Foxy and Piggy love to read. They share their reading adventures with each other, and describe all the wonderful characters they have met. They encounter mermaids and dragons. They fly on a magic carpet, and find buried treasure. Foxy goes to outer space on a rocket, and Piggy has tea with Alice and the Mad Hatter in Wonderland. The two friends decide to start a book club, so that they can go on even more reading adventures together!

I loved the sweet characters of Piggy and Foxy. They are so cute!! They bounce from story to story enjoying each adventure and happy to share the experience of reading with a friend.

I loved the various art styles in this book; each style is perfect for the story it illustrates. The colors are bright and eye-catching.

The writing is really well done. Rhyming narrative in picture books can be really overdone sometimes, but this writing fits perfectly with the storytelling and the characters. The rhymes are good, and pleasant to read aloud.

I think this book would really encourage children to read more, and especially to find the stories mentioned in this book like Peter Pan and Goldilocks and the Three Bears. This is the perfect book to inspire a child to read!

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher via Media Masters Publicity, in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts, and are not influenced by anyone.

Isobel's Grandma has lost her glasses, and when a stray cat wanders into the garden, Isobel and her Grandma adopt the very big cat. Without her glasses, Grandma can't see that the new cat is really a tiger! Food goes missing, and all the little cats are jealous. How will Isobel take care of such a big cat, and when will Grandma realize her mistake?

This is the cutest, most adorable picture book I've ever seen! The story is so funny and whimsical. The characters are a delight, and I love how Isobel just takes things in stride when a massive tiger moves into the house. Meanwhile, Grandma is utterly oblivious, and can't understand why they keep running out of cat food.

The illustrations are bright with wild splashes of color and movement. I especially love all the little details in the background of each page. We can look for Grandma's glasses hidden behind a flower pot. We see a newspaper advertising "Missing Tiger!", and Isobel reads a book about tigers while the tiger reads a book about Humans. So many sweet details like that, which make this book truly special and a joy to read.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book via Media Masters Publicity in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts, and are not influenced by anyone.

This picture book features Emiline, a little girl who is training to be a knight. She struggles with reading because she has dyslexia, but her teacher encourages her to do her best and rise to the challenge. When her fellow knights are in danger, Emiline is the only one who can lead the way to safety by reading the riddle on a magic door and opening the portal.

The story is simple and fun. The illustrations are soft and graceful. But I'm not particularly impressed.
The story is almost TOO simple. The illustrations are TOO soft. I would have liked a little more clarity in the artwork. And the plot needed some more depth. There's a lot of "telling" instead of "showing", and the dialogue could have been more polished.

It's a lovely little book, and I enjoyed reading it. Emiline is completely adorable, and I admire her spunk.

Disclaimer: I received an ecopy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts, and are not influenced by anyone.

This board book introduces young readers to the famous Amelia Earhart, reimagined as a bunny.
The story describes her childhood in a "burrow" playing games with her sister and their dog "Furocious". I especially enjoyed reading about how she built her own rollercoaster in her backyard, collected newspaper clippings of "furnominal" women to inspire "hareself", and bought her first "hareplane" The Canary.

It's so hilarious to read all the funny animal words included in the story, like "anybunny" and "hopstacle." Those details in the writing are what make the book so special.

The illustrations are so adorable and bright! I really love the colorful lines and pleasant expressions of the characters. I also loved the charming details in the background of each page, like a little yellow canary bird that flies with Amelia as her copilot. Amelia looks brave and cheerful on every page, and her determination and spirit are celebrated throughout the book.

Her disappearance in 1937 is included, but the book ends on a cheerful note, saying how she inspired women around the world and will "hop on in our memories furever." I think this book would inspire young readers to bravely take risks in order to accomplish incredible things, just as Amelia did.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the author/publisher in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts, and are not influenced by anyone.

Ruth has a chipped tooth, and a chipped tea cup, but she doesn't let it bother her, preferring instead to play and run on the beach.

This picture book has beautiful illustrations with billowing lines and colorful figures. I really loved the movement in the pictures, and how cute Ruth looks! She looks sweet and cheerful on every page. The sweeping wind and rushing waves are the perfect backdrop for the energetic Ruth, but I also enjoyed how peaceful the artwork is as Ruth lays down to sleep.

The one thing I did NOT enjoy was the actual story. It was not exactly clear what the relationship was between Ruth's chipped tooth and the broken cup. Did she chip her tooth on the cup? Or is she just comparing her tooth to the cup?

The story is told in really terrible poetry. The meter is off. Some of the words don't rhyme. I don't know why people think children's picture books should be in rhyme. It would be a much better story if they just told the story, instead of painfully attempting to rhyme "beach" with "feet", and "sea" with "dream". *cringe*

And most of the rhyming was there simply because it rhymed. It didn't actually enhance or explain the story. "Gorgeous Ruth, whose life shines with truth." In what way is it necessary for the reader to know that Ruth is truthful? How is that relevant to the chipped tooth? None of this connects! They just threw it in, because it rhymes with "Ruth".

"Dear Gorgeous Ruth, who champions youth." Seriously? Does the concept of youth need a champion to defend it? Or is there another "youth", a child somewhere, that Ruth needs to protect? What does that even mean?

"She shines with life, bereft of all strife." Since the word "bereft" carries the connotation of grief or violence, I don't see how that is a proper word to describe not having strife. Besides which, why are words like "bereft" and "strife" in a children's book at all? Are little baby geniuses with massive vocabularies reading this book?

Lovely illustrations. Lazy poetry. Bad storytelling.

Disclaimer: I received an ecopy of this book from the author/publisher via Reedsy in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts, and are not influenced by anyone.

