Pip's Adventure

A perfect children’s book post-COVID.

Pip has a very measured day, with familiar things to do and see, and evenings spent contemplating the night sky.

Sometimes we don’t appreciate the boundaries we have created for ourselves, deliberately or unconsciously, albeit due to habit, circumstance or unexpressed anxiety.

For some lockdown made it harder to subsequently leave their homes. A place of safety, we can control and manage.

The danger is that we become ‘shut-ins’ less sociable and holding fears about our wider environment. I also noticed this after the pandemic, that it can become a habit of older age. Less inclined to leave one’s comfort zone, preferring the familiar and going to known places to walk, dine or holiday.

Allow Pip’s adventure then to re-energise us grown ups as we share his new discoveries with own children. As our younger ones then embrace that spirit to explore and see what is beyond the next turn in the road. Which then becomes the norm rather than the risk taking actions.

Pip is in danger of new day, repeat and new day until a strange leaf blows into his side of the valley. It is a magical thing and unlike anything he has known. It becomes the impetus to venture to the other side of the stream and explore the far side of the valley.

I loved the simple text and creative, colourful illustrations. Above all I applaud the natural elements of discovery and the desires for new things and fresh adventures.

Pip is a born explorer who had limited his vision within his known world. In overcoming the restrictions of routine he finds a kindred spirit and realises his loneliness and isolation were keeping him from wider experiences and making new friends.

If I had to pick one word to describe this children's book, it would be "enchanting". But it's much more. It's poetic and charming. The visuals are a treat for the eyes, simple yet rich and sparkly. It's like a fairytale, but about finding a friend in life. Cute as can be!

This book is so cute and the illustrations are beautiful. I love how it touches on exploration and adventure, getting out of your comfort zone and seeing what happens when you do. As a parent of a daughter who is a total creature of habit, a book like this is singing we can use as a tool to try new experiences, like Pip does. Loved it. Thank you to the author and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read it.

I absolutely love Pip's Adventure! I love stories about loneliness, solitude and the power of friendship, and this one is heartwarming. Nobody is ever alone in this world, we are as important as the human connections we make along the way, and seeing Pip leaving his confort zone, not afraid to explore the world and making a new friend, made me really happy.

The art style is beautiful, cozy and adorable, and made me want to jump into the story. The only thing I'd like to comment is that the illustrations looked pixelated, I don't know if it was an error while exporting the JPEG, but the publisher should correct it before sending the book to print in the future.