Kelly Hill

As a life-long fan of Anne of Green Gables, this toddler board book delighted me. Each page features a letter of the alphabet , accompanied by a charming illustration of classic Anne of Green Gables concepts. Examples are " K is for kindred spirit" , " A is for Anne, " F is for freckles." This is an ideal book to introduce potential young fans to Anne. I intend to share this book with my toddler- aged granddaughter. One thing to be aware of is that while the publisher notes " with charming show more hand-embroidered illustrations", the illustration are in fact photographs of the fabric artwork. No fabrics or textures are a part of the illustrations, as is sometimes the case with toddler's board books. Overall, an adorable book. show less

What an utterly delightful board book!! I loved this from the moment I opened the package, and couldn't wait to share it with my toddlers, which I have already done many times.

The comparison to the BabyLit series is perhaps inevitable, but I find Kelly Hill's efforts to be a far superior product, despite the fact that I already adore BabyLit. The embroidery appears positively three-dimensional, and my 13-month-old daughter always strokes each page as if it were a touch-and-feel volume.

The show more scenes depicted are truly iconic, and Hill's embroidery emphasizes what a significant role color plays in Anne's adventures.

This is quite possibly my favorite book that I've received through Early Reviewers, and I really hope I'm selected to review /Anne's Numbers/ as well!! show less

I won this from the LibraryThing’s Early Reviewer giveaway.

Beautiful oversized board book for illustrating a variety of emotion--from being in the depths of despair to feeling full of wonder.

Every page has illustrations that are "hand-embroidered", giving the book a patchwork look, which extends to the names for each of the feelings too. They are charmingly detailed--I especially love the tiny bees and flowers on some pages and the purple-heavy palette for the nighttime scene.The only show more page that gave me pause was the "scared" one--it has the back of a girl's head with a ribbon on it that really triggers pareidolia (looks like an angry face), which kind of makes it even more of a scary situation. Smallest of nitpicks though. Overall very effective, both in general visual interest and in illustrating Anne's feelings! show less

When this book arrived in the mail for my 4 year old daughter, I questioned many of my friends as to who had sent it to her - it was just that perfect a book for my exuberant & emotional little redhead. Then I realised it was an early review copy and we were so excited to read it together. What a gem! We’ll start reading Anne chapter books in the next few years, but for now this is a lovely gateway for little people working out their feelings in the world. The artwork was particularly show more beautiful. show less