Saturday, September 8, 2018

[ARC REVIEW] Worry Says What? by Allison Edwards and These Little Piggies Go to the Beach by Amy E. Sklansky










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!
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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