I received this ARC from Netgalley for an honest review.
Kuma-Kuma Chan is on an adventure, using his imagination to travel around. This book has cute illustrations but was obviously translated from another language as it doesn't flow quite right. I'm not sure that kids will pick up on that and will probably enjoy the book.

This is a short but sweet cute children's story book that helps show children what they can imagine - nice images and an easy read - 3 stars

This cute children's story delves into all the benefits of using one's imagination effectively to manage life's challenges.

Kuma-Kuma Chan's Travels is the third in the Kuma-Kuma Chan picture book series. Kuma-Kuma Chan loosely translates from Japanese as 'cute little bear'. In this book we read about where this bear travels, such as a tropical beach and to the top of a mountain, although we learn that Kuma-Kuma Chan doesn't actually go anywhere. He travels in his imagination, in his writing and in his dreams. He sends the unnamed narrator writings about his travels but because his writing is too messy, the narrator cannot read them.

I expect the intention of this book is to encourage readers to also use their imaginations. From reading reviews of previous books in the series I understand that this bear is quite popular in Japan. It's not the kind of children's book I gravitate to though as nothing really happens.

There isn't the rhyming or excitement that usually engages young children or bright, detailed illustrations to capture their imaginations. The illustrations are simple and have muted colours. I got sort of a zen feel from reading the book, like I was floating in clouds while I was reading it.

I received an ARC from NetGalley (thank you very much to NetGalley and Museyon Inc. for the opportunity) in exchange for honest feedback.