The Kylie Jean books, written by Marci Peschke and illustrated by Tuesday Mourning, are a series of beginning chapter books for ages 7-10. Kylie Jean Carter is a vivacious southern belle whose lifelong dream is to be a beauty queen. Kylie Jean’s mother is always there to remind her that “pretty is as pretty does,” something that Kylie Jean takes to heart every day. All of the Kylie Jean books include a glossary, discussion questions, writing prompts, and a recipe. Fans of Judy Moody, Ivy and Bean, Ramona Quimby, and Clementine will love Kylie Jean.
Recently I got the chance to review the newest book in the Kylie Jean series, Cupcake Queen. I found Kylie Jean to be such an endearing character that I knew I had to read more! I decided to head to my local library to see what other books from this series were available.
The two books that I’ll be sharing today are Blueberry Queen and Drama Queen.
In Blueberry Queen
The book has a recipe for blueberry cream cheese pie (yum!) and the highlighted vocabulary words include “application” “pageant” and “recommendation.” Though I didn’t love Blueberry Queen as much as Kylie Jean’s other adventures, fans of this series will still get a lot of enjoyment out of this tale.
In Drama Queen
Drama Queen is a home run. The author tackles the subject of bullying in a very realistic way. Kylie Jean and her friends handle a tough situation with kindness and grace, giving readers in similar situations someone to look up to. The vocabulary words in the book include “character” “memorize” “rehearsal” and “understudy” and the featured recipe is “the queen’s sandwich.”
Click here to read my review of Cupcake Queen.
Make sure to check out the whole Kylie Jean series!
Haven’t run across these yet. thanks! (Sound perfect for my 3rd graders)
I’m glad I could turn you on to something new!
I think 3rd graders would love this series.
All the Kylie Jean books were favorite read alouds when I taught kindergarten. They speak on timely topics in a way that children find appealing.
I absolutely agree!
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My eight year old daughter and I discovered Kylie Jean last summer during the summer reading program hosted by our local library. My daughter was initially attracted to the books because her cousin’s name is Kylie, but as she read Kylie Jean Rodeo Queen to me we both fell in love with the character who was smart and funny.
I definitely wasn’t expecting to like the books as much as I did, but Kylie Jean is such a likeable character! If your daughter hasn’t read it yet, be sure to check out Cupcake Queen. It’s my favorite.
These books are new to me – thanks for the introduction.