Georgia Caroline Book Series

As part of the Mayor’s Reading Club Program, GeorgiaForward commissioned a children’s book series to teach young readers about local government, and the important services cities provide to their communities. The series was developed in partnership with the Center for Civic Engagement to help children better understand how local government works through engaging stories and characters.

"Georgia Caroline Visits City Hall," the first book in a three-book series, follows Georgia Caroline and her classmates on a field trip to City Hall in their hometown of Happyville, Georgia.

An inside look at Georgia Caroline Visits City Hall.

They are excited to meet Mayor Joneson and find out what a mayor does and what happens in City Hall. Led by City Manager Noe, Georgia Caroline and her classmates get a behind-the-scenes tour of City Hall and learn about city services and operations. They even get to drop in on a City Council meeting in progress where a vote is being taken on a parks project, and they run into Mrs. Rezi Dent, who is a friend of Georgia Caroline's grandmother.

In "Georgia Caroline Meets Our Hometown Heroes," Georgia Caroline and her friends take a field trip to the City of Happyville’s police and fire departments where they get a special behind-the-scenes tour and learn what it means to be a hometown hero.

The third book in the series, "Georgia Caroline Visits the Water Treatment Plant," takes Georgia Caroline and her classmates on another educational adventure as they visit the City of Happyville’s Water Treatment Plant. During their tour, they meet Quinn the Waterdrop and learn how the city provides safe, clean water to the community and why water treatment is such an important public service.

To accompany the first two books, GeorgiaForward also created a Georgia Caroline Coloring Book featuring scenes and characters from Georgia Caroline Visits City Hall and Georgia Caroline Meets Our Hometown Heroes. The coloring book provides another fun, interactive way for children to engage with the stories while learning about local government, public safety, and community leadership.