The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids

It's summertime. The kids are off from school. And they odds are they are already driving you crazy.
You can't sit them in front of the TV without the parent police getting on your case. And if you're like me, you would like to have them read a bit, even if their schools don't require summer reading. So the question is how to encourage them?
All kids love monsters. Even the kids who are scared of them get a secret delight out of vampires, werewolves and zombies. The trouble is sometimes the little ones might find the stories a bit more scary then they expect. So how to feed their inner scary monsters?
Enter the Bailey School Kids!  The Bailey School Kids are a series of adventure books that tells the stories of the children who attend the Bailey School. The adventures are told from the point of view of four children, Melody, Eddie, Liz and Howie.
The series consist of short chapter books, which are easy for a new reader to enjoy. The target audience seems to be kindergarten to third grade, but even slightly older children will enjoy these stories. The books are written so that both boys and girls will enjoy them. The writers, Marcia T. Jones, and Debra Dadey have written well over 80 different Bailey School stories. So if your readers enjoy them, there is no danger of the stories running out before the summer does.
My Sarah recommended I pick up "Martians don't take Temperatures". She had read it when she was little. I was glad she recommended it because I really did enjoyed it.
In this story, the four children discover a new school nurse whom they suspect of being from Mars. Worried that an attack is imminent, Howie consults his father who is a scientist. Although his father doesn't think there are martians, Howie's father gives him a suggestion on how to get rid of martians. To the delight of Howie, it works like a charm as the new school nurse goes running off in a panic, never to return.
I had never read these before, but I am glad Sarah steered me towards them. It's a great way for your little ones to enjoy their monster stories without too much trauma.
Enjoy the Bailey School Kids with your little monsters today!