This is definitely a book I would have bought from a book store or school book fair as a kid. It has engaging brackets, about 50, of so many topics that kids will enjoy and relate to, as well as about 10 blank brackets that you can fill in. The pdf was in black and white so I hope the book is in full color.

I would only recommend this for older kids. If the cover and marketing were altered to reflect the appropriate age range, that would change my rating and review.

The reason I'm rating this book so low is because I don't believe it is kid-friendly; certainly not for 6 year olds or kids on the younger side for which it is being marketed.

If this is the case, it is in desperate need of visual aids. The flower page is a great example. Even as an adult, I couldn't tell you what half the flowers listed look like, so it would be impossible to choose a winner.

Again, with the time machine page, I do not believe young children will have any idea who any of the people listed are.

I think this would be a great activity to do with students but I think it would benefit from an additional component. For example, there could be a nonfiction page to go with each bracket that gave information and fun facts on the topic. Something like this would allow teachers to use this fun activity as a learning opportunity. Without this teachers could still use the brackets and do the research on their own.

'Bracketivity' is an activity book designed to pit items against each other in order to whittle down options to the ultimate winner. I used this activity a lot in the classroom, usually to decide the best novel read for that term. I looked through these versions and sampled a few of them with my nine-year-old. She found it fun and engaging and, despite each activity being the same process as the last, she never tired of it.

A simple book idea that would be good activity book for children to exercise their preferences. As we are from the U.K, I did need to explain some things to my daughter. Some words (eggplant etc) and experiences (U.S cities, a Shirley Temple, Tootsie rolls etc) are not in her frame of reference. Just a thought to consider for buyers outside the U.S. However, there was enough in her to have a look at and certainly inspire her to make her own. It was good to include templates at the end of the book so that a reader could do this in the physical version.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for gifting me this ARC in exchange for an honest review.