes are supposed to still be fun. It is important to teach kids, but if there isn't any joy, happiness or fun in it, kids will just not listen/not be interested.
The coach was also bleh. What is up with this school and their teachers? *sighs*
But I loved how Gracie showed him that her sport is really serious. Go girl! The ending was also fun, and I loved how Gracie just took the matters in her own hooves and just did what she felt comfortable with! You go girl!

The book is also filled with illustrations. The style is really fun and cute (though I had a laugh at how huge the snouts are on the pigs), I quite liked that the illustrations were all in colour. I am so used to having a whole book with just black/white illustrations that this is a breath of fresh air.

All in all, I really liked this book. I wouldn't mind reading more Gracie La Roo stories.

Gracie LaRoo is the youngest synchronised swimmer in the Water Sprites. Gracie LaRoo has four stories.

In Gracie LaRoo at Pig Jubilee Gracie is competing for the first time in a world synchronised swimming competition. She has been practising hard and memorising her team's routine, but she loses her bag with everything she needs for the competition. Will she find it in time and will she be able to concentrate enough to be able to perform her signature move?

In Gracie LaRoo on the Big Screen Gracie is going to be in a Piggywood movie. When things don't go as she had hoped can Gracie overcome her disappointment? Is her movie dream over before it even begins?

In Gracie LaRoo Sets Sail Gracie and the rest of the Water Sprites have performances booked on a cruise ship but at their first performance the crowd are mad that they can't use the pool or waterslide. If they don't make the crowd happy with their next performance the rest of their performances will be cancelled!

In Gracie LaRoo Goes to School Gracie visits her old school. She's there to teach a class and give a speech about being a synchronised swimmer and she doesn't know if she can do it. She's never given a speech before!

There are very sweet illustrations by Kristyna Litten. While all of the right elements seemed to be there (easy to read, clear storylines, the message that problems can be solved and you can overcome your fears), I didn't connect to Gracie as I have with the main character in books for this age group that I've read recently and I personally didn't like her.

I never felt like cheering her on when things didn't go her way and I was particularly annoyed that she blatantly disregarded the authority of the school principal in the final story. I'm all for being yourself but didn't feel the message that you can deliberately flout authority without consequences was a useful message for school kids reading this book. I also wasn't a fan of her arrogance, singlehandedly deciding she was the one that knew best how to fix every problem and seemingly not even bothering to communicate her spectacular plans to her teammates when her decisions often affected them as well. I can't see how this makes her a good team player.

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley (thank you so much to NetGalley and Capstone for the opportunity) in exchange for honest feedback.