Scott Stuart

I love a cute, little children's read on a Friday afternoon! Sometimes, a girl just wants to sit down and see what adorable options Bookbub has to offer!

This little story is absolutely adorbs! The artwork is soft, blue and friendly and makes the reader feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Throw in a really good theme -finding friendship in the darkest places - and you've got yourself a stellar (pun intended) read!

This book personifies earth and make her a lonely girl looking for a friend in the show more universe. It's dark, scary and lonely out there! The sun is a big meanie, which makes her feel oh so very sad! Then she sees all the other planets, and they all have their reasons on why they can't be friends too. Earth reflects and decides that she likes herself when suddenly a giant meteor hits her! And then, out of the blue, she has a friend - the moon!

Seriously, a plot like that is just too adorable.

There's a bit of a rhyming scheme, and shockingly it didn't feel as forced as some of the other children's rhyming books I've read before. The story is also short and sweet, so it's one you don't want to miss out!

Overall, I think it's pretty darn cute! I'd definitely recommend reading this to your youngings - under the age of four. Unless you have reading buddies you want to share it with! Scott Stuart has made one wonderful book!

Four out of five stars! show less

Too much fun. A little amateurish, a tiny bit simplistic, but a funny, clever, heartwarming... and important. And there's absolutely no reason to ban it. As the child says, why choose? Play with trucks and dolls, glitter and soccer balls... (sorry, he's got me rhyming now ;). Be anybody! Follow your own dreams!

See also: Ogilvy by Deborah Underwood

In rhyming text, the narrator describes their particular dilemma: while girls have pink shadows and boys have blue ones, the narrator's shadow is purple. "Some of my friends think / I'm simply confused. / But the thing I love most / is not having to choose." At the school dance, there's a moment where the kid feels forced to choose - but another student bravely declares their shadow is yellow, and that sets the rest of the students free to declare their show more own unique colors. Clearly a metaphor for the gender binary, and effective on those merits; Ogilvy by Deborah Underwood makes a similar point more subtly. show less

First sentence: One goose is goose. And two goose is geese! Bill, will you please keep quiet?! I'm trying to teach!

Premise/plot: A concept picture book about collective nouns.

My thoughts: I really enjoyed this one. I loved the narration. Bill and Bruce just made me smile! I learned a few new-to-me collective nouns as well. For example, I learned about a BAND of gorillas. I definitely recommend this one. The illustrations were perfectly perfect.