The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
ama_reads's review
2.0
Text was ok. I think the rhyming took away from the story. The illustrations are pretty and remind me of old fashioned illustrations (think [b:Prayer for a Child|1479055|Prayer for a Child|Rachel Field|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1364480735s/1479055.jpg|712947])
caseykoester39's review against another edition
4.0
The words here are not the most successful, but the gorgeous illustrations more than compensate. The text doesn't flow well and the words are long and hard to pronounce for kids. But boy is this a gorgeous book.
flingogal's review against another edition
3.0
Beautifully illustrated and a lovely gentle story that roams your imagination to the greatest depths.
beebliobibuli's review against another edition
4.0
This was really a magical little book, give way to imagination!
puzumaki's review against another edition
3.0
I don't know, the language was a little off-putting to me. I like the ideas it conveyed, and the illustrations were fine.
corncobwebs's review against another edition
I was ready not to like this one, because I have this perception of Martin as an author/artist who writes for hipsters, but I enjoyed it well enough. It wasn't amazing -- books that celebrate the wonders of imagination tend to lack much of a storyline, because it's just a bunch of variations on the "Imagination is super-awesome!!!" sentiment. But I liked how one spread showed a (hipster) child in a relatively mundane setting, and then a page turn showed the same child in a much cooler imagined scenario. For all of my griping, I thought the illustrations were pleasing, and I think it would probably circulate relatively well.
puddingtaco's review
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
samsterrr's review
4.0
Beautiful artwork, loved the rhyming scheme.
Probs best for reading adult to child. A little too whimsical for storytime.
Probs best for reading adult to child. A little too whimsical for storytime.
toad_maiden's review
2.0
I liked this better than [b:Oddfellow's Orphanage|11708356|Oddfellow's Orphanage|Emily Winfield Martin|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320547951s/11708356.jpg|16402352] or [b:Dream Animals: A Bedtime Journey|17061551|Dream Animals A Bedtime Journey|Emily Winfield Martin|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1362466463s/17061551.jpg|23398721], but even this one is shallow and feels like it was written by an illustrator, not a writer. The pictures are delightful--I know she would have been a favorite of my younger self--but the story may as well not even be there.