Who Did That? A Whodunit for Children

Very cute, adorable to read with kids. And the illustration of the beaver on the moped ist just soooo cute.

I received a copy through Netgalley.

This was an adorable story with a great message. The illustrations were cute and extremely kid-friendly.

Because the message of how to be a good citizen is so important, this would be a good book for early to mid-elementary age students, even though the story is a bit simplistic. However, I think this would be a perfect story for preschoolers and early readers. The pictures are cute, and the story is short, so it could definitely hold the attention of young listeners. With so few words on a page, this would also be less intimidating for early readers.

I also like the message that a young girl was the one to solve the problem. This shows kids that they can be helpful and do good things for their community; they don't always have to rely on adults. Overall, this would be a great book for a unit on character and/or community in a classroom or homeschool setting.

This is a cute enough story, though the answer that a Beaver was who was gnawing through everything was telegraphed early on. So the big reveal was not all that surprising.

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The best part of the book, however, comes when they try to stop the beaver by force, and imprisonment, rather than, as this little girl in the picture below, asking him or her to stop chewing everything up.

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Yes, asking.Diplomacy. Communications. All good morals to the story.

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.