We're enjoying this series.

My 3 and 6 yo both give this 5 stars. This is such a sweet little series!

WHOLESOME!!!

So many times at the public library parents would ask me for chapter books that were similar to the classics but devoid of some of the difficult content that comes along with classics (like racism, sexism, all the other isms we try to avoid with our itty bitty children). They wanted gentle tales with challenging vocabulary but nothing violent or scary or overly sad. And every time I gave them The Lighthouse Family. It doesn't get better than this.

The peril is mild and when the children (some orphaned mice who have been adopted by a sweet cat lighthouse-keeper and her sea-loving dog companion) face a difficult situation THEY GO TO THE GROWUPS FOR HELP. This is SUCH an important thing to read in a children's book when you're dealing with preschoolers. And then the adults are kind and wonderful and they trust the children to do what's right and have an adventure. All comes out well in the end.

Seriously, I want to shake Cynthia Rylant's hand.

Such a sweet story!!