Charlotte the Scientist is Squished

Reviewed by: Barbara Merritt - Scarborough School Department, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: November 21, 2017

Review

Charlotte is a young bunny scientist who knows all about the scientific method and uses it in all of her experiments. She has a big problem, though. With thirteen siblings, she is always squished--at the dinner table, in the bathroom, and in the living room where she does her experiments and where her things get broken by the siblings. Using scientific method, she determines that the solution to her problem is to go into space alone. She blasts off in a carrot rocket and enjoys the freedom and space for awhile. However, she is soon lonely and again uses scientific method to solve the problem. She rockets back to earth and uses the carrot rocket, parked next to the family's home, as her lab. The scientific method is repeated at the end for reinforcement. There is a lot of charm in the illustrations. The adventure is fun. This would be a good book to give budding young scientists.

Overall Book Score: good