I requested and received and e-ARC of this book from Max Low and Star Bright Books through NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion.

I liked that this book incorporated counting and sharing into the story of two friends that get some candy. I especially enjoyed reading the description of all the candies in Bryn’s Sweet Shop window, I think kids will have a fun time listening to that being read out loud or trying to say it out loud themselves.

This was a really pink book....there were other colors, but it was a ton of pink. I like the fact that it is a book about counting and sharing.

This will be a book that kids can read by themselves or it can be used as an actual math lesson. It would be really good if you could find all the sweets that are mentioned in the story.

Ceri & Deri are a brand new series of illustrated stories that kid's will delight in. Ceri the cat and Deri the dog are fortunate enough to be very good friends. One of their favourite places to haunt is Bryn's Sweet Shop. Oh my... it is candy paradise! Unfortunately they have no money to purchase any of the candy so they just lovingly press their noses against the window and drool.

Mr. Bryn comes out of the shop and offers the two some candy to share if they agree to take their noses off his window. They heartily take his offer and quickly count out a total of 11 candies. But how can you share 11 candies equally between two friends? Dai the duck skateboards into the scene and claims that he would be more than happy to take the extra candy leaving an equal number for both Ceri and Deri to split between the two. Then the fun begins...

Dai just keeps on munching the delectable candies that are dispensed to him by the generous givers and can you make a wild guess what happens?

The illustrations are colourful, bright and expressive. The book encourages sharing with others and its message is fun and relatable. It is a wonderful introduction to the concepts of division and subtraction. "Ceri & Deri": Good to Be Sweet" is great to read with younger kids and has an educational message to take away and discuss after the read. I recommend this book.

Another book in this series and I am still not impressed. This one is a bit better. Ceri and Deri keep sharing their candy until there is none left. This does a good job of showing how subtraction works, but it leaves the reader thinking Ceri and Deri are not very smart.