This adorable board book tells the story of Frida Kahlo, a famous Mexican artist reimagined as a cat with nine lives. The simple story-telling is perfect for young little readers, and a wonderful way to introduce them to this well-known artist. The book includes Diego Rivera as a dog, making him "Doggo" Rivera, and animalistic versions of some of Frida's most famous paintings.

The cartoon illustrations are full of vibrant colors and cute animals. The writing hilariously uses animal made-up words, like "purr-fect", "furgotten","Meowxico","mewseum", and "paw-traits" instead of portraits.

The whole book is bright and funny! It talks about Frida's early interest in photography, her love for birds and pets, how she began painting portraits of her sisters and friends at a young age, and how she met Doggo Rivera, and traveled to France as the first Mexican artist to be included in the Louvre.

I think that young children would be inspired to find out more about Frida and develop an interest in art and new cultures. As soon as I read it, I sat down to Google more about Frida and her colorful artwork.

I was also interested to see the rich Mexican culture beautifully represented in this book. I grew up in Mexico as a child, and it was like a breath from home to see the plants, buildings, clothing, and wildlife of my own country in the background of the sweet illustrations.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts and are not influenced by anyone.

Bear is peacefully sleeping through the winter when she is awakened by a thief stealing her stockpile of food. She stumbles out of her cave into the snow, and decides that as long as she's awake, she might as well build a snowman. The cranky Rabbit is determined to build a bigger, better snowman on the neighboring hill, but when the ravenous Wolf shows up, Rabbit's plans take a dangerous turn when he can't get back to his safe burrow.
Who stole all of Bear's food? How will Rabbit get to safety? Who will win the snowman-building competition? And the most important question of all, can a Bear and Rabbit really become friends?

This hilarious picture book has so many wild twists and unexpected turns, I was never quite sure what would happen next. The whimsical characters are brought to life with playful illustrations and snappy dialogue.

I love the mild color-scheme of the pictures, and how some details are drawn very sharp and clear, and others are softened in the background. It's a really beautiful art style, and enhances the story by drawing attention to the characters expressions and actions. You can almost touch the cold of the snow, and squint in the glare of the sun, and feel the annoyance of Rabbit, or the curiosity of Bear. The illustrations are powerful and emotive, but feel light and silly and fun.

The plot is not at all what I expected! It's so much more comical and weird and lively than I could ever have envisioned. It took me by surprise on every page, and I kept thinking, Oh, I need to read this with my niece, because she would adore it!

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publishers in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts, and are not influenced by anyone.

This picture book is adorable! Owl is throwing a surprise birthday party for his friend, Mouse, but his glasses are broken, and he can’t tell which party guests are arriving. The reader has to help him figure out who has come to the door, by listening and looking for characteristics of each guest.

The illustrations are so cute! I love how the colors are heavily black and white with vibrant accent colors to draw in the readers attention.

Owl is just adorable, and each animal guest that arrives for the party is interesting and sweet.
This would be the perfect book to read aloud with a young child!

Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts and are not influenced by anyone.

This picture book reminds each child that they are loved, that it's okay to ask questions, that it's important to do the right thing, and that they should always be respectful and kind.

I loved the text of this book, with its insightful statements about being inclusive and kind, about honest communication, and especially about love and family. It reminds the reader that it's important to talk about the important things, and make sure that every child feels safe and loved and heard. I think this book will open good dialogue between children and adults, and provide opportunities for "teaching moments", or maybe just provide a chance to listen to a child and hear what they want to say.

However, I did not always love the artwork. Some of the pages are lovely and colorful and full of emotion, but some pages are too busy, overloaded with color and lines, and they don't convey the proper sentiment to match the text. I prefer clean illustrations that don't overwhelm the reader with too many details. Sometimes I felt like there was no place to rest my eye while looking at the page, and it actually made me anxious. 16 out of 32 pages had illustrations that I did not like.
But that's just my preference. Other people might really enjoy those illustrations, and love the swirling colors.

I was also confused about why almost every illustration was of hands. It's just page after page of artwork of hands. Hands with faces drawn on the fingers, hands holding other hands, hands with flowers growing out of them, hands with puppets on them, hands making sign language signs, hands with houses and cars on them, hands, hands, hands.
I'm not sure that was the best decision to stick with that one theme. It got boring after awhile, and it didn't always fit well with the text.

This is a cute and sweet book, and it would be wonderful to read with a child, and have a little discussion time with them.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts, and are not influenced by anyone.

Miss Pinkeltink is homeless, and she carries around a massive purse full of random stuff. Sometimes she knocks things over with her enormous purse, and the townspeople complain that she has run over their roses with her purse, or knocked down their fence, or bumped children off their bikes.

But Miss Pinketink has a good heart, and she shares the stuff from her purse with the townspeople. She gives out a roll of tape to fix a flat bike tire, or a comb to a bald man, a bone to a cat, and a plunger to a car mechanic with hilarious results!

A little girl named Zoey recognizes that Miss Pinkeltink's heart is in the right place, even if her gifts are not always the most useful things. Zoey organizes the townspeople to provide a home for Miss Pinkeltink, and show their appreciation for all her gifts to them!

This picture book has a sweet story that addresses homelessness in a fun and inspiring way. I loved the colorful illustrations and cute facial expressions of the characters.

Miss Pinkeltink is a hilarious character, and I thought her gifts were very funny! I liked seeing how the townspeople change their minds about her. They are annoyed with her in the beginning, but soon realize that she is kind and generous.

At the back of the book, there are websites and charities to look up, so that the reader can help the homeless in their own area. This book could really inspire kids to lend a helping hand, and do some good in the world!

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts, and are not influenced by anyone.