My two youngest urchins are fond of the series of books by Jean Van Leewen about Oliver and Amanda Pig. Amanda Pig and the Really Hot Day has four stories in it: The Hottest Day, Oliver’s Fort, The Lemonade Stand, and The Hottest Night.

In the first story, Amanda’s father “waters” her with the garden hose. In the second, Amanda and her friend Lollipop find out that sitting in the shade is much cooler than building a fort with Oliver. Amanda’s lemonade stand doesn’t make her a fortune, but it does provide some fun on a hot summer day. And in the last story, Amanda and her family go outside at night looking for a cool breeze. The breeze is elusive, but they count the stars and tell a cool story.

Z-baby found this book at the library, and we enjoyed cooling off while we read it.