Polka Dot Firehouse

The firehouse bookshelf

Four books starring Freddy, Frieda and Pepper, all coming soon in paperback.

Pepper the Dalmatian pup stands on her back legs and waves
Cover art: Freddy points at the engines and asks, Fire truck? Frieda and Pepper stand with him at the firehouse

Is That a Fire Truck?

Fire Words for Kids from the Polka Dot Firehouse

  • Ages 4–8
  • 46 pages
  • Full-color paperback, 8 × 10 in

Freddy calls everything a fire truck. Pepper gives the tour, and Captain Gus helps sort out the real names: engine, ladder truck, tiller, tower ladder and more. There's a head-to-toe gear picture, the tools from the hose to the Halligan bar, an Engine or Truck? quiz and a note for grown-ups.

Cover art: Freddy, Frieda, Pepper and Mittens ride in a cardboard fire engine

F Is for Firefighter

A Freddy and Frieda ABC · Kiddie Careers

  • Ages 2–6
  • 36 pages
  • Full-color paperback, 8 × 10 in

Freddy and Frieda open the dress-up box and play firefighter, from A is for Alarm to Z is for Zero. Their boots go clomp and their helmets slip over their eyes. A bouncy rhyme with the safety basics tucked inside, plus tips for grown-ups, a word list and a Junior Firefighter certificate.

Cover art: Freddy holds a giant crayon, Frieda a magnifying glass, and Captain Gus waves by the firehouse

Freddy & Frieda's Big Fire Station Activity Book

A Read-Along Story with Mazes, Word Searches, Coloring Pages & More

  • Ages 4–8
  • 104 pages
  • Black-and-white paperback, 8.5 × 11 in

A 10-chapter story: Freddy and Frieda spend the day at the fire station, try on gear that's way too big, eat pancakes for lunch and help rescue Mittens the kitten. After every chapter come puzzles that match it: mazes, word searches, dot-to-dots, secret codes and pages to color.

Cover art: Frieda with a clipboard, Freddy with a hose nozzle, Pepper in a helmet and Captain Gus with a stopwatch

Think Like a Firefighter

A Polka Dot Firehouse Puzzle Book for Ages 8–12

  • Ages 8–12
  • 100 pages
  • Black-and-white paperback, 8.5 × 11 in

Eight modules, from Fire Science to Fire History. Each one opens with a briefing on how firefighters work and how fire behaves, then puts it to the test with word searches, crosswords, cryptograms, coded radio messages, logic puzzles and Hose Math. Earn a badge for every module. Answers are in the back.

All four books are written by Vincent Milo, Jr. Every fire word and safety tip was checked against fire service sources. See how we check fire words and safety messages.