Heartwood Hotel Series by Kallie George

We live by PROTECT AND RESPECT,
not by TOOTH AND CLAW.

We live with LOVE AND LAUGHTER,
not with SNARLS OR GROWLS.

MANY ROOTS make the HEARTWOOD STRONG.

• Age Range: 4 - 8 years
• Grade Level: 2 - 5

Book 1:  A True Home 
176 pages - Disney-Hyperion, July 3, 2017

When Mona the Mouse stumbles across the wondrous world of the Heartwood Hotel in the middle of a storm, she desperately hopes they will let her stay. As it turns out, Mona is precisely the maid they need at the grandest hotel in Fernwood Forest. 

Book 2:  The Greatest Gift
176 pages - Disney-Hyperion, July 3, 2017

Following the festive St. Slumber celebration, most of the guests have settled in to hibernate, and the staff is looking forward to a relaxing winter. But disruptions abound, from a difficult duchess to a mysterious midnight snacker. 

Book 3:  Better Together
176 pages - Disney Hyperion, February 6, 2018

Spring has come, Mr. Heartwood is on vacation, and it's up to Mona and the rest of the staff to keep everything running smoothly. They plan a Spring Splash but some uninvited guests have been drawn to the festivities. Can Mona find a way to save them all from danger? 

Book 4: Home Again
176 pages - Disney Hyperion, July 3, 2018

It's summer at the Heartwood Hotel, and everyone is in a flurry getting ready for Ms. Prickles's wedding to Mr. Quillson! Meanwhile, a new mouse guest named Strawberry comes to stay. She's sweet and soft-spoken like Mona, and gifted in the kitchen just as Mona's mother was-could Strawberry be a long-lost relative?







This is a delightful and charming series for our youngest elementary students.  Advanced readers in Kindergarten - second grade will love reading these books on their own. They are also great read alouds for the teachers and parents to share with their children. 

This series takes us through a year in the life of Mona the mouse who finds safety and then a new job as a maid in a large tree which is a Hotel for the small woodland creatures. She saves the day in each of the the three books I read. In the fall she makes friends with a bear who helps scare away the wolves. In the winter she discovers who is stealing their food supply and in the spring story she deals with an invasion of owls. The summer book isn't out until July. However, it looks like a wedding and a new guest who might be related to Mona are featured in the story. 

I will be recommending this series and give it a 4 out of a 4.