Before you know it， school will be back in session and your little ones will be off to Pre-K and Kindergarten。 And while I don't advocate overwhelming kids with preparatory material before they begin， a little playing school doesn't hurt， especially if there are older siblings around to play with them， and Summer Brain Quest is just the right book for that - a workbook of a different kind。 The book is designed as a quest to get as many achievement stickers as possible on the corresponding pullou Before you know it， school will be back in session and your little ones will be off to Pre-K and Kindergarten。 And while I don't advocate overwhelming kids with preparatory material before they begin， a little playing school doesn't hurt， especially if there are older siblings around to play with them， and Summer Brain Quest is just the right book for that - a workbook of a different kind。 The book is designed as a quest to get as many achievement stickers as possible on the corresponding pullout map until they reach the finish line。Kids will learn the alphabet， and how to write each letter， counting and numbers， shapes， reading maps and signs， recognizing patterns， and a bit about the weather among， other things， and all of it is age appropriate。 There is plenty of interactive fun and learning to keep curious kids busy， while also feeling accomplished。 There is even a Summer Brainiac Award once the quest have been completed。 I especially liked that there are suggestions for a number of outdoor quests young kids can enjoy and even a section on reading with book suggestions and questions to think about for discussing a book with another person。 Kids don't even have to know how to read yet， if someone can read to them （like those helpful older siblings）。 And I have to say， the stickers at each completed level really helps to keep kids motivated。 My kids aren't young enough for Summer Brain Quest， but my neighbor's kids have been doing the quest and are loving it， and that's how I know the stickers work。 。。。more