Everybody's Somewhere was a thought provoking book about where people are. It was simple and direct boy provides room for thought and discussion.

The artwork is fine, and the script is wonderful, with a very tight meter, but without the help of some very young people to test this on I failed to really get the point.

I had hoped this would be a book I could recommend to psychologist friends for use with their younger clients experiencing separation anxiety or grief. Based on the blurb I expected Everybody's Somewhere to be focused on bereavement or to be aimed toward children who may live with one parent and be missing the other, or perhaps who have a parent that has had to go away for a work trip. Given that the book was written by a social worker my assumptions were strengthened.

That's not what this book is though. It's basically saying that people are everywhere - up trees, under the stars, in cars, etc. Based on the reality of what the book is instead of what I hoped it would be, it's a cute book. It would be a nice bedtime story. The rhyming and easy words are appropriate for the young target audience.

Alea Marley has done a beautiful job with the illustrations. The colour scheme is soft and comforting. I liked the diversity of the children featured in the pictures and think children as well as adults will enjoy looking at them.

I received an ARC from NetGalley (thank you so much to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group - Seagrass Press for the opportunity) in exchange for honest feedback.

Great story to read to children! Would be best read aloud.

I liked the concept of this book, that all the people we know are somewhere, even if we can't see them. I hoped this would be a nod to bereavement and offer some reassurance to young people who have lost a relative and struggle to conceptualise the concept of death, however this isn't quite what this book was. 'Everybody's Somewhere' seemed more about the fact that people are everywhere. People are never all in the same place,e but wherever you are, they exist somewhere else. I feel the concept is wasted and could have offered a lot more than it did. I was unsure actually what the point of the book was if I'm completely honest, and also found it irksome the flitting between 'somebody' and 'someone'; for youngsters who are learning to form sentences it may have been more useful to stick to one and to consolidate the use of one of those terms as opposed to adding confusion with the two.

This sweet book is great for small children. Separation anxiety and issues persist with many young kids. This book may help ease their minds as they can imagine the people they love in their "place" and look forward to their return. The rhyming scheme will help keep the interest of babies and young toddlers and the message will attract those 3+ even more as they beginning to explore the world of imagination with greater interest. The illustrations are colorful, and I appreciate the inclusiveness that was shown (people with handicaps and people of all size and color).

A cute kids book with all the colors and simple language you'd expect.