nerdybookworm23's review
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
tarshly's review
2.0
The illustrations are SO adorable, and it was a cute little wordless story. But honestly, I kind of had a tough time deciphering some of the pictures. If you're letting a child make up a story to go along with the pictures anyway, then that doesn't really matter.
zoes_human's review
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
4.25
An absolutely charming wordless picture book about adventures, problem solving, and helping friends.
dewey7962's review
2.0
This is a wordless picture book, which is not my favorite for storytime...the illustrations were good, but they seemed kind of busy to me. I wasn't a fan.
maiakobabe's review
4.0
Another full-color Owly book. Owly and Wormy want to look at the stars through their new telescope. But things keep getting in the way! They can't see from their home because the leaves are too thick, and another night it's raining. Will they ever get to see the sky?
kukushka's review
5.0
Bright Lights is a sweet story about two friends, Owly and Wormy, who want to see the stars and, on the way, they become friends with a family of bats.
The story is told in a graphic novel style, except that instead of text in speech bubbles, there are instead more images. This made it great for reading with my pre-literate kid, because it meant that we could look at the pictures together and talk about what was happening – encouraging him to deduce from the visual cues how the characters are feeling, what they are saying, etc.
Another thing I loved about the book is that it was just so very sweet. When Wormy was afraid of the dark, Owly brought out lights to make him feel better. When Owly lost the telescope, the bats helped to find it. The situations provided us with many opportunities to discuss things like friendship, helping, being afraid of the dark, and so forth.
Overall, this was just a lovely, sweet book that provides ample occasions for the pre-literate crowd to flex their logic muscles.
The story is told in a graphic novel style, except that instead of text in speech bubbles, there are instead more images. This made it great for reading with my pre-literate kid, because it meant that we could look at the pictures together and talk about what was happening – encouraging him to deduce from the visual cues how the characters are feeling, what they are saying, etc.
Another thing I loved about the book is that it was just so very sweet. When Wormy was afraid of the dark, Owly brought out lights to make him feel better. When Owly lost the telescope, the bats helped to find it. The situations provided us with many opportunities to discuss things like friendship, helping, being afraid of the dark, and so forth.
Overall, this was just a lovely, sweet book that provides ample occasions for the pre-literate crowd to flex their logic muscles.
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