Title: Worry Says What?
Author: Allison Edwards
Artist: Ayesha L. Rubio
Genre: Children's / Self-Esteem / Monsters / Imagination
Year Published: 2018
Year Read: 2018
Publisher: National Center for Youth Issues
Source: eARC (NetGalley)
Content Rating: Ages 4+ (Some Bullying)
Buy on: Amazon // Book Depository
I
would like to thank NetGalley and National Center for Youth Issues for
providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
The book starts off with a young girl mentioning about
how there is a monster called Worry that would set up camp inside her brain and
say things that would worry her. Whenever
the girl receives a math test, the Worry monster would tell her that she cannot
do the math test and the girl ends up not finishing the math test due to being
worried. Another time was when the girl
wanted to play with the other kids at recess and the Worry monster would tell
her that the other kids will not like her and the girl ends up not playing with
the other kids.
Can
the girl overcome Worry?
Read
this book to find out!
Allison
Edwards has done a fantastic job at writing this book as the
narrative is both imaginative and emotional!
I like the fact that Allison
Edwards tackled the issue of being worried about certain situations as many
kids in real life do worry about whether or not they can do a certain task. I also liked the fact that this book help
teaches children about how to deal with being worried as many children do get
concerned about what they can and cannot do and it is great that there is a
children’s book out there that helps children overcome their worries about a
particular situation. Ayesha L. Rubio’s artwork is adorable
to look at as I loved the images of the girl herself as she looks truly adorable
and her facial expressions were so well done as I enjoy seeing her confident
and worried expressions throughout the story.
I also like the way that Ayesha
L. Rubio did the artwork for the monster itself as it does not look
threatening and it actually looks like a humorous gray furry creature that
mostly has a mischievous look on its face.
Overall, “Worry
Says What?” is a truly fantastic book about dealing with your worries that
children who go through the same thing will definitely enjoy! I would recommend this book to children ages
four and up since there is nothing inappropriate in this book.
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Title: These Little Piggies Go to the Beach
Author: Amy E. Sklansky
Artist: Christine Davenier
Genre: Children's / Family / Animals / Fantasy / Beach
Year Published: 2018
Year Read: 2018
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group
Source: eARC (Edelweiss)
Content Rating: Ages 4+ (Nothing Objectionable)
Buy on: Amazon // Book Depository
I
would like to thank Edelweiss and Quarto Publishing Group for providing me
a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
The story starts off with a pig family going out to
the beach to have a good time and the story is told in the same rhyme as “This
little piggy” like this:
“This
little piggy said, “Beach time!
Amy
E. Sklansky’s writing was adorable to read through as I
loved seeing the pig family going out to the beach and seeing what kind of
adventures they get into at the beach! I
also loved the fact that Amy E. Sklansky
wrote this story in a rhyming scheme that is based off the “This Little Piggy” poem. It reminded me quite a bit of Jill Sardegna’s book “The Roly Poly Spider” which was a book
that was also written in a rhyming scheme that was based off of an old nursery
rhyme called “The Itsy-Bitsy Spider”
with a modern twist. Christine Davenier’s artwork is scratchy,
but in an extremely adorable way. I
loved the looks of the pigs themselves as they all look adorable and I really
enjoyed seeing them doing various activities while on the beach such as
reading, building sandcastles and playing ball.
Even though I thought that this was a really cute
story, I thought that there should have been more adventurous scenes with the
pig family or at least more humor in the story.
I felt that there were some parts of the story that felt a bit empty,
meaning that I wanted to see more excitement in this story, even if it is just
about a family going out to the beach (if that makes sense).
Overall, “These
Little Piggies Go to the Beach” is a truly cute read for anyone who is a
fan of the “This Little Piggy” poem
and wants to see a more modern take on the classic nursery rhyme! I would recommend this book to children ages
four and up since there is nothing inappropriate in this book.
Author: Amy E. Sklansky
Artist: Christine Davenier
Year Published: 2018
Year Read: 2018
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group
Source: eARC (Edelweiss)
Content Rating: Ages 4+ (Nothing Objectionable)
I
would like to thank Edelweiss and Quarto Publishing Group for providing me
a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
The story starts off with a pig family going out to
the beach to have a good time and the story is told in the same rhyme as “This
little piggy” like this:
“This
little piggy said, “Beach time!
This
little piggy agreed.
This
little piggy packed a picnic.
This
little piggy stopped to read.
And
this little piggy cried, “Me, me, me! I have what we need!”
Amy
E. Sklansky’s writing was adorable to read through as I
loved seeing the pig family going out to the beach and seeing what kind of
adventures they get into at the beach! I
also loved the fact that Amy E. Sklansky
wrote this story in a rhyming scheme that is based off the “This Little Piggy” poem. It reminded me quite a bit of Jill Sardegna’s book “The Roly Poly Spider” which was a book
that was also written in a rhyming scheme that was based off of an old nursery
rhyme called “The Itsy-Bitsy Spider”
with a modern twist. Christine Davenier’s artwork is scratchy,
but in an extremely adorable way. I
loved the looks of the pigs themselves as they all look adorable and I really
enjoyed seeing them doing various activities while on the beach such as
reading, building sandcastles and playing ball.
Even though I thought that this was a really cute
story, I thought that there should have been more adventurous scenes with the
pig family or at least more humor in the story.
I felt that there were some parts of the story that felt a bit empty,
meaning that I wanted to see more excitement in this story, even if it is just
about a family going out to the beach (if that makes sense).
Overall, “These
Little Piggies Go to the Beach” is a truly cute read for anyone who is a
fan of the “This Little Piggy” poem
and wants to see a more modern take on the classic nursery rhyme! I would recommend this book to children ages
four and up since there is nothing inappropriate in this book.
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