In the Backpack series, children rediscover the adventures they've seen in the animated Caillou television series produced by CINAR Corporation. Caillou continues his discovery of life as he starts to explore the world beyond his home. Caillou sends Mommy a surprise in the mail.
I like Caillou for his clean clear messages. This one wasn't as exciting as some of the others. I liked that Caillou's Dad helps him figure out a way to make his Mom enjoy opening the mail. Which reminds me that I also really like that the stories present real world problems. This one begins with Caillou's Mom exclaiming how she wishes all the mail wasn't "bills, bills, bills".