I received an electronic ARC from Capstone through NetGalley.
The latest Katie Woo book - Katie Woo's Neighborhood series. Katie's Aunt Patty is now the town mayor. Katie and her friends attend the City Council meeting to support her. While listening to others express their needs, she realizes that their neighborhood needs a park. Katie is brave enough to share at the meeting. The book ends with the council voting and building the park.
Manushkin has created a delightful character who is willing to explore and grow and learn. Young readers will relate to her exploits in this latest book.
Don't miss the glossary at the end along with Katie's interview with the Mayor and questions for readers to learn about their own town governments.

I received this from Net Galley and read it to my three year old granddaughter. This book may be a trifle old for her as the concepts of City Council meetings went over her head.

Katie's Aunt Patty is mayor of this town and is having a meeting to decide how the town's tax money should be spent to help its citizens and residents. Someone suggested better streetlights, and someone says a fire station would be useful. Another man wants more trash cans and someone else wants help with squirrels. The squirrels eating bird seed is not the town's responsibility and this is mentioned so that children will understand that government cannot solve all of our problems.

Katie's suggestion is a Park as too many children are playing in the street.

When the votes are tallied the town will pay for a Fire Station, Streetlight, Garbage Cans, and the Park. Pedro will not get ice cream and the man with squirrels will have to get different bird feeders. This shoes young children how government works. There are questions and an interview in the back to help children understand the mayor's job better, regardless of whether they live in big cities or small towns.

Another great Katie Woo book by Fran Manushkin. This one focuses on kids coming up with ideas to better their neighborhood. More than that, it’s purpose is to give kids a brief glimpse into what constitutes being a mayor and how important it is to include everyone. The questions and answers in the back of the book are a very important part for parents to further reinforce how (in a small way) government works.
I received an arc from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

This was a quick and informative children's book! I loved the illustrations and the diversity. I would highly recommend to my teacher friends and those who have young children!

When Katie's aunt Patty is elected mayor, Katie thinks her aunt will be able to make fabulous new rules, like free ice cream on Sundays! After Aunt Patty explains how the office works, Katie wants to share her ideas with the city council. How can Katie and her friends make the neighborhood better for kids like them? The Capstone Interactive edition comes with simultaneous access for every student in your school and includes read aloud audio recorded by professional voice over artists.

This book is perfect for small kids 5 years and up. Really enjoyed the diversity and the plot. The art in this book was clear and helped tell the story . I recomend this book to parents, guardians and teachers who want thier Kids to learn about helping thier community. 5 star book!!!

This simple Katie Woo story would be useful as conversation starters around community and government in primary classrooms.

We love Katie Woo books in our household! We have read each and every one and so we were thrilled to see a new title!

I thought this book did a great job of teaching kids about local politics and the types of issues people face in their neighbourhoods and how speaking up can make a difference. Just because you are a child doesn't mean you can't have a say and can't make a difference! I particularly liked the bonus section at the back of the book that featured questions/suggestions that you can pose to your child about the book. I think this would be a great launching pad to get your child to think about their local politician and even write a letter to him or her. Great book!

”Helping Mayor Patty” is such a good book for children. It makes them think about their city and about the ways they can improve it.
I love the fact that in one scene the characters decide what the mayor can change and what the citizens can and should improve without any help from the mayor. The characters bring ideas and problems that should be solved, and the city Hall decides what can be done. In the end the city receives what it needs.
This book can be used to start discussions about our town, its problems and way we can solve them. It is a very useful resource.

This entry in the Katie Woo's Neighborhood series is for beginning readers. It is a short chapter book with illustrations. I especially liked the map of Katie Woo's community at the beginning of the story.

Katie Woo's aunt has become mayor. This gives Patty a chance to see how government works and how decisions are made. Luckily Mayor Patty is responsive to her voters' needs.

The book ends with several special sections that dig more deeply into how city government works. This will be helpful to young students who have not yet learned how city government works.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for another good entry in this series for new readers.

This is a brilliant children's book for ages 5-7. It is well-represented and poses relevant questions and decisions for children that age to consider.

Katie's Aunt Patty has just been elected Mayor of her town. Her mom takes her along to the first meeting where Aunt Patty asks the attendees what their neighborhood is missing. Examples include brighter streetlights and a fire station. Katie's friend Pedro whispers that they could certainly use ice cream in their neighborhood. But Katie has a better idea. After drawing a rough sketch of her neighborhood, she realizes that the children don't have anywhere safe to play. She raises her hand and suggests a park. Mayor Patty and the council think it is an excellent idea and agree. The park is built and the neighborhood is happy.

I love how this book includes children's suggestions in an adult environment. It shows that children should have freedom of speech and give their own suggestions about ways to improve their local community. I liked how there was a glossary included to explain words that children that age might be new to, like vote and tax money. It is an educational throughout and a great way to improve children's creative thinking. I thought the questions at the end were excellent too, allowing children to express their ideas after reading the story.

I would definitely buy this to read with my child. The content is relevant and interesting and the additional information at the back of the book is educational, inspiring children to take the story further and consider what they can do to improve their neighborhood.

This is a wonderful book for emerging readers and a great addition to the Katie Woo series! Katie's Aunt Patty is elected mayor and shortly after Katie attends her first City Council Meeting. There she proposes her ideas about a park for her town and has the opportunity to see government in action.

Thank you to Fran Manushkin, Capstone, and Netgalley for giving me this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is such a cute way to show kids how local government works, even though, unfortunately, this isn't quite how it does in deed work, though the principal is the same.

I mean, yes, city councils hold meetings, and yes, having covered them when I was in college as part of the school newspaper, there are odd people who make odd requests, but it is not as easy as it is in this story to get what the kids want form the mayor and city council and certainly as as quickly.

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Still, it is a cute story, and the kids discussing about what things were be important to have in the city, such as puppies on every lawn, fun.

I like that there is a diverse cast, and that the chapters are quitten simply enough for kids to understand.

So, yes, a good introduction to local government, and hopefully the kids will get interested in going to an acutal city council meeting.

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

A rather short Katie Woo focusing on local government. Would be a good read during election time or even to pair with social studies leaders of our communities units.

Helping Miss Mayor was a cute book. I absolutely loved all the diversity in the book! My 4 year old daughter enjoyed it as well.

The theme was great. I like that it is a way to get little kids excited about government. It is also the prefect length for a bedtime story. We have checked several Katie Woo books out from our locally library so we were excited to get to read this new one and it did not disappoint.

Another delightful Katie Woo book to add to our collection!
When Katie's aunt is elected mayor of her town, she imagines the perks that may come with such a position, like eating a lot of ice cream. When her aunt explains what the position truly entails, Katie learns about government. She is, along with the reader, given ideas about social conscience and compromise, in order to achieve the best for all. The humor, interspersed with learning, is a winning combination!

A lovely children's book about being kind and helpful. I really enjoyed this book and you will too with its colourful illustrations.