Kenny and the Cookie Lady

Kenny has been struggling since his family moved to Cleveland for his father's new job. Whereas previously he had friends, excellent grades and lots of options, now he finds himself lonely and performing badly at school.

There is a lady living on his street known as the Cookie Lady, who is famous for her cookies and hands them out to children with good grades. Unfortunately, Kenny does not qualify!

But one of the other kids, who does, offers to help Kenny with his school work, and the cookie lady also encourages him to keep trying. Very soon Kenny finds he has a new group of friends, a better set of grades, and - you guessed it - a delicious cookie in hand.

This is a story that will teach children that sometimes things can be hard, but there are always solutions if you are willing to look for them. The themes of new friendships, hard work and the importance of persistence are useful lessons for every young reader.

Kenny has recently moved to a new neighbourhood and struggles to make friends while also maintaining his grades. This was a really fun book about working hard to achieve your dreams. I'd especially recommend this to kids interested in basketball, as there's lots of references to the sport throughout.

This is a nice story about a boy who loves to play basketball. He Iives in Cleveland. But his grades aren’t good. And to get cookies from the cookie lady you had to have good grades. So he teams up with some friends to try to earn his cookie.

When Kenny moves next door to the Cookie Lady, he finds she bakes cookies for the Cleveland Cavaliers and for kids who gets As. Since moving , Kenny hasn’t done as well in school. The Cookie Lady says it’s okay to ask for help. When Kyle offers help with studying, Kenny says yes. Soon a few more help and now Kenny has study buddies. When he shows the Cookie Lady his As, he’s thrilled because he gets a cookie. Great message showing how it’s okay to ask for help.

Kenny and the Cookie Lady is a book that helps children understand that working hard towards a goal and achieving it is very possible. Kenny was able to get a cookie along with his other friends after showing the Cookie Lady he could get good grades. The story is simple to understand for children. New friends – new goals and a new outlook were all explained so perfectly.
Thank you NetGalley, Pen Ken and Rosen Publishing Group for the book Kenny and the Cookie Lady. This is my personal review.

This story follows Kenny who is new to town and struggling to adjust. The Cookie Lady and other children on his street encourage Kenny to reach his goals. The story teaches the value of working hard and teamwork.

Thank you NetGalley and Windmill Books for this advanced copy. All opinions are my own.

A cute story with colorful illustrations that sends home the message about woking hard for what you want. Kenny loves oatmeal raisin cookies, but the cookie lady only gives cookies to kids with good report cards and his hasn;t been so great ever since he moved. Of course, Kenny is able to get a cookie after working really hard (and making friends in the process).

This is a sweet book about team work, hard work and motivation. This book was especially relatable to my children as a family that has moved around frequently. Warning: this book may prompt your child to ask for a cookie!

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC and the opportunity to honestly review this book.