On a hike with the Super Scouts, Katie is paired up with a girl she does not know who seems much better at scouting then Katie is, but eventually Katie finds that she has discovered a new friend. - (Baker & Taylor)

Katie joined the SuperScouts, where every scout is like a sister, but she and her partner Janie are nothing alike! - (Capstone Press)

Katie has joined the Super Scouts, where every scout is like a sister. Katie's ready for some outside fun on a treasure hunt, but she and her partner Janie are nothing alike! On their nature hike, Katie finds out that being friends doesn't always mean agreeing, and that you can never have too many sisters! - (Capstone Press)

Fran Manushkin is the author of many popular picture books, including "How Mama Brought the Spring"; "Baby, Come Out!"; "Latkes and Applesauce: A Hanukkah Story"; and "The Tushy Book". There is a real Katie Woo — she's Fran's great-niece — but she never gets in half the trouble of the Katie Woo in the books. Fran writes on her beloved MacBook in New York City. - (Capstone Press)

Horn Book Guide Reviews

In Scout, Katie resents a scouting partner who out-treasure-hunts her. In Mother's Day, Katie scrambles to find a gift for her mom. Each transitional chapter book provides practice in reading words and sentences that are a step beyond the basics, followed by discussion questions, writing prompts, and an activity. As usual for this series, the illustrations depict welcome diversity among the characters. Glos. [Review covers these Katie Woo titles: Katie's Happy Mother's Day and Katie Woo, Super Scout.]